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.
Tag: Woodland
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]