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Bugs, bats and biodiversity! Glenan Wood BioBlitz, 8th & 9th June

Come along to the Glenan Wood BioBlitz! It’s a great way to find out more about the incredible wildlife in Glenan Wood and start recording it. We’ll be running the event over two days. See the full programme below. On Friday pupils from the local primary schools will be joining us for the day-time activities. … Read more

Friends of Glenan Wood

Stage 1 funding

We’re delighted to have been awarded Stage 1 Funding from the Scottish Land Fund. This development funding has enabled us to hire a consultant to produce a feasibility study and business plan and will also pay for a formal valuation of the woodland by a qualified district valuer. We selected our consultant, Duncan Bryden, through … Read more

Friends of Glenan Wood

Invitation to Tender – Feasibility and Business Plan

We currently wish to commission a Feasibility Study and Business Plan to support our application to the Scottish Land Fund for the purchase of Glenan Wood via the Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) Community Asset Transfer Scheme (CATS). You can download the Invitation to Tender document here. The return date for tenders is 11th December 2017 … Read more

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Walks in Glenan Wood

The circular route through Glenan Wood is a cracker. It takes about 1 – 1.5 hours hours to complete the loop. Follow woodland and shore paths to Glenan Bay. It can be boggy underfoot and some clambering is required. Starting from the Glenan carpark, head across the grassy field and follow the path into the … Read more

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Woodland heritage in Glenan

Glenan Wood is rich in heritage and history. Sections of the woodland are marked on maps dating 1750 and 1860. Glenan Village is a deserted settlement deep in the wood with a number of ruined houses made of local stone. There are also, what some archaeologists interpret as, the remains of a chapel plus a … Read more

Friends of Glenan Wood - Peacock butterfly (Aglaislo) (Photo: Ben Mitchell)

Wildlife in Glenan Wood

Glenan Wood’s unique habitat is rich in flora and fauna. Adders, red squirrels, otters, bats, deer, pine martens and water voles all make their homes here, as do night jars, cuckoos, wood warblers, ravens, tawny owls and other birds. Rare lichens, moss, ferns and wild flowers thrive among the gnarled broadleaf trees, rocky outcrops and … Read more