Island's newest woodland finished ahead of schedule

The Isle of Man has a new woodland - two years ahead of schedule.

The Isle of Man Woodland Trust says its volunteers have finished planting thousands of saplings over 107 acres at Creg y Cowin in East Baldwin.

The three-year planting operation is part of its work with the Manx Wildlife Trust to restore Manx temperate rainforests which once covered much of the Island.

Native species planted include oak, alder, rowan, hawthorn, willows, juniper and hazel - and the site will see livestock grazing there to help develop it.