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Dark Woods Update 17 Oct 2025

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 […]

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Dark Woods Regeneration Project

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 […]

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Community Woodland News Squirrels

Proposed Strategy to Support our Red Squirrel population

Aim This aim of this long term project is to protect the existing Red Squirrel population in the area. It will also benefit the wider environment and develop greater community […]

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Newsletter March 2025

This is a leaflet giving an update on the community woodland. It was distributed around the Cambusbarron area and you can now read/download it below.

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Community Woodland CVN

Cambusbarron Village Nursery Update

Cambusbarron Village Nursery was delighted to receive planning consent for our woodland shelter in mid-September. However, it transpired that the approval was for an “emergency” shelter, which did not fully align with […]

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Storm Damage Update 7/2/25

A lot more clearing work was done this week by Amos and Tom to make the woodlands safer for all.  Work in Castle Gardens is now completed. The Avenue path […]

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Dark Wids Update January 2025

In our September 2024 Dark Wids Plans we announced that an independent review had been commissioned to assess the long term future of the Dark Wids. That review strongly recommended […]

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Community Woodland

Aspen

Aspen planting : Interesting to read this news article about the “endangered” aspen where it is described it as “a vital habitat for rare wildlife, plants and fungi and is […]

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Dark Wids Plans

Our woodland management plan includes a commitment (Section 6.1) to fell and replant the Dark Wids, an area of woodland that consists mainly of commercially planted sitka spruce. This is […]

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