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Balloch Wood Community Project


Organisation: Balloch Wood Community Project
Town/City: Creetown
Postcode: DG8 7JJ
Organisation Website
Description: Balloch Wood is an area of woodland some two kilometres long by approximately half a kilometre wide owned and managed by Forestry Commission Scotland. In October 2001 Forest Enterprise asked the people of Creetown if they were interested in turning the wood into a community woodland. The response from the community was overwhelming with 60 people attending the first open meeting.
Dumfries and Galloway
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Abriachan Forest Trust


Organisation: Abriachan Forest Trust
Town/City: Abriachan
Postcode: IV3 8LD
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Description: Abriachan Forest consists of 534 hectares of planted Conifers, Native Broadleaves and naturally regenerating open hill. The Forest was purchased by the Abriachan Community in March 1998 and is one of the largest community owned woodlands in the UK. The Abriachan Forest Trust was established to manage the forest on behalf of the community.
Highland
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Smith Rear Garden


Organisation: Smith Rear Garden
Town/City: Stirling
Postcode: FK8 2RG
Organisation Website
Description: Ailie's Garden has been created to encourage wildlife, for the study of nature, the demonstration of composting and waste management, and to add to the pleasure of visiting the Smith. It has been planned as an outdoor gallery, biodiversity garden, and family activity space.
Stirling
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Blackmoss Nature Park


Organisation: Blackmoss Nature Park
Town/City: Shotts
Postcode: ML7 4JS
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Description: The Black Moss Nature Park in Armadale, West Lothian is an 11.29 hectare site that has been replanted and restored by a local Management Committee with the support of the local Council and the Central Scotland Forest Trust over a 12 year period.
West Lothian
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Balmacara Square Crofting Development Project


Organisation: Balmacara Square Project
Town/City: Kyle of Lochalsh
Postcode: IV40 8DN
Organisation Website
Description: The National Trust and the local community in the settlement of Balmacara Square have recently worked together to create eight new crofts on derelict farmland, to turn a disused steading and hay barn into affordable flats and workshops, and to restore and landscape an old millpond.
Highland
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