Article: Birse community buys forest from commission.

Article: Deeside forest in hands of birse community
Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK);  March 29, 2007 ;     625 words ... ... Forest, near Potarch, was bought by Birse Community Trust in January under Forestry Commission Scotland's national forest land scheme ... Commissioner and chairman of the Forestry Commission Scotland National Committee, attended yesterday ...

Article: Birse community wants to buy local woodland.
Deeside Piper & Herald (Banchory, Scotland);  June 6, 2008 ;     643 words ... ... ballot as part of its bid to buy a prominent local woodland. Birse Community Trust (BCT) has the chance to try and buy Balfour Wood ... Slewdrum Forest, the Commonty Pinewoods, Birse Kirk, Birse Community Hall, Finzean Sawmill and the Bucket Mill. Donald Silcock ...

Article: Community celebrates Deeside forest deal
Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK);  January 4, 2007 ;     671 words ... ... forest. Birse Community Trust hailed ... Forestry Commission Scotland's national ... pleased to see Birse Community Trust achieve ... Forestry Commission Scotland's head ... in 1999, Birse Community Trust has ...

Article: Community hails purchase of forest for 'common good'
Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK);  January 4, 2007 ;     544 words ... ... yesterday after buying a forest. Birse Community Trust hailed the purchase ... purchases yet" under Forestry Commission Scotland's national forest land scheme ... said: "I'm pleased to see Birse Community Trust achieve their aim of ...

Article: United Kingdom: Birse projects get funding boost.
TendersInfo;  November 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... purchase and management of Balfour Woods in south Deeside. Birse Community Trust developed the proposal and was successful in gaining ... partners within the Local Action Group such as Forestry Commission Scotland, National Health Service, Scottish Enterprise and Scottish ...

Article: Residents toast forest buyout success
Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK);  January 4, 2007 ;     362 words ... ... celebrating yesterday after successfully buying a forest. Birse Community Trust hailed the purchase of the 167-hectare Slewdrum ... of the most significant purchases yet" under Forestry Commission Scotland's national forest land scheme. The scheme, which came ...

Article: FORESTRY COMMISSION SCOTLAND SAYS GLENTRESS FOREST ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 24, 2009 ;     648 words ... ... facilities at Glentress Forest are well under says Forestry Commission Scotland. The foundations for the new buildings are now complete ... system for the bike washes. Kate Troughton from Forestry Commission Scotland lives in Peebles and is helping deliver the project through ...