Pictured is our Chair, Billy Shields, representing the Trust at a recent publicity event in the Rothesay Co-op. Huge thanks to the Co-op for supporting us again via their Community Fund.     

Some of the young trees planted in the Memorial Garden have not survived. Pictured are the Bute Conservation Trust volunteers and Mount Stuart colleagues replacing all the dead trees after taking delivery of 80 replacement trees, plus new compost and mulch mats....

The Bute Conservation Trust volunteers were out again to clear another fallen tree from the West Island Way route in the forest section above Glen More in the north of Bute. 

Bute Conservation Trust volunteers have renewed the ropes on the boardwalk into the Quien Bird Hide. The old ropes were showing their age and were heavily covered in moss. Apart from that the Hide is in excellent condition. We’ve even cleaned the windows! 

A good turnout of our Conservation Volunteers let us clear a long stretch of overgrown pathway on the West Island Way path at Westlands Road. Heavy duty strimmers and chainsaws helped get the job done in a morning. Pictured are Before, During and After pictures plus...

That's merchandise if you're not "down with the kids"! We've collaborated with the Bike Shed/Bute Signs and have produced some lapel pins and T-shirts to raise money for the coffers. You can buy yourself a souvenir of your West Island Way trip at the Bike Shed...

We spent an hour at the Rothesay store speaking to shoppers to explain what Bute Conservation Trust do and to make them aware that they can consider supporting us by going to their Membership Account and choosing us as their nominated ‘good cause’.

The West Island Way forest path at the north of Bute took quite a battering from Storm Babet. Pictured are Donald and Billy clearing one of the smaller trees from the track. A few larger trees will require the forestry expertise of Mount Stuart Estate for complete...

Pictured are some of our volunteers accepting ‘Paths for All’ certificates recognising the Bute Conservation Trust’s work in preserving the many pathways on the Isle of Bute. Local Councillor Reeni Kennedy-Boyle put the volunteers forward for this award and is...

The path up to the historic burial site called Cairnbaan was very overgrown. Pictured are the Conservation Trust volunteers having fixed the broken boardwalk and now clearing the stile of bracken.