8th December 1919. The Forestry Commission plants the first trees in the grounds of Eggesford Forest in Devon. They are planted by Lord Clinton and are a combination of beech and larch.
Sowing acorns by hand in a large seed bed in Kennington, Oxfordshire, April 1933.
Lumber Jills operating portable ‘liner’ saw at Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, July 1945.
The Soldtrac plough cuts a furrow 10″-14″ deep, turning out a satisfactory turf for planting. Smales Forest, Kielder 1949.
Her Majesty the Queen unveils a stone at Eggesford Forest, Devon, May 1956.
Picking cones from the top of a Serbian spruce using support poles on top of a ladder lashed to a tree at Alice Holt Forest, Hampshire 1963.
Extracting Norway spruce Christmas trees in the New Forest, Hampshire, November 1966.
Lining out machine and transplant trays, Wykeham Nursery, North Yorkshire, August 1971.
Reference ~ https://www.forestryengland.uk
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