Insh Community

Autumn 2024 newsletter

The Forest Management Plan moving from paper to practice, a wayleave agreement settled with SSEN, and the first community gathering around the Christmas tree in the woodland.

In this issue

  • The end of summer BBQ, enjoyed despite the overcast weather
  • Three summer work parties removing non-native spruce and lodgepole pine from the clearing, and thinning birch, rowan and willow to give them room
  • Brash and log piles and standing deadwood left for invertebrates, small rodents and birds; some brash burnt to open the forest floor and reduce the risk of wildfire
  • Log deliveries started, with requests still welcome
  • Storm Ashley damage to an old rowan by the Right of Way, tidied by the core work team
  • Bridge repairs, with more to follow over winter
  • Plans for tawny owl and bat boxes
  • The church: next steps towards a feasibility study, with hoped-for funding from Highlands and Islands Enterprise
  • Finances: a wayleave agreement with SSEN for the underground cables, and a successful bid to the Co-op Local Community Fund
  • A community event around the Christmas tree in the woodland on 3 December