If you have been for a walk in the Dunster Forest in the last week or so you may be concerned that we are playing a practical joke on visitors by confusing the waymarked trail signage!
What we are actually doing is gradually phasing in a brand new waymarked trail network, that will take the number of walking trails from 3 to 7. The walks have been designed as cicular routes which take in all the best bits of the Dunster Forest. They include 3 walks that start and finish on the edge of Dunster, so you can factor in a well deserved pint by the fire or cream tea into your walk!
The old walking trail network will still remain in place for the duration of the installation process, but once all the signage is in place the old trails will cease to exist. Details of the new walking trails are available from our webiste, www.dunsterestate.co.uk.
The existing cycle trail will also be phased out in time, and we will be reviewing this to make improvements to this facility.
New leaflets will be available from the end of october.
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
If you go down to the woods today . . .
This weekend, to mark this year’s FSC Friday, we are encouraging forest fans and tree lovers alike to celebrate good forestry management by visiting Dunster Forest.
FSC Friday (24 September 2010) is a day set aside to raise awareness of the accreditation scheme run by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Endorsed by organisations such as WWF and Greenpeace, the accreditation is awarded to woodlands across the UK managed with good environmental and social practices. By buying wood or paper products with the FSC logo you can encourage foresters across the UK to work for and maintain high standards in sustainable woodland management.
Each of The Crown Estate woodlands are FSC approved. Some produce softwood and hardwood timber for commercial purposes, including those at Glenlivet, Windsor, Applegirth and, of course, Dunster. All that timber has the FSC logo.
I’d encourage anyone with an interest in the outdoors to take a trip to our woods this weekend to see the standards of the FSC scheme being delivered in practice. Discover for yourself the wealth of wildlife and walks, including the wheelchair and buggy friendly Tall Trees Trail, the first of our new waymarked trails. By the end of 2010 Dunster Forest will have expanded the network to seven walking trails, making it easier than ever to “go down to the woods today”.
You now can find maps of the existing and new walking trails on our website. Look forward to seeing you there.
FSC Friday (24 September 2010) is a day set aside to raise awareness of the accreditation scheme run by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Endorsed by organisations such as WWF and Greenpeace, the accreditation is awarded to woodlands across the UK managed with good environmental and social practices. By buying wood or paper products with the FSC logo you can encourage foresters across the UK to work for and maintain high standards in sustainable woodland management.
Each of The Crown Estate woodlands are FSC approved. Some produce softwood and hardwood timber for commercial purposes, including those at Glenlivet, Windsor, Applegirth and, of course, Dunster. All that timber has the FSC logo.
I’d encourage anyone with an interest in the outdoors to take a trip to our woods this weekend to see the standards of the FSC scheme being delivered in practice. Discover for yourself the wealth of wildlife and walks, including the wheelchair and buggy friendly Tall Trees Trail, the first of our new waymarked trails. By the end of 2010 Dunster Forest will have expanded the network to seven walking trails, making it easier than ever to “go down to the woods today”.
You now can find maps of the existing and new walking trails on our website. Look forward to seeing you there.
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Welcome to the Dunster Estate blog!
Hello from the Dunster Estate, I am Andy, the Countryside Manager here, and I will be updating this blog to keep you informed of what is happening here at Dunster. This first blog is posted as the new dunsterestate.co.uk website goes live (subject to a bit more ongoing tweaking).
I am also working on new walking trails, new leaflets, new welcome signage, so watch this space as further developments arise!
I am also working on new walking trails, new leaflets, new welcome signage, so watch this space as further developments arise!
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