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Knockaloe plantation is on Knockaloe Farm in Patrick, Isle of Man
Knockaloe is a very exposed plantation on Knockaloe Farm. A non-thinning regime has been practised here with approximately 2 hectare now restocked with broadleaves.
It was originally planted in 1935 and covers an area of 5 hectares consisting mainly of Sitka Spruce, Lodgepole Pine and Japanese Larch.
[Source: Manx Glens - A stroll through history]
[Acknowledgement: Suzanne Cubbon]