Aird Community

Saturday 19 November, 10 – 1pm at Upper Reelig Community Wood This workshop, led by community wood volunteers, will teach the safe use of various tools and how to make a reindeer from small logs and branches found in the woodland. You’ll take home a log reindeer a bit like the one shown here but […]

Kirkhill and Bunchrew Community Trust Woodland Group held a very successful wood carving workshop at Upper Reelig Community Wood on the 23rd and 24th of February. Led by trainer Henry Fosbrooke members of the community learnt techniques to carve wood and made some fabulous carvings over the weekend. The workshop was funded by the Forestry […]

Learn woodcarving skills and techniques at this free wood carving course Course postponed to February/March 2013  A woodcarving course will be held on the weekend at Upper Reelig wood in spring next year. You’ll be learning woodcarving skills and techniques and working on carvings for the woodland and community centre. Ideas so far include signs and a totem pole […]

LOG BUILDING OPENING 3rd December 2011 @ 12 midday YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US TO OPEN THE BUILDING AND MEET THE KIRKHILL AND BUNCHREW COMMUNITY TRUST WOODLAND GROUP Refreshments available after the opening! Please park at the main Reelig Glen Forestry Commission Car Park and walk up into the woodland The log building in Upper […]

It’s feared the spread of a dangerously invasive plant from the Orient could soon threaten fragile wildlife habitats in the Moniack Gorge. Worried residents in the Clunes area grew alarmed last summer when Himalayan Balsam was discovered near water courses draining into the Moniack Burn. Also known as Policeman’s Helmet, Himalayan Balsam has already taken […]