TERI GRIEVE
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Some of the enthusiastic NatWest tree planters. TERI GRIEVE
Increasing tree cover and creating homes for wildlife in Fife Over the current tree planting season, TCV and some 475 NatWest volunteers have been planting thousands of native saplings at a former opencast coal mine near Oakley village in Fife. TCV’s input on the ground has been organised by Senior Project Officers Marc Knight and Teri Grieve, who say: By the end of March 2022, 14,000 trees will have been planted on the site which is being restored by Forestry and Land Scotland into a healthy, natural state with greatly enhanced biodiversity and public access. We planted the trees in three groupings: 16
• Pioneer species of aspen, alder and birch to improve the soil quality which is very poor here due to it being an old opencast mine. Pioneer species can quickly establish on disturbed or poor ground and can help other species come in after them.
