Community Woodland

Glengarry Community Woodlands was formed in 2016 to purchase what is today the community woodlands. Since then, the organisation has acquired additional land and is now involved in numerous community development projects, including affordable housing, woodland crofts and the sustainable management of our woodland resources.

Morvern Community Woodlands was set up in 2004 to help the people of Morvern connect to their land and encourage the enjoyment and use of woodland and timber in Morvern. Morvern Community Woodlands is a Company Limited by Guarantee and a Registered Charity run by a board of volunteer directors. We own and manage Achnaha Community Wood on the Sound of Mull near Lochaline.

Our aim is to restore native woodland habitats and to re-connect local people with the management and stewardship of the site and to use the woodlands to underpin sustainable rural development in the community of Achnacarry, Bunarkaig and Clunes. Being a community forest that is based in a rural community area where most people work in the environmental and outdoor sector, everyone is very aware of clime change and their need to do their bit. As an organisation we want to make sure that we are doing everything possible to make the best decisions and changes to tackle climate change. We wish to join the H&I Climate Hub so that we can learn, develop and keep our local community and future generations informed of what they can do to help tackle climate change. We cover the Lochaber area.

Our aims are to advance the environmental protection and improvement of Culduthel Woods, following the principles of sustainable development, by the conservation, management and enhancement of the natural habitats and the plant and animal species therein

The Anagach Woods Trust manages Anagach Woods, a 300ha Community owned pinewood on the edge of Grantown on Spey to benefit wildlife and the community through habitat and access management, education and volunteering. Woodland and wetland management in the woods will aim to sequester carbon in soils, wood and peat, increase the resilience of the habitats present and help moderate flood events.

North Sutherland Community Forestry Trust (NSCFT), established in May 2000, is a Company Limited by Guarantee and has been registered as a charity since 2002. The main aim of NSCFT when it was set up was to generate economic benefit for the area through community ownership and management of local forests.

Our core aims are:

The purpose of the Dingwall community woodland is:

Torgarve Community Woodland is a 14.5ha. The community group is clear-felling 8ha of the area of what was originally a mature Sitka spruce commercial planting and restoring it with native broadleaf species that have been grown on the peninsula. They are also enhancing the natural habitat and biodiversity of the woodlands. Along with this, also showcasing the archaeological sites within the woodland. 

A project to recreate Shetland's once common scrub woodland, Bressay Development Ltd will be planting a total of 3000 trees, all of which are historically native to Shetland.