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For the last 9 years the quiet roads of the Tweeddale area have been brought to a steady 20mph with the amazing sounds and sights of some 50, mainly vintage, tractors making their way round a 55 mile circuit to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support during the Blyth Bridge Tractor Run.

Here at Treeline our aim is to help you care for your woods in the best possible way, improving them for the future whilst ensuring they are best serving their purpose in the present. 

We recently entered the Scottish Borders Business Excellence Awards. We were delighted to be informed that we were finalists in our category, Rural Business of the Year.

One of our planting jobs this year has been the creation of six new woodland compartments on an estate at the southern end of the Pentlands.  The owner wanted to establish mixed woodlands on an open area of hill

On a recent trip North I came across a couple of totally different examples of tree protection, both of which got me thinking.

Lighting a good fire first time, every time is a simple process yet one of the more satisfying daily tasks if achieved.  However, it is a task that people sometimes struggle with and can lead to a great deal of frustration.

A quick post to show you the simplest but most effective of fireside tools. I light my stove every night of the year, getting all of my hot water from it, and this is the only fireside tool I use.

With log sales increasing constantly we have been having to increase our stock piles of timber so as to keep up with future demand 

We recently thinned a Pine wood in East Lothian with the timber being stacked at the top of a hill overlooking the stunning rolling farm land and the Forth Estuary.

Treeline has been supporting a new village market which has started in West Linton, with stall holders selling a wide range of local produce.