LOCHCARRON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY - Key Persons
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- Director of Kirkton Trading Ltd
- Voluntary Director
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- Acting Chair
- Director
- LCDC Director ( Acting Chair )
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- Treasurer
- Treasurer of LCDC
Kirkton Woodland, lying immediately to the north west of the village of Lochcarron, is a coniferous woodland extending to some 92.6ha, of which approximately 88ha is planted. It is located on an open south easterly aspect mainly on moderate or gentle slopes and is of a uniform age having been planted in 1974. The woodland consists of mainly lodgepole pine but also with some larch andsitkaspruce. Small amounts of mixed broadleaves also exist within the crop although it is mainly restricted to the edges of the river along the eastern canopy. The underlying geology is granulitic schist with acid gneiss to the north. A raised beach forms the surface deposits to the east of the wood, while moraine deposits are found to the west. Soils are generally acidic, and in some places, thin.
KWHG submitted an application to purchase through the National Forest Land Scheme in 2011 and their application was successful. A valuation of £90k was placed on the woodland and the community have until April 2013 to raise the necessary funds to purchase. A good financial case can be made for the community management of Kirkton Woodland as in the short term KWHG should be able to generate enough income from the standing timber to finance the restructuring of the woodland. Financing the acquisition of the woodland could include income generated by the sale of house plots and woodland crofts located within the woodland. KWHG should be able to generate sufficient revenue income to supplement land management and other grants to cover ongoing forest management and project development expenditure. To ensure organisational sustainability, KWHG need to encourage the ongoing support and involvement of the local community. This will ensure that through community ownership and management of Kirkton Woodland, KWHG will be able to provide a wide range of social, environmental and economic benefits to the community and wider public.
The KWHG application to the National Forest Land Scheme to purchase Kirkton Woodland has been successful. Fundraising events to assist the purchase of the woodland are scheduled to take place throughout the year.
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- Media Support & Web Design )