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Smallholding => Land Management => Topic started by: Gregoz on January 25, 2017, 09:16:46 pm

Title: Clearing heather
Post by: Gregoz on January 25, 2017, 09:16:46 pm

 I am looking at a new croft that is around 4 hectares. It has been neglected (as so many Croft's are these days) and is poorly drained and overgrown with heather, gorse, rhododendrons etc
I am going to put in a series of drains but was wondering the best way to clear the heather. I have a battalion of pigs that I could delploy but not sure if I should do something else first?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Clearing heather
Post by: carla78 on January 29, 2017, 06:02:23 pm

I would say that the pigs are your best bet:

http://www.islayinfo.com/islay-dunlossit-estate-pigs.html (http://www.islayinfo.com/islay-dunlossit-estate-pigs.html)

Title: Re: Clearing heather
Post by: Gregoz on February 07, 2017, 09:48:23 pm

Thanks Carla- I will release the pigs!