Riparian planting for the neighbours at Corehead

21.01.2026

In this tree planting session we planted a variety of native trees along a small burn on some land adjacent to BFT's Corehead site. There was a mixture of trees that would thrive in consistently wet soil and some that prefer more drainage. Amongst the former were bird cherry and downy birch, and amongst the latter were hazel and rowan which we planted in pockets away from the waterside. I was planting primarily bird cherry which came in "bare root" form. The plants were quite advanced in their growth and they required deep holes to accomodate their root systems. Since I only had a planting spear and the soil was extremely rocky, planting took longer than usual.

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Riparian planting for the neighbours at Corehead
Attribution: Jan Stankiewicz
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Riparian planting for the neighbours at Corehead
Attribution: Jan Stankiewicz
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Riparian planting for the neighbours at Corehead
Attribution: Jan Stankiewicz
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Riparian planting for the neighbours at Corehead
Attribution: Jan Stankiewicz
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Riparian planting for the neighbours at Corehead
Attribution: Jan Stankiewicz
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Riparian planting for the neighbours at Corehead
Attribution: Jan Stankiewicz
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Riparian planting for the neighbours at Corehead
Attribution: Jan Stankiewicz
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Riparian planting for the neighbours at Corehead
Attribution: Jan Stankiewicz

Bird cherry planting at the river.
View of the planting site.
Another view of the planting site.
Bare root bird cherry - with huge root systems requiring deep planting holes!
Bare root bird cherry - attempting to dig a large enough hole in the rocky soil to accomodate the root system.
Another view of the planting site.
Another view of the planting site.
More Bird cherry planting.

Impact Analysis

Summary of trees planted.

Species Quantity
Bird cherry 30
Common Hazel 15
Downy Birch 12

Transport Impact

Car: Electric — 74.8 km, 0 passengers, Carbon offset: No