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One of them predicts that the "most likely" scenario is a shortfall of about three million hectares in land needed to spread the sludge.

But Sui Ching insists and, for once, her husband, Jack, follows her lead, and so the family heads south to the “twenty hectares of scrubby jungle and farmland” that now belong to her.

Last year the committee raised "serious concerns" after Scottish ministers announced a 41% cut to its woodland creation budget, admitting they would fall well short of the target to plant 18,000 hectares each year.

That is more than the previous high of 28,100 hectares for the whole year of 2019.

It covers a large area of grass, measuring approximately 40 to 80 hectares.