The work is underway to protect an important habitat for a rare bird.
Treave Garden and Nature Reserve houses three breeding pairs of grazing titles – the fastest decreasing bird species in Great Britain.
And the team of the National Trust for Scotland Property has begun residual restoration and improvement in the habitat to ensure that the bird survives and thrives.
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The boss Ranger, David Thompson, said: “With the support of our committed volunteers, we started improving the Willow Tit Habitat improvement at Treave in order to concentrate on the restoration and expansion of the lowland forest environment preferred by this species.
“This includes the creation of new forests throughout the property to combine and expand their fragmented habitats, to enable more sunlight to enable more sunlight to enable the population of invertebrates as an important source of food for pasture titles and the provision of standing deadwood, which can be excavated every year within the expiry in the houses.
“This work not only supports grazing titles, but also a wide range of Nasswald and spray opportunities in which similar habitats occur.”
Between 1995 and 2020, the number of pasture breasts in Great Britain fell by 86 percent, mainly due to the loss of the habitat and competition with other species.
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It is estimated to be around 5,700 couples in Great Britain and in Scotland to areas of Dumfries and Galloway.
Nicky Downing by NTS 'Senior Nature Conservation Advisor for Ackerland said: “As the largest independent protective organization in Scotland, we are responsible for protecting nature in our care.
“The trust will continue to monitor and manage the forest of Treave to ensure the preservation of the appropriate habitat for pasture breasts.
“Since this special way is relatively sitting in nature and is not easily spread over new habitat pockets, it is important that we improve your current environment at TreaVE so that you can thrive through Dumfries and Galloway.
“Every kind of we protect is a step towards protecting nature, beauty and inheritance Scotland for everyone.”