Pupils from Twynholm Primary School enjoyed a hands-on woodland visit on 22nd April. At Knocktall Wood near Borgue, the group made the most of the spring sunshine to learn about the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, timber uses, and forestry skills.… Read More »Twynholm Primary pupils spend a morning at Knocktall Wood, near Borgue
Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands (DGW) is a new charity, established to support trees, habitats and the people that depend upon them. April 2026 has seen a major milestone for the organisation, which now employs its own staff and is taking… Read More »The Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands Charity reaches a ‘root and branch’ milestone
A wooden life-size figure has been crafted to sit on the new picnic bench at the top of Waterside Hill. Before she is installed on the hillside, she will tour the Glenkens through May 2026, igniting discussion and storytelling activities… Read More »Life-size wooden sculpture tours The Glenkens throughout May
In recent months, Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands (DGW) has been working with Glasgow Space company Digital Content Analysis Technology (D-CAT) to start to explore how cutting-edge Earth Observation data and analytics can inform woodland management decisions in the South of… Read More »Exploring how Satellites and Earth Observation Data can assist Woodland Management in Dumfries & Galloway
To support the ‘Bennel Wood – Woodland Laboratory’ project, we’ll be posting a series of blogs as we learn more about natural regeneration and the influence different treatments have on what grows on (and lives in!) a recently felled commercial site.… Read More »Bennel Wood – Blog #9 – Lichens…
The Solway Coast & Marine Landscape Connections Project (SCAMP) is a chance for us to better understand and then protect and support our Coastal Woodlands. Work is underway to identify coastal woodland species in our region – and it is… Read More »Aspen Propagation Workshop – 20th March
Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands (DGW) has been kicking off work to better understand our region’s coastal woodlands, and how the next ten years of the Solway Coast & Marine Landscape Connections Project (SCAMP) can support coastal woodlands themselves, and the… Read More »SCAMP Coastal Woodlands Development Work – Contractors Assemble!
Foresight Natural Capital (FNC) and D&G Woodlands (DGW) have agreed a new three-year collaboration to support practical, community-led projects that enhance biodiversity, public access and wellbeing across woodlands in Dumfries and Galloway. As part of this collaboration, Foresight will provide… Read More »Foresight Natural Capital signs inaugural collaboration agreement with D & G Woodlands to support forestry community projects
The Solway Coast and Marine Landscape Connections Project (SCAMP) is the first project supported through the National Heritage Lottery Fund’s ‘Landscape Connections’ programme and is an opportunity to support, celebrate and harness the potential of the Coastal Woodlands along the… Read More »Coastal Woodlands – SCAMP Contract Opportunities : Now Advertised!
An artist, a scientist, and a forester have been working together in Kilsture Forest, near Wigtown. What has this interdisciplinary relationship shown us, and can this uncover new ways of thinking about how we should respond to the climate and… Read More »Future Forest Watching: Artist | Scientist | Forester – Online Event 7.30pm, 3rd Feb