Community Woodland Day, Broadford

by Phil Knott

We are excited to announce the Community Woodland Day on Sunday 23rd November at Camping Skye.

We will split the day into two sessions – tree planting in the morning around the Growers Hub and Camping Skye, and followed by a look at the Community Tree Nursery and tour through the ‘off-piste’ wilder parts of the Community Woodland. We have big plans for the woodland and would love for everyone’s input. Refreshments will be provided. More details on the poster attached and the website here: Community Woodland Day, Sunday 23 November – Broadford & Strath Community Company

We are delighted to say we have been given the trees for the planting by the Woodland Trust, while we wait for our community tree nursery trees to get to plantable size. We have more coming in the spring and have additional bids in for more trees – there will be plenty more tree planting events to come!

There are many tasks that need doing ahead of the woodland day, including path creation and clearing of the rushes in the areas marked for tree planting. Do let Phil know if you are able to assist with these tasks in the coming weeks – they will be on rough terrain and be best suited to those who are experienced in practical outdoor work. Days and times are flexible, please liaise with me direct.

The regular winter volunteering will start the week after the event, please feed back to Phil which tasks you would be keen to help with. Some of the more practical tasks will be on uneven and wet ground, so discuss your physical and accessibility requirements with Phil, there are tasks for everyone, with days flexible. Tasks include:

• Mapping of invasive non-native species
• Removal of invasive non-native species
• Tree planting
• Trialling different deer protection measures
• Informal path creation
• Biodiversity monitoring (Mar – July)
• Tree nursery tasks (Feb – May)