Archived News

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… Read more: Easter Animal Trail – 2025

Clean-Up Day, April 2025 Reduction of 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… Read more: Clean-Up Day, April 2025

Monthly Community Woodland Clean-up Forming a Dead Hedge The branches and saplings removed were gathered together away from the path and stacked in piles within the woodland. Some of the brush was used to form a dead hedge, between the track and some of the young saplings planted last summer. The dead hedge provides additional… Read more: Clean-Up day Jan 2025

Monthly Community Woodland Clean-up Last Saturday the 2nd of November 2024 a small group of volunteers took part in a Maryburgh Community Woodland Clean up. This was the first of the monthly clean-up sessions. They will be held on the 1st Saturday of each month. Everyone is welcome. Under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.… Read more: Clean-Up day, Nov. 2024

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… Read more: 2024 Tree Condition Survey

Saturday 27 April 2024. After the instruction, the group started planting the new tree saplings in the designated area. These areas were chosen as there was very little canopy cover and the new saplings could take advantage of the light when growing. The trees were donated by Christies of Fochabers and Cheviot Trees. The biodegradable… Read more: Tree Planting and Woodland Tidy Up

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 the Tree… Read more: Community Woodland Update

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… Read more: Maryburgh Tidy Up

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… Read more: Woodland Update May 2023

Maryburgh Community 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… Read more: Maryburgh Community 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 walkers… Read more: Maryburgh Community Woodland Group