Today is a date to be noted in Gillies Hill Community Woodland history as it’s the first significant area of replanting that has been carried out in over 50 years […]
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On Monday 20th March, CCDT held an Emergency Trustee Meeting in Cambusbarron Community Centre. The meeting was called due to the ongoing negative and escalating nature of Douglas Todd’s emails […]
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Communication Update
It has been brought to our attention that an individual on our Board of Trustees has been casting suspicion and spreading false information, to the detriment of the community and […]
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Tree Safety Work
Tree safety work starts shortly on three of our largest specimens which show some signs of ill health and weather damage. Firstly our Dead Monkey Puzzle on Castle Drive : although […]
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Log Processing 4/3/23
Thank you to the volunteers who came along to the log processing on Saturday. Thanks also to Richard Blore for donating the equipment for the day and to Michael More […]
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February 2023 Bulletin
Upcoming Volunteer Day Please see volunteer-day-11-02-2023 Progress at Lily Pond Check out this before and after pic! How it started and how it’s going – both photos taken from the […]
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Woodland Explorer Event
Yesterday (5/2/23) we met at the Gillies hill sheds for a relaxed afternoon in the woods. Upon entering the woods, we turned into Woodland Explorers. We found some worms and […]
On behalf of the community we have raised concerns to Iain Kyle Forestry caused by heavy machinery following the felling and extraction works carried on the Murrayshall Quarry area of […]
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Christmas Crafts in the Woods
Last Sunday, 4th December, the CCDT Events and Education Group ran a Christmas crafts event at the tennis courts in the woods. The picnic benches turned into crafting tables and […]
CCDT has received the following letter from Iain Kyle Forestry Consultancy in relation to the felling work on the Murrayshall Quarry area of Gillies Hill which will commence this week. […]