cleaving elm for bow making

Martin Murphy has spent much time researcing the long bow, and he has a particular interest in the few remaining prehistoric bows (including the rottenbottom bow found at the Borders Forest Trust Carifran Site). Spent some time with him over the weekend collecting some fallen wych elm & cleaving the timber as the first stage of making a bow.

Outdoor access event

We took our Display to SCAN's Outdoor Access Fair. Native woods are great places to go for a walk, and we do a lot to encourage this, especially in woods which are near to towns. In the last four years we have helped to deliver over 30,000 metres of footpaths, mostly in Central Lowlands, but also in places like Inverness and Lochgilphead.

Aspen in the snow

Juniper in the snow

Crisp weather in Stratherrick