Dùthchas Arainn Community Benefit Society has launched a community share offer to fund a feasibility study for Arran’s first woodland crofting community. The project aims to establish new crofts through Community Asset Transfer of Forestry and Land Scotland woodland in the Glenrickard area near Brodick (Glencloy).
See the share offer here: https://duthchas.scot/
The share offer, which has received the Community Shares Standard Mark, is raising £32,000 to support ecological assessments, archaeological surveys, business planning, and community consultation. Woodland crofting offers a practical approach to land access for new entrants, creating opportunities for people to live and work sustainably on the island while managing woodland productively.
With around 40 members so far, the society is working to demonstrate how community-led land management can address multiple challenges including affordable housing, population retention, and sustainable land use. The feasibility study would be carried out by the Community Woodlands Association, with findings expected to inform future woodland croft development across Scotland.
For more information and to become a member and invest in the society, visit duthchas.scot
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