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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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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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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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Storytelling Workshop

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Signs of Spring

One of the trees planted by our volunteers over the last few weeks is already starting to grow. Richard spotted these spring shoots peeping over the top of a tree […]

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Incoming Storm Kathleen

The Dark Wids remain CLOSED to the public for safety reasons. CCDT took the decision to close the Dark Wids several weeks ago because they present a significant risk to […]

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Updated Preliminary Ecological Appraisal

Cambusbarron Village Nursery have received an updated PEA of the site for their outdoor nursery in Gillies Hill Community Woodland. See their website for more information and to read the […]