Walking through the woodland you're rarely far from standing dead trees. They add a lot to the enjoyment, attracting numerous birds looking for insects and nesting places, naturally allowing more light to come down to the woodland floor and creating conditions for many kinds of interesting fungi.
The greenery around this dead birch comes from a neighbouring rowan.
Organisations like SRWT are not happy with nature getting on with things in its own way. Nature should realise that's the job of officers who've filled in the right forms and planned the operation utilising up to date equipment. SRWT make their own dead trees with chain saws operated by those who've been through accredited training.
Some months ago a bird watcher claimed to have seen a willow tit. This bird is on one list or another of species which must be encouraged because it's not as common as some others. It's known that it likes standing deadwood just like that there's plenty of on Blacka. So SRWT got their act together and sent out some trained chain saw operatives with approved safety certificates with instructions to kill some living birch trees and leave them standing. This can be put alongside their other memorable achievements thus demonsrating pukka biodiversity credentials.
C'est la vie.
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