A few years ago Great Crested Newts were discovered in the Sanquhar Woods area by SNH (now called Nature Scot) employees, but since then have kept a low profile until now. This year a few have been seen in and around Sanquhar Woods: the weather conditions have possibly suited them. DNA studies have shown that […]

Groups of children from Rainbow Nursery have started exploring Sanquhar Woods. The photographs were taken on the first outing into the Woods. The Rainbow Nursery manager Denise Gibbon explained that the staff at Rainbow Nursery had undertaken forest kindergarten training with Learning Through Landscapes. As the children are 3 and 4 years old the activities […]

A group of 10 FCWT members recently spent a very enjoyable afternoon learning how to identify trees in the winter.  Local naturalist and nature awareness instructor Dan Puplett showed the participants the unique characteristics of the variety of trees in  Sanquhar Woodlands highlighting easily remembered signs.  These ranged from the black buds of Ash trees […]