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
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 #8 – One Year In…
December sees the start of a strategic Native Woodland development project, with work led by Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands and made possible thanks to funding from the Nature Restoration Fund. This will allow Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands to take a… Read More »Dumfries & Galloway’s ‘Wood-Wide Network’ project gets underway
Tis the season! For tree planting! On Wednesday 10th December the Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands crew will be at Glaisters Bridge Community Woodland, near Corsock. We have 150 trees to plant and hope to check on how last year’s trees… Read More »Tree Planting Session @ Glaisters Bridge! All welcome – 10th Dec, 9.30-12noon
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 #7 – Space invader and watching the Regenerates
Rock Whitebeam (Sorbus rupicola) is the most widespread native whitebeam in the UK, but these populations are very scattered and the species is categorised as Nationally Scarce. Sorbus rupicola’s requirement for open but ungrazed habitats, means it is largely recorded… Read More »The search for Rock Whitebeam in Dumfries & Galloway is underway!
This November sees the return of ‘Knowledge Knovember’ – a series of free online events on Tuesday evenings in November that give an opportunity to look at Dumfries & Galloway’s woodlands in new ways. This year the events vary from… Read More »‘Knowledge K(N)ovember’ is coming! Three tree-related online events for dark November evenings!
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 #6 – Bats!
The D&G Woodlands AGM is proposed for 25th September 2025, 5.30-6.30pm. All members are invited! We are planning to hold the AGM in ‘hybrid’ format – with attendees welcomed either online or in person, in Balmaclellan Smiddy. Comments and input… Read More »D&G Woodlands AGM – 25/09/25 – All members welcome!
All are invited to join musicians, sound artists, and storytellers between 1.30am and 3.30pm on the banks of the River Urr to celebrate World Rivers Day and to look back at 12 months of community activity in the Glaisters Bridge… Read More »Glaisters Bridge Community Woodland celebrates World Rivers Day on 28th September with music, stories and poetry