Duncree Wood

CVCWT has entered into a partnership with the Duncree Wood owners, Mr and Mrs Wallace Parker of Old Hall Farm, Newton Stewart to manage the 1.6 ha woodland and provide safe public access. In this partnership we have been supported by local residents, the Ewart Drive Playgroup, and the Activity & Resource Centre, Newton Stewart.

During 2003/04, 1.6ha of plantation woodland was thinned and a strip of trees overhanging the houses of Ewart Drive were felled.  435m of fencing has been put in place to prevent stock access to the woodland.  A 435m easy access path with two gates has been constructed throughout the woodland.  Household rubbish has been removed as a result of a collaborative exercise between the Dumfries & Galloway Council and the residents of Ewart Drive.

New easy access path

An area immediately behind the gardens of Ewart Drivehas been cleared to allow for the construction of a play area by the Playgroup. The construction of the play area is not part of the CVCWT remit and is the subject of separate funding.

Tree species are beech, sycamore, bird cherry, birch and wych elm.

The ground flora includes bluebells and sweet woodruff.

On-going management::

• 1 interpretation panel to be installed
• Planting of hazel with holly understorey
• Placing of bat and bird boxes in the woodland.
• Developing a wildlife inventory of the site