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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
SPHN Felling
Keen to share this map as not everyone within the community is aware of the different land ownerships on our much beloved Gillies Hill. A Statutory Plant Health Notice (SPHN) […]
Ceilidh 2022 Tickets

Saturday 26th November 19:30 till Midnight will be our annual family Ceilidh, back after a three year break. Ceilidh 2022 Tickets on sale from the Community Centre on Tuesday 22nd […]