Posts by Maryburgh Community Woodland Group

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Easter Animal Trail – 2025

Just before 9:00 am on Saturday 19th April, the message was sent to our members that it looks like the weather was starting to break along the coast, and we would get at least a little time without rain today. Six members of the Woodland Community Group made their way to the meeting place in […]

Clean-Up Day, April 2025

Reduction in Rhododendron ponticum Four months into the year and the group of volunteers were out again clearing the community woodland of invasive non-native trees and plants. Nine adults and a younger member of the Maryburgh community took part in the removal of beech trees and the Rhododendron ponticum at the southern corner of the woodland. […]

2024 Tree Condition Survey

A tree condition survey was carried out on the 18th July by A Jackman & R Fraser (MArborA) BSc on behalf of Maryburgh Amenities Company. The objective of this survey was to record tree data to assess tree condition and provide management recommendations to mitigate the risk of tree failure where appropriate. Once the funding […]

Tree Planting and Woodland Tidy Up

Planting the trees

Saturday 27 April 2024. The tree planting was successful today. 10 volunteers from the Maryburgh Men’s Shed and the Maryburgh Community Woodland Group arrived at 10:00 am today armed with spades and hammers. After, Megan explained that the new trees had to be planted as required by the Tree Preservation Order and the Highland Council […]

Community Woodland Update

by Maryburgh Community Woodland Group
Profile of woodland from field

Tree felling During Wednesday 8th November and Thursday 9th November a small team from Ross-shire Tree Surgery started work on felling some of the trees. These trees had been identified as at risk of falling during the Tree Safety Survey carried out on the 22nd November 2022. The trees shown identified by blue markers on […]

Maryburgh Tidy Up

Volunteers ready to get involved with Tidy Up

10:00 am on November 4th 2023 saw a gathering of volunteers in Birch Drive, just by the Community Woodland. The group of just under 20 volunteers consisted of members of the Maryburgh Community Woodland Group, members of the Maryburgh Mens Shed as well as other Maryburgh residents. The Community Woodland Group issued everyone taking part […]

Maryburgh Community Woodland – Update

Maryburgh woodland

Dangerous Trees The Maryburgh Community Woodland Group have now arranged with a local Tree Surgeon to have some trees felled shortly. These trees were identified by the Tree Safety Survey carried out in November. The survey identified groups of trees that posed the greatest risk to anyone using the woodland. For safety reasons this group […]

Maryburgh Community Woodland

Maryburgh woodland

 The woodland is an irregularly shaped area of amenity land located between Birch Drive and Dunglass Road within the village. The 3.71ha site has full woodland cover, mainly broadleaves, with a mix of native and non-native species. The site was recently acquired by Maryburgh community and is a popular woodland frequently used by dog […]