Do trees have a story to tell? Come down to Kirkcudbright’s Barrhill woods this half term and hear what they have to say. These fun and free 10am-12.30pm sessions on 14th and 15th October are designed for 6-12 year olds… Read More »Tree Tales: Family Fun this Half Term in Kirkcudbright’s Barrhill Woods
One good way to learn about trees and woodlands is to get amongst them yourself. Phil visited 5 woodlands in D&G one after the other in one day to see how they differed. Travelling north to south these were: The… Read More »A story of five D&G woodlands
We are this week delighted to welcome Sam Lomax onto the team as our new administrator! Sam will be leading on the processes and administration of our work, including the Dumfries & Galloway Tree Planting Grant Scheme and others. Sam’s… Read More »Welcome Sam – the new D&G Woodlands Administrator!
A series of 12 public events were held in Kilsture Forest in July, giving an opportunity for children to have fun in one of the largest woodlands in the Machars. The programme offered 24 hours of ranger-led Activities in all,… Read More »162 children attend the Kilsture Forest Summer School
The ‘Woodlands Plus’ project is now underway, taking innovative partnership approaches to add employment, biodiversity or public access value to three woodland creation sites in the region. Full information about the project is here: https://dgwoodlands.org.uk/woodlands-plus/ As part of the proposed… Read More »Contract Opportunity: Design + Install of seating on the Glaisters Bridge Site
There is only one apple that is considered ‘native’ to the UK, the Crab Apple (Malus Sylvestris). The Crab Apple’s tendency to hybridise with other, non-native varieties means native, ‘wild’ trees are rare. Previous work has identified that Galloway hosts… Read More »Using DNA Testing to measure the ‘wild-ness’ of 100 Dumfries & Galloway Crab Apple Trees
Dumfries & Galloway hosts a major proportion of the United Kingdom’s commercial woodland creation schemes. With discussion ongoing on the national stage regarding land use change, the ‘Woodlands Plus’ project aims to add local value – employment, biodiversity or public… Read More »The ‘Woodlands Plus’ project adds value to three Local Woodlands
The Dumfries & Galloway Tree Planting Grant Scheme is now open for applications! This supports native tree planting across the region with grants of up to £1,000. Recipients last year varied from farmers and landowners through to community groups and… Read More »The Dumfries & Galloway Tree Planting Grant Scheme is open for Applications!
Saturday 15th June was a milestone for the Glaisters Bridge Community Woodland Site, near Corsock. New paths have been cut enabling access around the site and 250 trees were planted by a band of volunteers. These were the first steps… Read More »Glaisters Bridge Community Woodland Site celebrates arrival of Paths and Trees!
A milestone was reached in the development of the Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands Initiative this week with the arrival of Phil Dowling as the new Woodland ACTION Officer. Phil will be leading on a whole range of tree related work,… Read More »Phil joins the Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands Team!