What is Roamers?
Sustainable West Linton and District Charity (SWLD) is creating a community woodland, called Roamers Wood, for the benefit of the community and future generations. This opportunity has arisen through a generous local benefactor granting the community a long-term lease on the land, with SWLD custodianship.
What is planned for Roamers?
Roamers will provide a haven for biodiversity with wildlife-friendly trees and plants, as well as a place for learning in nature. Already, our pupils have been involved in helping develop this woodland by planting trees, creating a bug hotel and raising seedlings from local seeds to eventually plant up at the woodland.
In due course, Roamers will contain a Witches Cauldron area for plants associated with witchcraft, traditional medicines and herbal cures. A Tree Alphabet area will be a meeting point for educational purposes, and a traditional Roundhouse will be built to prompt building skills and an understanding of the history of the area. Roman armies, royals, drovers, and travellers of every kind once passed through the area and Roamers
will incorporate translations of this rich history.
How to get involved?
Anyone and everyone is welcome to visit and enjoy Roamers already. You can find access points at the top of the Loan and via Medwyn Road. If you would like to get involved in planting the 5000+ trees needed, there will be planting events every Saturday until the end of spring 2023 (weather permitting!).
Like more info? See SustainableWLD.co.uk
Roamers is open all humans and wildlife. [credit: Boyd Wild]
Roamers is the triangle shaped field and sits within the beautiful landscape of West Linton, bordering on the Pentland Hills. [credit: Macbie Photography]
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