Red Squirrels Red squirrels are a big priority for us in the community woodland. With the help of regular volunteers Tom and Kay, we located and marked 49 squirrel dreys […]
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You may have seen our previous post P-Ramorum SPHN Received that was posted on 5th November last year. There have been significant developments since and indeed work is likely to […]
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Dark Wids Unsafe
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 […]
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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Working Woods Scotland course blog by Amos
Autumn in the woodland and change is in the air. I hope you’ve been enjoying the beautiful colours as trees shed their leaves and fungi erupt from the earth. Behind […]
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Volunteer Saturday – 30th Oct
Any Chance of a Bit of Help on Saturday 30th October? Anyone that would like to help out with clearing the invasive rhododendron ponticum in the woodland this Saturday 30th […]
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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Doors Open Days 18-19 September
Polmaise Castle was built by the Architect William Burn in 1863 and demolished 14th July 1966. Although not a designated historic garden and designed landscape, the castle’s gardens were laid […]
Our Draft Woodland Management Plan is now available for download and review. https://ccdt.org.uk/gillies-hill-woodland/woodland-vision/woodland-management/ We would encourage everyone with an interest in our community woodland to communicate directly with us so […]
Please see the information leaflet below. It has more details on our draft Woodland Management Plan. To print /download the leaflet use the ‘>>‘ menu in the box above.