Insh Community

Winter 2026 newsletter

A new year message from the trustees, the Speyside Way path works finished, and an invitation from the Cairngorms National Park Authority to survey what wildlife is using the community woodland.

In this issue

  • A new year message from the trustees, looking at where the charity and the community want to go next
  • The Speyside Way path works complete, with a one-year maintenance obligation on the contractor
  • A Cairngorms National Park Authority ecological survey of the community woodland through 2026: acoustic recorders and camera traps for birds and bats, analysed with the British Trust for Ornithology and Cambridge University
  • A full species list for the charity as landowner, building a picture of change over the years
  • The work party group, always looking for more volunteers
  • The community Christmas lights switch-on
  • Firewood, and an update on the grazings
  • Nature notes, and environmental issues
  • Thanks to members who responded to the last newsletter's call for community input