Glenkens News
Glaisters Bridge Community Woodland celebrates arrival of paths and trees!
Saturday 15th June was a milestone for the Glaisters Bridge Community Woodland Site, near Corsock. New paths have been cut enabling access around the site and 250 trees were planted by a band of volunteers.
The Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands Summer Events Programme invites you to explore Trees from a new angle!
Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands is a new initiative looking to support trees, habitats and the people that depend upon them across the region. With support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and a whole range of partners, the Summer Programme of Events sets out to look at trees in many different ways, celebrating what we know and don’t know about our woodlands.
Volunteers sought for the first tree planting day at the Upper Barr Community Woodland
Volunteers are sought to come and try their hand at tree planting, and can hear more about plans on the site. Tree Planting will be between 11am-3pm on Saturday 15th June, with light lunch provided for those on site at lunchtime!
Why is everyone looking at Galloway’s crab apple trees?
Experts increasingly admire the population of native crab apple trees in Galloway. But why are they here, and why does this matter?
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