Progress with the larch felling The felling of larch required by the Statutory Plant Health Notice is now complete. About a third of our woodland was affected (21ha) and as a […]
Tag: Woodland
The history of Christmas is filled with fairytales and folklore.Follow us along a trail with stops along the way for fun legends and tales, finishing up with with stories and […]
Explore the forest and sharpen your senses. Discover your local woodland by having a closer look at shapes, colours and textures. PLEASE BRING SUITABLE FOOTWEAR AND WARM, WATERPROOFCLOTHING. FEEL FREE […]
Leaves are on the turn, fungi is flourishing and the woods are awash with rich colours. Join us to celebrate the season’s finery, creating some beautiful leaf print art and […]
It was lovely to see so many people at our mid month volunteer session in the Walled Garden today. The garden is literally springing into life and there were many […]
What is a SPHN? SPHN stands for Statutory Plant Health Notice. It is a notice that is served by Scottish Forestry on woodland owners when they have found evidence of […]
One of the aims of CCDT is to promote the use of the woods for educational purposes. Cambusbarron Village Nursery CIC has been running Forest Kindergarten type sessions in the […]
Contractors from Weir Forestry will be onsite on Thursday 13th and Friday 14th April to carry out the necessary tree safety work as detailed in the Tree Safety Report below. […]
Replanting our Residential Boundary
Today is a date to be noted in Gillies Hill Community Woodland history as it’s the first significant area of replanting that has been carried out in over 50 years […]
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 […]