Following storm Arwen last Friday 26th November the Dark Wids are still unsafe and should not be entered. Message from our Gillies Hill Community Woodland Facebook site: “Whoa, it’s a […]
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Following onsite visits by Scottish Forestry inspectors in October, CCDT has on 1st November 2021 received a Scottish Plant Health Notice (SPHN) from Scottish Forestry. This was after an aerial […]
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Working Woods Scotland course blog by Amos
Autumn in the woodland and change is in the air. I hope you’ve been enjoying the beautiful colours as trees shed their leaves and fungi erupt from the earth. Behind […]
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Volunteer Saturday – 30th Oct
Any Chance of a Bit of Help on Saturday 30th October? Anyone that would like to help out with clearing the invasive rhododendron ponticum in the woodland this Saturday 30th […]
Following recent aerial surveys by Scottish Forestry, trees have been identified within our woodland as marked in the maps below that Scottish Forestry would like to inspect on foot, regarding […]
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Doors Open Days 18-19 September
Polmaise Castle was built by the Architect William Burn in 1863 and demolished 14th July 1966. Although not a designated historic garden and designed landscape, the castle’s gardens were laid […]
Our Draft Woodland Management Plan is now available for download and review. https://ccdt.org.uk/gillies-hill-woodland/woodland-vision/woodland-management/ We would encourage everyone with an interest in our community woodland to communicate directly with us so […]
Please see the information leaflet below. It has more details on our draft Woodland Management Plan. To print /download the leaflet use the ‘>>‘ menu in the box above.
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Woodland Base Update
We’ve been in regular communication over the last few months with Stirling Council with regards to our plans for our main vehicle access area and what has come to be […]
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July Volunteer Day Report
Mirren from Froglife joined woodland volunteer day for Gillies Hill Community Woodland today (31 July 2021). Froglife is a UK wildlife charity committed to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles […]