Hockham, Norfolk. Creation of habitat for scarce breeding birds by harvesting woodland.

This morning dawned with a moderate frost and clear blue skies with hardly any wind.  The temperature at dawn was 0 degrees Celsius.
In recent weeks the above area was cleared of its Pine woodland.  Compartments of Pines in  Thetford Forest are harvested on a rotational basis, therefore, varying ages of Pine compartments are found throughout the Breckland area.  In time, this area will be replanted with sapling Pines.
This cleared area will now benefit various wildlife species.  Bird species which will benefit from this newly created habitat are Tree Pipit, Woodlark, and eventually, Nightjar.  Hopefully by next February, this area will support singing Woodlark, and I expect to see Tree Pipit here by mid to late April.  Tree Pipits are ground nesters, the trees seen in this picture will serve as song-posts for this beautiful migrant.
This morning, whilst overviewing the above area, a few Redwings visited the tree tops.