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Lazy beds at da Ristie, Foula 06130 170 Shetland - Foula Lazy beds at da Ristie, Foula, old fields cultivated with raised ridges to deepen the soil, with deep ditches between them to drain the rain water. Now very few people live in this previously much busier crofting landscape. 30 June 2014
Mucklegrind and lazy beds, Foula 06129 170 Shetland - Foula The croft land of da Nort Toons, Foula with Mucklegrind on the hill of Soberlie, and lazy beds on the lower ground, a system used in the past to deepen and drain the soil. 27 June 2014
Reworked lazy beds, Coll 05796 165 Coll Northwest Traditional lazy beds being reworked, Coll. Lazy beds were used to impove the drainage and increase the soil depth in rocky areas with thin soil. This is one of few examples in Scotland where the traditional practice is still used, as most crofters have simply stopped growing crops altogether in areas of poor soil. 25 April 2014
Disused lazy beds, Coll 05795 165 Coll Northwest Disused traditional lazy beds on an abandoned field, Coll. Lazy beds were used to impove the drainage and increase the soil depth in rocky areas with thin soil. 25 April 2014
Lazy beds near the Butt of Lewis 01823 76 Western Isles - Lewis Butt of Lewis - old lazy beds made to deepen and drain the soil for crops, show up as ridges and furrows in the former fields now used only for grazing 11 July 2010
Male bearded tit amongst the Tay reedbeds 16656 171 Tay Reed Beds Male Bearded tit (Panurus biarmicus) amongst the Tay reedbeds in Errol, Perth and Kinross. Photo taken by Gemma Woodford 07 November 2020
Tay Reed Beds - areas cut for reedbed management 06645 171 Tay Reed Beds The Tay Reed Beds - Areas of reed are cut to provide structure, including open and wet habitat and reed edge to provide ideal conditions for wildlife, including Reed buntings and Bearded tits, which can feed in the more open areas and move to the reedbeds for breeding. Cutting also prevents natural succession to woodland and helps to maintain the reedbed, and can supply reed for commercial use. 01 May 2015
Female Reed Bunting 06636 171 Tay Reed Beds Female Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) in the Tay Reed Beds 01 May 2015
Male Reed Bunting 06635 171 Tay Reed Beds Male Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) in the Tay Reed Beds. 01 May 2015
Water rail nest 06634 171 Tay Reed Beds Nest of a Water rail (Rallus aquaticus) in the Tay Reed Beds. 01 May 2015

Lazy beds at da Ristie, Foula

06130

170

Shetland - Foula

Lazy beds at da Ristie, Foula, old fields cultivated with raised ridges to deepen the soil, with deep ditches between them to drain the rain water. Now very few people live in this previously much busier crofting landscape.

30 June 2014

Mucklegrind and lazy beds, Foula

06129

170

Shetland - Foula

The croft land of da Nort Toons, Foula with Mucklegrind on the hill of Soberlie, and lazy beds on the lower ground, a system used in the past to deepen and drain the soil.

27 June 2014

Reworked lazy beds, Coll

05796

165

Coll Northwest

Traditional lazy beds being reworked, Coll. Lazy beds were used to impove the drainage and increase the soil depth in rocky areas with thin soil.
This is one of few examples in Scotland where the traditional practice is still used, as most crofters have simply stopped growing crops altogether in areas of poor soil.

25 April 2014

Disused lazy beds, Coll

05795

165

Coll Northwest

Disused traditional lazy beds on an abandoned field, Coll. Lazy beds were used to impove the drainage and increase the soil depth in rocky areas with thin soil.

25 April 2014

Lazy beds near the Butt of Lewis

01823

Western Isles - Lewis

Butt of Lewis - old lazy beds made to deepen and drain the soil for crops, show up as ridges and furrows in the former fields now used only for grazing

11 July 2010

Male bearded tit amongst the Tay reedbeds

16656

171

Tay Reed Beds

Male Bearded tit (Panurus biarmicus) amongst the Tay reedbeds in Errol, Perth and Kinross. Photo taken by Gemma Woodford

07 November 2020

Tay Reed Beds - areas cut for reedbed management

06645

171

Tay Reed Beds

The Tay Reed Beds - Areas of reed are cut to provide structure, including open and wet habitat and reed edge to provide ideal conditions for wildlife, including Reed buntings and Bearded tits, which can feed in the more open areas and move to the reedbeds for breeding. Cutting also prevents natural succession to woodland and helps to maintain the reedbed, and can supply reed for commercial use.

01 May 2015