Calling all conservationists
Nature lovers have been asked to get involved
in looking after the unique landscape of Gigha through volunteering with the island’s ranger service. One morning each month volunteers carry out conservation tasks on the island’s natural heritage.
Activities include ditch maintenance, tree planting, bird-box making, rhododendron removal, plantation maintenance and beach cleans. The sessions take place on the third Friday of each month, include tea and coffee and can be signed up for at gigha.org.uk.
The Isle of Gigha Ranger Service is working on habitat management in the woodland that is home to the new path on Achamore Farm. This aims to increase the variation of the woodland’s structure by encouraging a mosaic habitat that will support everything from insects and butterfly species to bird life. Spaces in the woodland are being cleared of invasive and abundant vegetation – as well as mountains of
plastic – to make way for more light-supporting, more diverse ground flora and to expose areas where new planting can take place to establish native species that will also support wildlife.