You can demonstrate your support for Carrifran Wildwood by purchasing a copy of The Carrifran Wildwood Story: Ecological Restoration from the Grass Roots by Myrtle & Philip Ashmole, with members of the Wildwood Group. The book was recently shortlisted for the Robin Jenkins Literary Award, the UK’s first environmental book award.
The Carrifran Wildwood Story is the real-life account of a group of individuals, initially based around Peebles, determined to bring one valley in the Southern Uplands of Scotland back to the type of wildwood that would have existed there 6000 years ago. It takes the reader on a journey from the birth of the idea through the search for a site, the purchase – by public donations – and the the highs and lows of this unique co-operative enterprise over the first ten years in the life of the developing wildwood.
The book has been written, illustrated and produced by volunteers and no contributor has been paid.
To see more you can download a preview picture of the book cover and then download and print off the order form.
Alternatively, you can buy the book online via the Borders Forest Trust website . All profits from book sales will go toward future work at Carrifran. Please also be aware that the book will not be available from other online retailers.
