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• Rubha Phoil Forest Garden and Woodland Walk - Rubha Phoil is a well wooded peninsula situated near the Armadale ferry terminal on the Sleat peninsula of Skye. This area is known as the, "Garden of Skye", because of it's deep peat soils and mild climate. Trees on the site include; Scots Pine, Larch, Oak, Beech, Birch, Hazel, Rowan, Aspen, Elder, Ash, Silver Fir and newly planted young Alder. Our only Sitka is a magnificent sixty foot high specimen, proudly gracing one of our more windy headlands. Crossing the land from east to west is a series of five volcanic dykes creating undulating areas of grassland, heather, bracken, peat bog and salt marsh. Backed by cliffs with caves and gulleys, the rocky seashore and offshore islets provide a haven for seals, sea otters, and also birds such as herons, Arctic terns, and sea eagles.
By creating a woodland walk, we hope to promote the Rubha as an educational resource and we also aim to offer a wide variety of educational activities.
By using natural soil reconditioning methods, we are developing kitchen gardens and forest garden areas, with emphasis on organic varieties adapted to these conditions.
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• Skye Flora - A comprehensive list of flowering plants and ferns recorded as growing wild on the Isle of Skye.
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Horse riding holidays, holiday pony
trekking & riding lessons at Skye Riding Centre near Portree, Skye, a
wonderful location for a riding holiday in the Highlands of
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