Billy is often behind the camera taking the pictures but in this one he’s seen putting the finishing touches to our replacement frame for the map and information board - as well as having made the new frame. It’s at the popular ancient stone ‘circle’ at the Black...

The Bute Conservation Trust volunteers cut the grass and maintain the young trees at the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Garden at Ettrick Bay. We’ve come across the remains of several camp fires whilst cutting or trimming the grass. We’ve erected signage at the Garden to...

  During the Neolithic Period (approx 4500 - 2200 B.C.) communities constructed chambered cairns for the burial of the dead. Grave goods were often deposited with the dead in order to help them in the afterlife. There are several well-preserved Neolithic tombs on...

The bridge over the Mill Burn at Kilchattan Bay was replaced only a few years ago. The bridge is fine but sand erosion had created a drop at one end. Our Bute Conservation Trust volunteers were out today to construct a new step to make life easier for walkers using...

The volunteer team were hard at work this morning on the West Island Way route at the very south end of Bute. Firstly, two new waymarkers installed. Secondly, repairing a broken gate at Loch na Leighe (pictured before and after, with Billy putting the finishing...

  Livestock can wander through gates left open by walkers and cause a problem for farmers. So we have added new signage to some gates. But with or without a Notice, walkers should close all gates securely behind them.  

The recent major storm brought down several large trees across the West Island Way path section known as the Garrison Road near Port Bannatyne. Very many thanks to the Mount Stuart Estate foresters for their good work in clearing the path. 

Overgrown whins and a boggy path were making conditions unpleasant on the West Island Way path near Hilton. The Bute Conservation Trust volunteers spent the morning clearing a long stretch of whins to create solid ground for the pathway. Whilst the other volunteers...

  Although the images on the original boards had lasted well, they had deteriorated a bit over time. Plus some posts were rotten and the Straad one was completely down. Our replacement boards from Bute Signs (with attractive drone images from Paul Simpson) have a...

  The Bute Conservation Volunteers were delighted to spend a sunny morning helping to plant a new hedge at Scalpsie Farm.