Firm finds a tree-mendous way to mark its 125th anniversary
Trees have been planted on an estate on the east side of Loch Lomond to mark the 125th anniversary of a chartered surveyor firm.
DM Hall celebrated the milestone by planting 125 deciduous trees in the 3000-acre Cashel Forest.
They include oak, rowan and birch.
Cashel, in Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, is managed by DM Hall’s rural property arm Baird Lumsden and is owned by the Royal Scottish Forestry Society (RSFS).
Operations manager at Cashel Forest, Simon Stuart, said:“we are very grateful for the contribution DM Hall is making to the forest and the 125 trees they are supplying – oak, rowan and birch – will create an attractive sheltered area around the viewpoint.
“Woodland provides long-lasting social, commercial and biodiversity benefits, but it must take all these elements into account and essentially be a hybrid between native and commercial trees to achieve sustainability.
“Well-managed woodland contributes hugely to carbon storage.”
Cashel was bought by the RSFS in 1996 and began regeneration as a Millennium project.
Baird Lumsden provides services and advice to ensure the efficient management of the forest, which includes trees such as birch, oak, juniper and hazel.
DM Hall senior partner, Alan Gordon, said:“we believe it is incumbent upon all of us in business today to honour the foresight of our firm’s predecessors by taking a lead in tackling climate change and choosing to make a difference.
“That difference is encapsulated not only by our decision to plant 125 carbon-offsetting trees in the Cashel Forest but also by implementing a programme of steady carbon reduction in our offices throughout Scotland.”
The Royal Scottish Forestry Society is a charity devoted to the advancement of forestry in all its sectors, including the forestry or timber industry, conservation and woodland management, as well as academics and amateurs.