Thornhill, Stirling, United Kingdom

Category: Paths Group Updates

Can You Help?

Are you free on Tuesday 3rd Feb 10am to 1pm?

If so, the Callander Woodland Group are looking for help to clear a section of path in Torrie Woods clearing an overgrown ATV track to re-open a good linking path there. This area  may have future potential for a link path to Thornhill.

If you are interested please email Lesley at callanderwoodlandgroup@gmail.com

They will provide First Aid kit, PPE and tools but please bring any food, drink or personal medication that you may need. Please wear stout footwear and suitable outdoor clothing.

Meet at 10 in the small parking place just off the B822 road between Callander and Thornhill, ~1km from the A81 junction on the right if travelling from Callander – see the red marker on the attached OS map. We have permission to drive people and tools up to the start of the path.

Flowers from the Hedgerows

When you’re out walking the paths around the village do you ever notice the wild flowers growing in the verges and hedges?

The flowers and fruits mentioned below were seen on Saturday but there will be others at different times of the year.

P.S. they were identified by an amateur using Google Lens- so hopefully the names are correct. If not, email webadmin@thornhillstirling.org with the correct name and they will be amended.

Marsh Woundwort

Birdsfoot Trefoil

Bindweed

Apples

Red Campion Seedheads

Yellow Wort

Wild Celery

Vetch

Tansy

Sedum

Rowan Berries

Rosehips

Rose Bay Willow Herb (Fireweed)

Elderberries

Blackberries (Brambles)

Okay not a flower or fruit but he was on the path!

Paths Group Strikes Again

Six members of the Paths Group spent a couple of hours in the sunshine on Saturday morning strimming, cutting and snipping on the Hedges and Minister’s Paths to clear the sides and make the paths easier to use.

The work was helped by the flapjacks and chocolate brownies supplied by Sue and Richard.

We are all volunteers who live in and around the village. The more people who help out the quicker the work gets done. If you could help out with future work groups, even for a short while, look out for the next announcements.

Paths Group Work Party

The Paths Group are meeting this Saturday, 2nd August to tidy up the Hedges and Minister’s Paths.

Can you come along to help, more hands make light work!

PATHS WORK PARTY THIS WEEKEND, SATURDAY 1st APRIL

(Definitely not an April Fool, all hands needed!)
Following on from everyone’s efforts last month, we still have to ‘top dress’ the second half of the path we made, using the finer material. This will involve barrowing loads from the bottom end of the path where it will be deposited, then raking etc. It would be really good to get this job done in one go, so the more the merrier……

Meet at the top end of the path (junction with South Common) at 10am armed with barrows, shovels, rakes etc. There will be cake.
At the moment the weather doesn’t look too bad but if that changes we’ll rearrange.
Further info 07799412527 or 07787948264

Paths Group Work party

Saturday 6th August 10am- Thornhill Paths Group next work party, meet at the bottom of Gray’s Loan.
Open to anyone who wants to volunteer a few hours to help maintain the lovely paths around our village.
Tools can be supplied, but come dressed in suitable clothes.
See you there! 🙂

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