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Balmacara benefits from volunteer celebration
07/06/2012
National Trust for Scotland volunteers from all over Scotland descended on the Balmacara Estate in Wester Ross this weekend to carry out special projects as part of their Volunteers’ Week celebrations.
Around 30 volunteers from the Trust’s regional volunteer groups from Glasgow, Grampian, Lothian and Tayside group joined forces to help staff on the Kintail and Balmacara properties with essential footpath work (building new cross drains and water bars) and clearing the pond in the historic Balmacara Square.
The volunteers also helped to carry out a bat survey, to see if any bat roosts were present in the old buildings in Balmacara Square.
After lots of hard work, the volunteers finished off their weekend with a guided walk, from Balmacara’s Estate Conservation Officer Barbara Macritchie. The walk enabled the volunteers to learn more about the crofting communities of the area and to explore this stunning landscape.
Tayside CV Robert Dey enjoys volunteering with the Trust. He said:
“It’s a chance to work in the most wondrous landscapes, a chance to catch up with old friends, and to make new ones; and to feel you are making a difference and contributing something to the community.”
The Conservation Volunteers help the National Trust for Scotland carry out essential work on their countryside properties. The groups usually work at countryside properties in teams of up to 12, with work varying greatly but often including: footpath repair and construction; woodland work, fencing, litter clearance, bracken control and garden work. They undertake day projects (usually on a Saturday) or weekend projects where accommodation is provided. If you would like to know more about becoming a Conservation Volunteer with the NTS visit www.nts.org.uk/volunteering/Outdoor.
The volunteers also helped to carry out a bat survey, to see if any bat roosts were present in the old buildings in Balmacara Square.
After lots of hard work, the volunteers finished off their weekend with a guided walk, from Balmacara’s Estate Conservation Officer Barbara Macritchie. The walk enabled the volunteers to learn more about the crofting communities of the area and to explore this stunning landscape.
Tayside CV Robert Dey enjoys volunteering with the Trust. He said:
“It’s a chance to work in the most wondrous landscapes, a chance to catch up with old friends, and to make new ones; and to feel you are making a difference and contributing something to the community.”
The Conservation Volunteers help the National Trust for Scotland carry out essential work on their countryside properties. The groups usually work at countryside properties in teams of up to 12, with work varying greatly but often including: footpath repair and construction; woodland work, fencing, litter clearance, bracken control and garden work. They undertake day projects (usually on a Saturday) or weekend projects where accommodation is provided. If you would like to know more about becoming a Conservation Volunteer with the NTS visit www.nts.org.uk/volunteering/Outdoor.