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Example of airborne organism, collected in Crofthead Forest (where Andy works) grown on settle plate. Photo - Morag Paterson The...

What happens when an artist, a scientist, and a forester go into a forest for a day?  The answer is captured in this wonderful visual...

Kilsture Beeches January 3rd 2025 2024 was a really busy year for KFCG. Big Thanks to all our volunteers who keep the trails clear; to all the people who record what they see in the forest; to everyone who shares their knowledge of the forest; to all the children and adults who are part of the developing the Forest School project; to Future Woodlands for funding our citizen science work, and partners who support our work as co-custodians of Kilsture. HIGHLIGHTS OF 2024 JANUAR

This summer Forest School has really taken root in Kilsture Forest. Toni Lamont, known as Ranger Toni, led a brilliant series of 12...

The following fascinating account of the planting of Kilsture Forest is taken from 'Travels in Galloway - Memoirs of South West Scotland'...

An inspiration for artwork, a hidden world of mini-beasts and mycorrhizae, a major consideration in woodland management, a vital player...

Leading ecologists and practitioners share their knowledge about the role of mycorrhizae in forest health and woodland management.

Malcolm Haddow of South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre gives a summary of their records of wildlife in Kilsture, including the fantastic contribution made by KFCG's Citizen Science Project funded by Future Woodlands, and suggests ways forward to develop the work.

A new citizen science programme supporting local people to record the wildlife in Kilsture Forest. A brief history of Kilsture Forest Community Group (KFCG)  In 2018 when Kilsture Forest, a 204 hectare even-aged mixed woodland on the Machars Peninsula, was put up for sale by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) a group of local people came together as Kilsture Forest Community Group (KFCG) to keep the forest from passing into private hands. At first it was assumed we would have t