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 […]
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 […]
Part of our intention is to increase the biodiversity within the woodland. In order to achieve this, new wooden bird boxes made by the Maryburgh Men’s Shed have now been put up at various locations throughout the community woodland.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hi Everyone Any member of the MAC with a “legacy” email account from mobile and broadband provider Orange (now part of EE) needs to move to an alternative email address as the service has shut down. I have had several e-Bulletins bounced back because they were sent out to one of the following email service […]
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