News — Community Woodlands Association

Dunans Castle Native Woodland Joins the Public Register

Posted by Charles Dixon-Spain on Jul 19, 2024

Finally – finally – the woodland creation scheme has been loaded onto the Scottish Forestry’s Public Register. Saving any major objections, this means that our woodland has passed all the regulatory approvals and is now considered ready to get planted! Confirmation that the consultation has been successful will be given in mid-August, and we will then be able to fence and plant! This is such a relief as it means that once planted we can apply for and receive verification for our carbon offset project, and this in turn generates the revenue to start significant works on the castle. The timetable for all of...

Extraordinary Ecosystem change: Can Pine Martens control Grey Squirrels to the benefit of the Reds?

Posted by Dixon-Spain on Jan 30, 2015

Another one of those thought-provoking ecosystem observations, this time from Ireland, which if taken up could see the grey tree rats exiled from these islands altogether. I kid you not! http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/30/how-to-eradicate-grey-squirrels-without-firing-a-shot-pine-martens Something perhaps to consider and debate with the community forest at Stronafian … Should it be Grey or Gray – given the source of … Continue reading