West Stormont Woodland Group

West Stormont
Woodland Group

Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) SC051682

Join us today to bring Taymount Wood and Five Mile Wood into community ownership

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Sunday 20th July and Sunday 3rd August, 2025

Discover New Community Walks with Mike Thewlis

Starting at 10.30am – see below for Meeting Points

WSWG is striding out beyond the woods for these events. WSWG member Mike Thewlis has been investigating our local access network and has come up with a circular walking route called the Three Woods Nature Walk taking in Taymount, Five Mile and Stanley Rookery Woods along the way. Would you like some fresh air and exercise? You are invited to join Mike in walking two different parts of the route to see what is there for us to enjoy in terms of wildlife, landscape, history and heritage and find out where access improvements are needed. A chance to meet up with friends too, old and new!
  • Green Route 1: 6km circular walk
  • Duration: approximately 3.5 hours
  • Meeting point: Taymount Wood car park 10.30am
  • Start time: 10.30am
  • Finish time: return to TW car park – est. 2.30pm
  • Rest points are shown in yellow

Walk One – Sunday 20th July

  • Red Route 2: 10km linear walk
  • Duration: approximately 4.5 hours
  • Involves car shuttle from Stanley School
  • Meeting point: Stanley School car park at 10.30am
  • Start time: 11am from Taymount Wood car park
  • Finish time: Lift by car back to Stanley School and Taymount car parks

Walk Two – Sunday 3rd August

Sturdy walking boots or shoes recommended and otherwise dress for the weather on the day.
There are no steep hills or anything too difficult on these walks, but the path surfaces and vegetation do vary in different places. Part of the purpose of the walks will be to see where improvements to the paths would be good. As we go, we will also note features of interest, record interesting wildlife sightings and so on.
Things to bring: drinking water; picnic lunch; sit mat & binoculars may be good; sun block if necessary. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Well-behaved dogs welcome.

To give us an idea of numbers, please click here to let us know which walk or walks you intend to come along to
For more info or to ask us anything else about either walk click here

Saturday 9th August 2025

Art and Ecology Workshop with Jan Hendry - Magic Moths

2-4pm at Stanley Village Hall

This free event is part of the Stanley Biodiversity Village Project and Jan’s “Fragile” Art and Ecology Project and we’d love to see you there. No experience needed, just love of nature, arty activities and a curiosity about the wildlife in the place we all call home. Weather-permitting, Jan will have been out the night before and light-trapped some moths in a flowery garden in Stanley. We will be able to look at them close-up in the collection pots, see their beautiful and diverse markings, learn about moth life cycles and then identify them with Jan’s help before she releases them back that evening to where they were caught. Mothy art galore to enjoy too – learn how to make a moth-themed paper flexigon and marvel at Jan’s handmade giant Emperor Moth rag rug. Suitable for anyone age 8 and older – children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

There are 10 places available, so book yours now here.  

Book your place here please

Proposed activities include:

  • Looking at living moths (in pots) caught in Stanley the night before (by Jan)
  • Hearing about the amazing lives of moths from Jan, with reference to photos of moths she’s been catching since April 2024
  • Illustrating 4-sided paper ‘flexagons’ to take home, with the 4 stages of the moth life-cycle: egg, caterpillar, pupa, moth and round again… Jan will demonstrate how the flexagon works and how to use the art materials available.
  • Jan will provide ready-made flexagons and can show people how to make their own later as time allows. Other things to look at will include Jan’s giant Emperor moth rag-rug, the moth trapping equipment and lots of books and moth photos.
  • Jan will demonstrate how a complete moth-beginner like herself can learn really quickly how to submit valuable data on-line. She’ll have info available about how to follow up this intro workshop for those who are interested. She will be happy to help train anyone in Stanley who wants to use the moth trap.

All living moths attending the workshop will be photographed, recorded and returned home within 24hrs and all materials supplied, no art or moths experience needed!

Monday 11th August 2025

Bushcraft with Biscuit in Taymount Wood

Advance Notice – More details inc times and booking options coming soon.

A fun, FREE event for children with Wee Adventures

Join Biscuit of Wee Adventures in Taymount Wood to learn some exciting bushcraft skills and enjoy other forest fun activities. Inspire children’s imaginations, engage the senses and create a sense of wonder in the natural world. By working on a “Leave No Trace” basis, Biscuit nurtures the idea of caring for the environment by “thinking green” in all our activities.

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Informal Wildlife Recording, any time that suits, using iRecord

An easy way for you to record the wildlife and plants you see whilst walking, running, cycling or chilling in the woods.

Please see the website for further information and advice on how to enter a casual record or records. By doing this you will help us gain a better understanding of the wildlife and plants to be found in the woods.

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Whilst Membership of West Stormont Woodland Group is FREE and always will be, fundraising is a major objective in our journey to bring this woodland under community ownership. Please consider making a donation, however small, to keep our bid process on track. Thank you. 

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