A group of 19 volunteers from FACCG visited the reserve on Sunday 30th May 2010 to carry out a few items of maintenance including installing an interpretation shelter, fixing a bridge and starting to install a sluice gate where water can be diverted to the pond or to the river. - More...
A small group of volunteers from FACCG were honoured to be able to represent the whole group at the annual awards ceremony for the Volunteer Development Scotland (VDS),Volunteer Award for 2009, Volunteer Centre Fife. - More...
Around 30 FACCG volunteers travelled up to the reserve at Glen Dochart on Saturday 31st October to carry out projects for Make a Difference Day. - More...
Five Scouts, four Explorer Scouts and two leaders from 13th Fife used the Colin Burt Reserve as a base for a hike in Glen Dochart on Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th October 2009. - More...
Over the last year, the Project Woodland website has not been updated as frequently as we would have liked after it became necessary to meet with the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park Planning Authority to discuss the planning issues that they had regarding the reserve, therefore projects and in turn, website updates were put on hold during this time. - More...
A small group of volunteers visited the reserve on 27th September 2009. This visit was not in the 2009 programme and was organised at short notice, however the weather was tremendous with blue skies and sunshine all day. - More...
A group of 20 volunteers met up with Danny from Scotland`s Rural Past - http://www.scotlandsruralpast.org.uk - and Georgina from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) - http://www.rcahms.gov.uk - to learn all about the archaeology of the mound on the reserve and to become involved in various survey techniques. - More...
A group of volunteers from FACCG and a couple more from Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park Ranger Service visited the reserve on Saturday 26th April 2008 to view the new pond and carry out a number of projects. - More...
Following the successful poll on this website and the subsequent decision by the group to situate a wildlife pond on the reserve, we have now received approval from SEPA and the groundwork has now been completed. - More...
A small group of 14 volunteers from FACCG visited the reserve on Saturday 16th February 2008 to continue with some of the projects that have recently been started. - More...
A group of 25 volunteers from Fife Air Cadets Conservation Group; comprising Air Cadets, Explorer Scouts, Scout Network, Staff, Leaders and Families visited the reserve on Sunday 27th January 2008 to carry on the work that we have started. - More...
Grahame Boath, the Convenor for Scottish Wildlife Trust and Cullaloe Local Nature Reserve, which is situated in Fife visited the reserve on Sunday 6th January 2008 after receiving an invitation from Shannon McWilliam, one of the Scout Network members of the Fife Air Cadet Conservation Group.
He made the following comments and observations... - More...
At the recent AGM for Fife Air Cadets Conservation Group, Caroline Burt (Reserve Manager) provided an update to the group on the substantial work that has been completed at the reserve. - More...
The recording of fungi on the reserve has all taken place due to the very kind and much appreciated input of Professor Roy Watling and the new species discovered on the reserve has been named. - More...
Various members of the group visited the reserve over the weekend of 25th to 27th May 2007; some staying all weekend and some just for a day, however it was enough to finish the assembly of the bird hide frame. - More...
The group has been involved with the `Green Timber Bird Hide` project lead by Simon Lockwood from Scottish Native Woods and all of our members will benefit from it as the hide is to be located on our very own reserve at Glen Dochart. - More...