Christmas trees lifted from forest by helicopter

KIELDER Forest in Northumberland is home to many of the Christmas trees - or Norwegian spruces, to give them their Sunday name - that end up in public spaces across the UK, including Glasgow and Jedburgh.

Christmas trees destined for Scotland are winched from Northumberland's Kielder Forest by helicopter. Picture: Hemedia

Measuring between 20ft and 50ft, some trees are so big that they have to be winched out by a helicopter, after being expertly felled by chainsaw.

The trees are then fitted with a harness and attached to the waiting helicopter to be airlifted out of the forest.

After this, the trees are delivered individually by low-loader to various towns and cities north and south of the border as part of Christmas celebrations.

The trees are harvested by a specialist team from Elveden Farms, who are tasked with farming trees on a number of sites across the UK.