Wood Pasture Parkland

The Wood Pasture Parkland project involved planting individual trees in grazed landscapes protected by wooden tree boxes. Over 2000 parkland trees were planted across the Borders to conserve existing parkland, restore lost wood pasture and create new wood pasture.

Parkland trees were planted to regenerate historic and designed landscapes such as the Selkirk Deer Park and the parkland site on the outskirts of Jedburgh. As these landscapes are grazed there is virtually no chance of new trees regenerating naturally and as the mature trees die the parkland will be lost. By planting the next generation of trees, protected from the livestock, the conservation and continuation of these landscapes is ensured.

Using First Edition Ordnance Survey maps, areas of lost wood pasture were identified and some of these areas were planted to recreate wood pasture that once thrived there.

In other areas the parkland trees were planted to create new wood pasture often linking areas of existing woodland and creating "ecological stepping stones" between these areas.

The parkland trees were protected from browsing by building robust wooden boxes around them. Local timber was sourced and processed for the construction of the boxes, adding to the sustainable use of local resources and labour.

Click here for more details on the Wood Pasture Parkland Sites and here to see map of site locations.