Author: Jane Bain
Spring Colour
Spring is bringing a wealth of growth and colour to the woodland. There is good growth on the trees planted in 2024 as part of the SPHN restocking, a regenerated […]
It’s been a fantastic couple of weekends at Gillies Hill Community Woodland, with more than 50 volunteers coming together to make a real difference. Together, we planted around 1,000 native […]
The Dark Woods
We’re pleased to confirm that all harvesting operations within the Dark Woods and woodland base area are now complete, all machinery has left site, and safe public access has been […]
Dark Woods Update
We’re happy to confirm that work will re-commence next week to reinstate the Dark Woods site and complete the remaining Ash thinning in the cemetery area. Following delays caused by adverse […]
Dark Woods Regeneration
We’re pleased to confirm that the main harvesting stage of the Dark Woods Regeneration Project is now largely complete, and the harvester and forwarder machines have now left site. Our […]
Work is progressing with the first stage of our Dark Woods Regeneration project, which involves felling the existing over-mature stand of Sitka Spruce and other conifer species. Our contractor, Ian […]
Harvesting work to the Dark Woods will commence on Monday 20th October, and is expected to take around 3-4 weeks. Timber extraction and removal from site may take a further few […]
The first part of the Dark Woods regeneration project will be to remove and clear the existing mature and windblown sitka spruce. We are now able to confirm that harvesting operations […]
We are pleased to announce that we now have a contractor is in place and planning is underway. Follow this link for updates and more information on this exciting upcoming […]
