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News OPPORTUNITIES TO JOIN THE NHFT TEAM - FAR NORTH WOODLAND BIODIVERSITY PROJECT:Biodiversity Forester (Part time)Contractor for North Aspen Woods Survey.more....Funding for Northern Aspen Project and new Wood Pasture Project - NHFT have been awarded funding for a continuation of its existing Aspen project and for a new Wood Pasture project. |
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Achvarasdal Wood The Achvarasdal Woodland can be found a little less then half a mile east of the road from Reay to Thurso (A836). It is owned by the Church of Scotland, who encourages public access. The enclosure contains about 13 hectares of plantation and semi-natural woodland, with many species and ages, and also gives sanctuary to a variety of wildlife. The Management Group was set up in late 1999 to take over the management from local authority, and was thrown into the deep end to raise funds to arrange contractors for road surfacing and path-building. The voluntary work has mainly consisted of weeding out the over generous bounty of Sitka Spruce seedlings and clearing encroaching scrub around the Broch.
One of the basic objectives in the Achvarasdal Woodland Management Group's constitution was adopted as: "It is recognised that the semi-natural woodland provides a wildlife sanctuary that is unique for Caithness; and that it also contains important ancient monuments. Therefore the group shall endeavour to balance the duties of preserving (or carefully improving) the biodiversity and caring for the ancient monuments; with the aim of providing informed public access."
In the short this means that the group is concerned with placing new interpretive signs, stopping the wood encroaching on the Broch area, dealing with dangerous trees and tidying up the paths. The gradual improvement of the mix of ages and species, with more emphasis on native trees will also be encouraged, as will the educational use.
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