Insh Community

Spring 2023 newsletter

A winter and spring of work parties, repairs to the heritage drystone dykes, and two successful funding bids — one for a capstan winch, one for a hedge the length of the grazings.

In this issue

  • Work parties: the picnic benches cleaned and painted, the burn cleared of debris, and the never-ending brash piles built up for burning
  • Repairs begun on the heritage drystone dykes, worked in short sections to protect the wildlife habitat they provide
  • New decks on two of the bridges, and more than 60 aspen planted around the holdings
  • The pond settling in, with ducks on it and swallows collecting mud for nests
  • Funding secured for a capstan winch and cone, to make extracting the larger logs easier on the core work team
  • A successful bid to the Cairngorm Trust towards a hedge running the length of the grazings
  • Firewood processing and deliveries to the village to follow
  • Trustees discussing an ICH website, a development plan, and a possible Community Right to Buy