A milestone for D&G Woodlands – the first ever school visit to Bennel Wood. Sam Lomax from D&G Woodlands, supported by Ranger Toni Lamont, hosted fourteen S2 pupils from Dalbeattie High School on 24th June 2025. During the afternoon visit,… Read More »First School visit to the Woodland Laboratory!
A fantastic first ever members’ event was held on 21st June 2025 at Bennel Wood. D&G Woodlands were excited to host their first ever members’ event at the Bennel Woodland Laboratory, just outside Dalbeattie. Around 35 members attended the ‘Solstice… Read More »Solstice Celebration for Members
An exciting and fun programme of coastal woodland events is planned for the summer holidays, based in woodlands along the Solway Coast. Made up of 30 events in total, these 2-hour sessions aim to give young people the ability to… Read More »Launch of ‘Coastal Woodland Adventures’ events this summer!
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 #3 – Foxgloves
Friday 23rd May saw 40 people join the formal ‘unveiling’ of three new benches at Glaisters Bridge Community Woodlands, near Corsock. The creator of the benches, Phil Daube, told the story about their inspirations and construction, and the unveiling ceremony… Read More »Glaisters Bridge Community Woodland celebrates the arrival of three benches inspired by the local landscape
23rd May, 3-4pm at Glaisters Bridge Community Woodland Site, near Corsock. D&G Woodlands and Upper Urr Environment Trust are welcoming all to a short and fun event on 23rd May as we ‘reveal’ the three stunning new benches installed on… Read More »Glaisters Bridge Community Woodland – Bench ‘Reveal’ event!
Through the 2024/2025 planting season, a total of 73 small scale native tree planting projects have been supported across the region through the Dumfries & Galloway Tree Planting Grant Scheme. Recipients varied from farmers and landowners through to schools and… Read More »Dumfries & Galloway Tree Planting Grant Scheme supports 73 projects across the region
Carsphairn Community Woodland & Carsphairn Community Trust are jointly looking to recruit a new Development Officer. This is a 3 year, 22 hours per week post. Carsphairn Community Trust director Cathy Cockburn said: “As a director of the Carsphairn community… Read More »Community & Woodland Development Officer sought!
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 #2 – Birds?
Last weekend saw the culmination of a lot of work by community members and local partners in Stranraer, with trees planted in Rephad Primary School grounds and on the Stanctuary Project site. In total 409 trees were planted at the… Read More »Community Tree Planting reaches fever-pitch in Stranraer!