New generation: Around 900 new trees will be planted in Aberdeen Pic: © STV
Hundreds of trees will be planted in Aberdeen this weekend when the council's Countryside Ranger Service joins forces with a local group.
Volunteers are invited to join the Friends of Denburn Community Group in the huge task of planting about 900 trees near the Hill of Rubislaw.
The Denburn Valley is one of the city's key wildlife corridors which allows birds, insects and other animals to move easily and safely from the rural areas to the west into the heart of Aberdeen.
Countryside officer Ian Talboys said: "This is an area that the Friends of the Denburn have been wanting to improve for a number of years.
"This year Aberdeen City Council has been able to get funding to do this work which will be of great benefit to the local wildlife and human residents in the area.
"The Friends of the Denburn is a very active and well supported community group which has been helping to manage this area for nearly 18 years."
The site has been coniferous woodland for the last more than 50 years, but some have been blown down in high winds affecting the area's light.
The trees were felled earlier this year to make way for the new generation.
A mix of wildlife-friendly trees, including coniferous and broadleaved species, will will encourage red squirrels and a variety of birds to use the woodland in the future.
It's also felt the mix will make the area more visually attractive to human visitors for the next 70-100 years at least.
The planting will start at 10am.
