Strange bedfellows but in some ways they work quite well together. The rhododendron is pretty well hated for being alien, for its invasiveness and its low score on the biodiversity front. Personally I rather dislike it aesthetically too.
While the Scots Pine is one of our grandest native trees which always seems to attract wildlife. The one in my garden has lots of interesting fungi below it in autumn including the edible Saffron Milk Cap.
What you can say about the two species together is that the pine attracts birds and the shrub provides them with quick emergency cover. I'm also pretty sure there are foxes in the thicket.
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