It was a pleasure to welcome so many members of our community to our first Open Woods Meeting of 2026 on Tuesday 10th February. It was a great opportunity to come together, share updates, celebrate our recent awards, and enjoy a fascinating presentation from local botanist Ben Averis.

Watch the Highlights

If you weren’t able to join us, or would like to revisit some of the key moments, you can watch highlights from the meeting in the video below.

A special thank you to Richard Taylor from Richard Taylor Consultancy for filming this for us, and to Ben Averis for his time and interesting presentation.

And also a big thank you to everyone who attended and continues to support Gifford Community Woodland. It’s through this shared commitment that the woods continues to thrive.

Our next Open Woods Meeting is on Wednesday 27th May at 7.30pm in Gifford Bowling Club. Hope to see you there!