Crossmichael Community Woodland to Receive Tree from the Tree of Trees

Crossmichael Community Woodland is delighted to receive a special tree from The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) “Tree of Trees” which stood tall as a message of hope, regeneration and optimism to the nation and the world as part of the Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations.

The Crossmichael Community Woodland project in the Stewartry joins over 300organisations from across the UK who were announced by the QGC as recipients of these special trees.

The British-grown tree will be gifted in a pot embossed with the late Queen’s cypher and will be presented by the Lord-Lieutenant of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, The Lord Sinclair, on Wednesday, 30 November 2022 at 1.30pm at the community woodland site in Crossmichael, adjacent to the Primary School.

The Crossmichael Community Woodland is managed by Crossmichael andCommunity District Community Council who has been leading a project to manage, care for and improve access to a community woodland in the Crossmichael area of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway.

Work carried out on the woodland area includes an improved path surface, drainage, gates, picnic tables, and a new footbridge – supporting one of the main aims of the project being to improve accessibility for a wider range of user abilities. The wood ismanaged by the environment group of the Community Council and basic maintenance is carried out by volunteers.

The whole community and visitors will benefit from the improved access. The local school children are regular visitors to the woodland enjoying the trees and wildlife. It is a well-used and cared for woodland.

Lord Sinclair, Lord-Lieutenant for The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright said:“I am delighted that Crossmichael Community Woodland has been chosen to receive this special tree in honour of Her Majesty. It will become one of over a million already planted as part of the Queen’s Green canopy and will serve, not only as a lasting memory to our late Queen, but as a thank you to all volunteers who work tirelessly for their local communities.”

Chairman of Crossmichael and District Community Council said:“We were surprised and delighted to receive this award, which we see as a tribute to the work of the many volunteers whose efforts over a number of years have made our community woodland what it is today – a green oasis where local residents and visitors alike can enjoy and benefit from the life-affirming gifts of trees.”

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