Regional manager talks trees to schoolchildren
Primary school pupils had the chance to quiz one of Scottish Woodlands regional managers when he explained why trees were being cut down near their school.
Neil White visited Cortachy Primary School, near Kirriemuir in Angus, where an area of woodland was badly damaged during Storm Arwen in November 2021.
Scottish Woodlands Ltd has organised the clear-up of the site, working with Treetop Forestry Ltd, and Mr White - Regional Manager for Central Scotland - contacted the school.
"I wanted to let them know that we’d be cutting down some trees behind the school and offered to speak to the children about the work - and show them the harvesting machinery," he explained.
"I chatted to them about where wood comes from and how we get it from the forest into the sawmill. We then went to see one of the harvesting machines up close and I explained how it worked."
Mr White and Mark Crozier from Treetop Forestry Ltd then answered questions from the children.
“I had a great time speaking to the boys and girls and answering all their really excellent questions," Mr White said. "They were so interested and engaged. It was a great opportunity to talk about where timber comes from and how we manage forests sustainably by planting trees to replace what we cut down.”
"We spoke about the different machines you might see in a forest and what they all do - and how the countryside landscape changes around us over time.”
