16th March was the final day of a whole week of tree planting and Rhododendron removal at Kinclaven Bluebell Wood. After a run of sunny weekdays that saw primary school children and volunteer staff from some of our corporate sponsors planting trees in the spring...
Huge congratulations to all the volunteers and to site manager Jill Aitken after a phenomenal planting week at Kinclaven Bluebell Wood in Perthshire. The Trust bought this stunning oak wood in 2017, along with some adjacent fields, many of which had previously been under woodland...
Kinclaven Woodland Working Group have boundless energy and enthusiasm! Having helped out for several days at our planting week the week before last, helping corporate volunteers and school children plant trees and remove rhododendron, the group has now had another really good go at both activities,...
It never ceases to amaze me how much the Kinclaven Bluebell Wood Woodland Working group Members can achieve in a day! Last week they spent a couple of hours removing old fencing, and the pile at the end was at least the size of an elephant! ...
Jim Low volunteers at our beautiful Kinclaven Bluebell Wood as a Woodland Warden and a Woodland Working Group Leader. Jim is passionate about this stunning ancient oak wood and spends many a day observing and photographing the wildlife there. He has seen redstarts, spotted flycatchers, nuthatches,...
The volunteer Woodland Working Group (WWG) at Kinclaven Bluebell Wood in Perthshire have made a start on removing Rhododendron ponticum that is choking parts of this beautiful ancient oak woodland. Twelve hardy volunteers from the group helped out last Thursday to start removing some of the highly invasive shrub, which...
Mix together 14 volunteers, great conversation, fantastic local food, sunshine, a H&S talk, a guided walk in Kinclaven Bluebell Woods, a Risk Assessment role play workshop, tree pruning training and fun on a swing and you have the recipe for a perfect day. Saturday 23rd June was our 3rd volunteer networking...