Summer is here so it's the time for filed work in the hills. A few days ago Rachel, Rob and myself drove up to Coylumbridge then biked up to Glen Einich in the Caingormes.
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| Cycling around in the amazing Glen |
The site was an eroding peat bog which was exposing amazingly preserved Scotts pine samples that can be used to learn about the fire history of the area.
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| Cutting tree disks for analysis |
We had to cut sample disks to analyse in the lab enebeling us to date fire events and build up a chronology of the trees which can also be used to estimate the past climatic history of the area
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| Fun on the bike on the way home |
After collecting 23 samples, we rode back down via the impressive Lochan Eiline as a recky for my field work.
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| The castle in the middle of loch Eiline |
Cheers Sean for the bikes and Rob and Nugget for a fun day in the hills.
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