A polycarbonate tent hanging from a Pine branch near Inverness. Inside, a pheromone lure and some VERY sticky cardboard waits to entice and then trap an unsuspecting Pine tree lappet moth (image property of Forest Research, Forestry Commission Scotland)

forest management, highlands and islands, surveys, wildlife, work newsTim Lucas17 June 2018tim lucas forest managementpine tree lappet moth, fieldwork, something different

Tree planting in Brora, Sutherland.

A nicely cultivated project site waits for the trees necessary to begin life as a young native Scots pine woodland.

forest management, grants, highlands and islands, woodland creation, work newsTim Lucas14 March 2018tree planting, woodland creation, SRDP, nice to get out of the office

More timber measurement. More snow.

Having spent Monday to Thursday at my desk, Friday's weather allowed me to get out and do some fieldwork.