We have just completed a small natural protection trial using sheep’s wool at our Reilly Road landfill woodland project. We planted dense clumps of aspen which is highly palatable to deer, surrounded by some gorse. We then wrapped sheep’s wool around the stems to see if this would be effective as a deterrent against deer …
This content requires the Flash Player. Download Flash Player. Already have Flash Player? Click here. This content requires the Flash Player. Download Flash Player. Already have Flash Player? Click here.Promotional Film Eadha is excited to announce the launch of its Yearn Stane Project with the completion of its first tree planting event held at the Barytes Mine at Muirshiel …
Eadha has now commenced an innovative woodland establishment trial at the former Glentaggart Opencast Coal Site (OCCS) thanks to funding from the Brown Forbes Memorial Trust and the owner Douglas and Angus Estate. We will be establishing 3 hectares of pioneer woodland comprising an assemblage of rare native species including montane (mountain) willows, aspen which …
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Its that time of year again to receive thousands of tiny aspen trees from the laboratory. Time to get busy potting them all up! Great work by Micropropagation Services. Aspen rarely sets seed so to propagate large volumes of trees requires the use of plant tissue culture methods, basically growing trees in petri dishes. Its …
NATIVE SCOTTISH ASPENITS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! EADHA ENTERPRISES IS OFFERING EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS ON NATIVE ASPEN ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS. Orders placed by 30th May and with a 50% deposit payable by 15th June will be eligible for the reduced unit price of £0.90 ex VAT (18% reduction)(The standard unit price for the 2016/2017 planting season …
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Eadha are very grateful for the fantastic help of corporate volunteers from Thermofisher’s Inchinnan plant. A total of 500 native aspen trees were planted. Well done everyone and please come back for the next project!
Eadha Enterprises is excited about the prospect of becoming a partner with Beith Community Development Trust (http://is.gd/KNe8Nh) at their Geilsland Campus. We are planning to develop a new tree nursery there which will serve as an environmental training, education and volunteering hub. Here is the link to a Youtube video produced by HIE who funded …
Eadha has recently been promoting the use of aspen in agroforestry system and we are developing some demonstrations projects on crofts in the Highlands. We have just had an article about Aspen Agroforestry published in the latest edition of Agroforestry News produced by the Agroforestry Research Trust (Vol 24 No.2). The article is based on our report …
We are grateful for the help of students in the Glasgow University Zoological Society for planting aspen trees today at Craigends Community Woodland. Great effort from all.
Had a great time tree planting at Craigends Community Woodland with a group of Eritrean Lads from the Maryhill Integrated Network in Glasgow, who came down with Craig from the Forestry Commission. They were unstoppable and great fun and not a single complaint about the temperature! Hope they all go on to thrive in Scotland …
Eadha has enjoyed working with Lochcarron Community Development Company – LCDC (Kirkton Trading) and meeting the participants who had come from all over the North West Highlands to learn more about aspen and how to propagate and grow it. LCDC are hoping to develop a collection of local clones for propagating and planting in Kirkton …
Planting as now commenced at Craigends Community Woodland near Fenwick on what was a beautiful crisp winters day. We will be planting over 2000 of our native local provenance aspen trees as part of this project. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact us.
A big thanks to our volunteers for contributing to the first work party on the Loch House Link Project. In a short time we transformed a 50m stretch of overgrown woodland strewn with rubbish, into an attractive space with an accessible walking route. A total of 13 bags of rubbish were collected! A shocking indictment on …
Thanks to Eadha volunteers, 300 local provenance native aspen trees have been planted along the Middle Burn in the Scottish Borders for Tweed Forum. This new riparian woodland is being created for the Eddleston Water Project which seeks to restore water courses and habitats in the Eddleston catchment, a tributary of the River Tweed. Interesting …
Thanks to Jerome, Dave, Duncan, Emily, Jenny and Mick’s help on Saturday, we are making great progress with the Loch House Link. Litter picking almost complete along the woodland strip. with another 15 bags removed. Next work party is on November 21st 9.45am. Meet at RSPB centre, Lochwinnoch.
PLACE YOUR ORDERS NOW TO GUARANTEE YOUR NATIVE ASPEN TREES FOR THE COMING PLANTING SEASON EADHA IS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE LEADING THE WAY IN NATIVE ASPEN CONSERVATION, RESEARCH, PROPAGATION AND PLANTING We are promoting the use of aspen is a range of applications: We are currently the sole supplier of native aspen from seed zones 106, 107, …
Eadha are delighted to announce a new exciting collaboration with Dr Richard Stow of Enviroscience to develop an innovative model for the restoration and reforestation of derelict opencast mines across Scotland. This will be delivered through our Growing Green Energy Project We are also announcing the launch of our Discussion Paper which sets out our vision, and we …
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Eadha is seeking wood crafters to collaborate to develop new products out of aspen wood. One of Eadha’s objectives is to identify stands of non-native aspen, to fell fell these and then replace with our own local provenance native clones. By doing this work, we would obtain the aspen timber which could then be available …
Volunteers from environmental consultancy AEA Ricardo’s Glasgow office helped to plant the final area of the Wardlaw Community Woodland and Community Windpower’s Wardlaw Windfarm. We have been highly encouraged by the level of volunteer support for this project and the interest shown by the volunteers to be involved in the ongoing management work. The project has been …
A big thanks goes to volunteers from Glasgow coordinated through the Forestry Commission’s Sadia Ismail who helped with tree planting at Wardlaw Community Woodland today. This group included a team from the charity Human Appeal. Despite driving rain and wind, (and some mobility issues!) the guys worked tirelessly with high spirits. None of the group …
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Eadha undertook its final trip for the Lakeland Aspen collection work, on Thursday 2nd April. Maurice, the Forest Ranger with the National Trust ferried us out to the islands on Derwent Water where he had previously noted the location of aspen stands. The lake was like glass and the scenery stunning thanks to perfect weather …
Eadha delivered an aspen propagation workshop at SWT’s Shewalton Wood Reserve in Irvine on Sunday and supplied 80 aspens for planting on the reserve. Root cuttings were harvested from 6 stock trees which were laid out and buried in a raised bed. A further 7 young trees were provided for growing on as stock trees. …
East Ayrshire Woodlands (EAW) are equipping unemployed women with forestry skills and vocational training to help them get jobs. Three of their team together with their supervisor Kenny helped to plant aspen trees at Wardlaw in the spring sun. Thanks for your help and hopefully see you back for more!
Students from Scotland’s Rural College in Ayr have helped to plant 1000 aspen and eared willow at Wardlaw. A great effort for just one day! They were blessed with fine weather, a first for Wardlaw. The students learned about the principles behind the design of this new woodland and the significance of native aspen. Haste …
Kilmarnock College students studying horticulture helped Eadha commence the planting at Wardlaw. The first task was to collect cuttings of Eared Willow (Salix aurita) from a recorded stand in Renfrewshire. Given willow’s tendency to hybridize, great care must be taken when selecting bushes for cuttings. This stand lies in a remote location some distance from any other …
The mounding is nearing completion at Wardlaw thanks to a great job by Cochrane Forestry. Planting due to commence next week. Lets hope the snow doesn’t return!
Cochrane Forestry is now on-site undertaking the ground preparation for the planting. The site will be mounded which should make planting a lot easier given the rough terrain of this clear-fell site.
Hats off to the boys from Alter Fencing who have kept going through the worst weather conditions over the last week. They have faced everythings from severe gales and driving rain to ice and now snow. The perimeter fence is nearing completion, with ground preparation due to start shortly.
Eadha has been given the go ahead by Community Windpower to establish a new community woodland at Wardlaw Windfarm near Dalry in North Ayrshire. The 7 hectare scheme has been designed by Eadha to provide multiple benefits for the local community including a recreational resource, wildlife habitat and potential source of future woodfuel. We will be …
Largest Aspen Woodland in Southern Scotland to be created! Read More »
Eadha was in involved in the recent Winter Woodland Wonders event at Linwood Community Woodland organised by the Forestry Commission. Eadha along with a number of other contributors set up an encampment with a rocket stove and wood burner to provide some heat in the biting NW wind. Eadha delivered aspen propagation workshops where members of …
Eadha have provided Howford Primary School in Glasgow with a fine looking Christmas tree this year, and in the process, provided a valuable outdoor experience for two P7 boys. The budding lumberjacks selected the tree themselves, an unusual specimen with 3 main leader stems (perhaps representing the 3 wise men or the holy trinity?), before …
Our partner Arborvita are running an October Special Offer on selected leaf jewellery including aspen leaf earrings and pendants. In addition there will be 20% of other items. For the perfect Christmas Present click here!
Eadha was delighted to enlist the help of a group of 5 volunteers from the Lloyds customer service centre in Glasgow. They helped to pot up around 4000 aspen plugs in just a couple of hours so definitely no complaints there! Many thanks to Alan, Maurice, Gavin, Luke and Derek Haste ye back!
A group of P5/P6s at Drummore Primary School in Drumchapel, Glasgow, recently spent an afternoon learning about the importance of aspen trees and and then potting up 20 saplings for growing on in their beautiful school garden. For more information
NATIVE SCOTTISH ASPEN SPECIAL OFFER! EADHA ENTERPRISES IS OFFERING EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS ON NATIVE ASPEN ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS. Orders placed by 9th May and with a 50% deposit payable by 1st June will be eligible for the reduced unit price of £0.90 ex VAT(18% reduction)(The standard unit price for the 2014/2015 planting season will be £1.10 ex VAT) Trees are …
Eadha Enterprises is delighted that Run Native’s online store is now stocking our tree related gifts. Run Native is supplied exclusively by social enterprises and offers a unique range of beautiful products. Visit Run Native
The 22 children in Lochwinnoch Primary school’s Eco-Warriors pupil council have helped Eadha Enterprises create a fantastic and unique outdoor education resource in the beautiful countryside to be found a short walk from the school. A total of 90 aspen trees were planted in 3 concentric rings by the hard working warriors. Not only …
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Eadha Enterprises is delighted to announce that it has been successful in receiving grant funding from the Enterprise Ready Fund for the purchase of a new vehicle. The 4×4 twin cab Isuzu Jeep will greatly increase the capacity of the organisation in its delivery of specialist woodland related services and crucially to allow it to add …
Eadha Enterprises is delighted to announce that it has been successful in winning the tender for the collection of aspen clones for the Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) Galloway District. This work forms part of a wider partnership agreement between Eadha and FCS to establish a supply chain for aspen to deliver planting stock to a …
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Eadha Enterprises is pleased to announce the launch of its new gifts range including: Please visit the gifts section for more information.
Eadha Enterprises led a group of 10 green fingered P6 children from St Michael’s Primary School in Port Glasgow to plant 20 aspen trees at their local Woodhall Park as part of their John Muir Award. The children learned all about aspen, its folklore, natural history, timber uses and its conservation. Aspen is Inverclyde’s “Panda” …
Pupils from Linwood High School recently spent the day in the wilds of Muirshiel Country Park, developing their survival skills, building tarp shelters and learning how to make tea using a Kelly Kettle. They learned about land-use issues and woodland management and planted young native aspen saplings to improve the biodiversity of the conifer plantation. …
Murgitroyd & Company, a European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney practice provided a group of eight volunteers from their Glasgow headquarters to take part in an environmental field work event organised by Eadha Enterprises as part of their new Corporate Social Responsibility strategy. The hardy volunteers gave up their Saturday morning to undertake woodland management work …
St Palladius Primary School’s eco-committee visited Lochwinnoch Community Garden on Friday 21st June to help to grow native aspen trees with Eadha Enterprises, accompanied by Community Windpower’s ranger Pete Boustead. The 11 eager pupils from Dalry learned all about aspen conservation and the importance of aspen in woodlands and for biodiversity. Before putting there hands …
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Eadha Enterprises are delighted to announce that Parklea Association Branchin Out are now stocking a small selection of 4-5 year old aspen trees from our collection. Parklea Association Branching Out is a charity based in Port Glasgow, established in 1997 to help to develop local individuals with support needs to fulfill their potential. Parklea …
adha Enterprises have been successful in obtaining charitable status from OSCR. Charity Number: SC04392 Charitable Objects Advance environmental protection and improvement through the propagation and planting of indigenous trees (particularly Aspen) in a number of areas in Scotland To work towards the advancement of citizenship and community development through the creation of volunteering opportunities in …
Eadha Enterprises are pleased to announce that Scotplants Ltd near Beith are now stocking a small selection of 4-5 year old aspen trees from our collection. Five clones are available including: Contact Douglas Boatman on 01505 502717; enquiries@scotplants.co.uk; www.scotplants.com
Eadha Enterprises was delighted to be invited by Carmunnock Preservation Society to plant three aspen trees at The Glebe, in the village. Carmunnock is a beautiful conservation village lying just to the south of Glasgow and is known as “the only village in Glasgow”. The Glebe is the Scots name for the church minister’s portion of …
The Aspen Tree Day recently held by Eadha Enterprises at Lochwinnoch was a great success. 100 aspen trees were planted along by the River Calder by 22 eager volunteers of all ages despite the biting east wind. Aspen is very rare in Renfrewshire and all 5 surviving clones are located in very remote and inaccessible locations in the …
The Scottish Parliament is considering a petition which asks for the Scots Pine to be made the official National Tree of Scotland as a legacy for the Year of Natural Scotland. However the Woodland Trust have decided to give the public the opportunity to vote for the tree they think best represents the nation. Of course Eadha Enterprises …
Scotland’s landownership pattern is one of the most concentrated in the world. The UN denies aid to some South American countries with less concentrated systems, unless land redistribution is carried out. (Cahill). At present, 83.1% of rural land is privately owned by just 969 people. (Wightman) Eadha Enterprises are reporting to the Scottish Government’s Land …
Photograph by Patrick Pleul/DPA/Corbis Yet another tree disease has reached Scotland. Ash die-back which has already wiped out 90% of Denmark’s native ash population has now arrived. The first site to be identified was at a new woodland at Kilmacolm. Forestry Commission Scotland has now confirmed in a survey of 2730 ash sites in Scotland …
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