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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Category: Community Woodland
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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Where To Find Us
Please note that there is no parking on-site at Gillies Hill Community Woodland and the surrounding area is residential. The closest public parking areas are at: Cambusbarron Primary School (can […]
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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Environmental Enhancement
Vision To encourage native, and sometimes selected, species of flora and fauna to thrive in our woodland. Strategy We will identify species of flora and fauna we want to encourage […]
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Educational Resource
Vision Cambusbarron Community Development Trust will enable community groups of all ages to visit, enjoy and learn from and in the woodland. Strategy To enable the Cambusbarron Village Nursery to […]
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Walled Garden
Vision Bring the walled garden and its immediate surrounds back into use as a community growing space for trees, plants, fruit and vegetables, to enhance the health and welfare of […]
Vision To make the immediate grounds and ruins of Polmaise Castle a recognised landmark and destination within our woodland. Strategy Manage Polmaise Castle gardens to provide an attractive and welcoming […]
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Woodland Management
Vision To manage the woodland to create a safe, vibrant, and productive environment for users and wildlife. Strategy The woodland will be managed, and specific plans developed to progress the […]
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Access
Vision Gillies Hill Woodland provides access that meets the needs of all the community and users of the wood (includes all ability access, opportunity to explore, ‘wildness’, mountain biking, works […]