All About Oaks
There are relatively few oaks in our woodlands, and to get photos of good growing trees it was necessary to go a bit further along the coastal woodland corridor to Braefoot. Oaks, wherever they grow, are an important wildlife resource as well as having a long and interesting history some of which is detailed below. The Oak Trees- Quercus robur & Quercus petraea Surely the Oak is the most familiar tree in our woodlands today. As children we played amongst the tree roots, hid i
September: Changing Seasons
This is a time of transition, we still have warm weather but daylength changes are now at their most rapid and days are becoming noticeably shorter. Some of the sounds of summer are however still to be heard as you walk the coastal path; Common Terns, that breed nearby, still patrol out in the Forth, calling constantly as they wheel, hover and then dive for fish, stocking up for their imminent departure to the warmer climes of Africa. Swallows too can be seen flying along th
