One of the best ways to stay healthy in body and mind is to go for a walk. My favourite local walk is to the summit of Barr Liath, the highest point in Kilfinan Community Forest (KCFC). It’s a strenuous hill walk ....  Read More

When KCFC purchased Acharossan forest it was a mature plantation ready to be felled. Over the last ten years a significant part of the timber has been harvested. We will be replanting the land over the coming years and are currently designing ....  Read More

At KCFC we have successful created three new woodland crofts and a second wave of crofts is currently being developed. There is potential for further land being made available for additional crofts as the felling of the timber crop continues. In this series of blogs we will look at why KCFC choose to develop woodland crofts.

UPDATE : We have decided that in view of the Corvid-19 pandemic that it would be undesirable to hold a public meeting for our AGM at this time as many of our members are elderly and in self isolation. We are obliged ....  Read More

Have you ever seen a pine weevil? These gorgeous little creatures love a clear fell site, laying their eggs in the bark and munching their way through regenerating trees - both conifer and broadleaf!

Every plant has something to tell us. Weeds are only plants in the wrong place. Plants can tell us soil type, nutrients available in the soil, soil health, historical management and land use, where it’s at in its cycle of succession. Looking ....  Read More