Broughtonknowe Wood Community Buyout

Aim

Local people are raising funds for a community buyout purchase of the woodland so it is owned, developed and run by the community.

Broughtonknowe Woodland was put up for sale in summer 2023 and local people have come together to develop a community buyout, seeking funding from the Scottish Land Fund (SLF) and other donors to buy the woodland for community use in perpetuity. This appeal is to help build a fund to use as 'match funding' for a considerable SLF funding bid to purchase the woodland in summer 2024.

Friends of Broughtonknowe Woodland was set up in 2021 to bring together like minded people aiming to improve the woodland amenity and increase its biodiversity, with the encouragement of the owners.

Developments so far have included a nest box trail, a bird spotting trail and an explorer trail as well as a number of new paths. A new pond has been dug and another significantly enlarged. A number of board walks and mini bridges have been constructed over tricky terrain throughout the woodland and new benches have been built along the various routes.

This project successfully funded on 20th March 2024