Group of members discussing the work to be done

The Group discussing the work to be done – Image by Jim Neil

At the beginning of June the volunteers were out again maintaining the community woodland for the benefit of everyone in the village. Following our maintenance plan guidelines, ten volunteers and 2 younger members of the community continued to remove the Beech saplings from compartment 5. Within a short while, many of the Beech saplings covering this area had been removed and stacked in piles or dead hedges to form habitat for the woodland wildlife.

Members of MCWG clearing Beech saplings

Clearing the Beech saplings – Image by Ian Fraser

Clearing most of the non-native Beech from this area opened up the space and allowed more light into the woodland to encourage the Oak, Hazel and Rowan in the area. Over the following two hours, compartment 5 was cleared of Beech saplings before the volunteers all returned to the open area in Birch Drive for refreshments provided by one of the Maryburgh Community Group members.

More help is always needed to maintain and improve the woodland for the benefit of everyone in the community. If you cannot spare a couple of hours to join us for some fun in the woodland, why not help out in other ways. You can now make a donation using our PayPal online system. All donations will go to help with the future development of our community woodland.

The Maryburgh Community would like to thank all the volunteers who gave up a Saturday morning at the beginning of June to help with the ongoing maintenance of the woodland.

Don’t forget the Den Building taking place in the woodland this month. For more details, click on this link DEN BUILDING