Woodland Management: Hazel Coppicing, INNS Control and Hedgerow Management

An activity with Biodiversity Action Team

Activity date: Tuesday 22nd September 2026

Start time: 10:00
Finish time: 14:00

Activity description

Cammo Estate LNR Woodland Management Support practical conservation and habitat restoration at Cammo Estate Local Nature Reserve through a range of woodland and hedgerow management activities. Tasks may include hazel coppicing to enhance woodland structure, meadow management to promote wildflower diversity, rhododendron removal to control invasive species, and native tree planting. Volunteers will also help construct dead hedges to protect young trees from browsing damage, undertake hedgerow management, and contribute to PTES Healthy Hedgerow Surveys to monitor and improve the condition of this important habitat.

Meeting place

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Activity location

Cammo Estate, Cammo Visitor Centre, 46 - 53 Cammo Road, EH4 8AP

Site description

The Cammo Estate is an 85 acre public park run by the City of Edinburgh council. It's a quiet spot with meadows, dykes, and mature, open woodland, situated in the Barnton area on the North West edge of Edinburgh. Forming part of the city green belt, it is bounded by the River Almond, Turnhouse Golf Course and residential suburbs. br> br>You may have passed this former aristocratic pleasure ground when arriving or leaving Edinburgh by car along the A902. From the road, you can see what looks like a folly, a small tower, surrounded by greenery. This is the old water tower, part of the original estate. In the eighteenth century, the estate had large avenues of plantings and elaborate garden features that were popular at the time including a rectangular waterbody known as "the canal". br> br>In the twentieth century, the estate fell into disrepair and a much smaller remaining parcel of land and ruins was bequeathed to the National Trust for Scotland in 1975, who feued it to the Council in 1979. br> br>Tasks may include dead hedging, invasive removal or wildflower sowing.

Contact

Josef William Williams

Telephone: 07483050773
Email: josef.williams@tcv.org.uk
Website: https://www.tcv.org.uk/scotland/

Please bring

• packed lunch
• suitable outdoor clothes
• suitable outdoor footwear

Further info

We will meet at the North Cammo Car Park and then walk in, meeting at 09:45 a.m for a 10:00 a.m start.

Site Facilities

• Cafe
• Parking
• Picnic Area
• Toilets
• Disabled Toilets
• Nearest Toilets - Cammo Visitor Centre

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