Report on WFWG achievements during the year 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025. During 202412025 WFWG undertook More than 1,800 hours of volunteer work. This was mainly undertaken on F&LS Muirside, Valleyfield Woodland Park (VWP), the Fife Council Bing sites, a water meadow and on private land. It also undertook work to support local community councils by utilising the skills we possess. This volunteer work was usually undertaken on Monday mornings from 09:30 to 12.30. Additional work was undertaken when circumstances required. Some of the additional works have required the hire of machine and its utilisation for a few days at a time. Well done to the team of volunteers, especially who put in the extra hours. During the spring, summer and autumn the vegetation and grass on the path network, plus the grass in the orchard grow continuously resulting in multiple visits to maintain control. All of this means that our machinery and tools require regular maintenance by some of our dedicated volunteers with the aptitude and enthusiasm to undertake this work. Thanks to for their continuing Maintenan to machines and trailers. So, we are delighted that our"band" of volunteers keeps expanding. New blood reduces the age profile of the group and gives us additional experience, skills, and enthusiasm. On volunteer Mondays it is sometimes neSSary to distribute volunteers to different locations to make best use of the "human resources. for the workload to be undertaken. At 11:00 we all get together for a coffee and social catch up. The group provides a social function as well as environmental work. WFWG has a highly active Facebook page where members of the group and local people record their wildlife sightings, and experiences in the West Fife area. The site has more than 12,500 + Followers. Regular activities and events: The annual Snowdrop Walks were held in February and early March. Once again the numbers were disappointing, and the general feeling was that volunteer led walks should be discontinued. However, the trail will still be maintained so self~guided walks can be undertaken. Many visitors do follow the trail independently using the leaflets available at the STRC car park. After the Snowdrops die back the group replant some of them to improve the display for the following years. The West Fife Woodland Way continued to be used by both local and regional visitors to West Fife. Another 1000 trifold leaflets had to be printed to cope with demand. We also purchased additional way-marker discs to replace those that were damaged or missing. The foliage on the old drove road from Muirhead to Devilla has to be cut back on a regular basis and sections of this path near to the Walled Garden have been upgraded. Users of the WFKMN always comment on how it is well maintained and waymarked. Thp f?:'r gates that were delivered during the year have been installed both by here the West Fife Woodland Way crosses his land near the Plague raves; and at either end of the link from the Alloa to Dunfemline cycle route to the sand v2r road have also created the path between the two ove encing to separate the path from the field is still required. The community orchard in Valleyfield Woodland Park absorbs some of the groups efforts pruning the trees and occasionally replacing ones that have died. The surrounding hedge was thickened by the planting of whips.
Valleyfield Woodland Park and in particular the area around the walled garden has been a focus with the installation of a table and benches as well as keeping the paths clear and foliage cut back. This will be ongoing work. Work by Fife Council to stabilise the stonework of the West 'rk at Culross has been completed and it is anticipated that the same team will then be employed on "Tam's Cottage" adjacent to the Valleyfield orchard. Other path rna1ntenan has been undertaken in the area surrounding Culross including the little-known Newgate which was becoming impassible between the village and the Abbey. The woodland group undertook several other projects for local communities and community councils. They include- Following funding from Dunfemiline Green Space and Paton's of Dunfemiline work was done on Wooers alley from the back of Tesco's store to the Glen Burn this included grading of the path removing tree stumps and new steps. The carpark at Shiresmill has been resurfaced using quarry materials and road planings, other works were also undertaken in Valleyfield woods to improve drainage and path quality, The path from Bickramside to the White Gates pub in Comrie has been opened by installing the Rainbow bridge near to the White Gates which acts as a memorial to pets that have passed away. On the section of the path that ran along the old railway line foliage was cut back to improve aCss. Permission was granted for a path to be created between Bickramside and the old rail line to White Gates id sterling work over many shifts to create the path utilising machinery. A lot of stock proof fencing was used to separate the path from the adjacent field. Work at the rear of the White Gates was also undertaken to remove a portacabin. NB the route from Bickramside to Muirside/Saline over Forestry and Land Scotland property is still only partially complete. Following a request from a local councillor access from the White Gates to the Alloa Dunfermline cycle path has been improved. The path from Dunfermline William Street to the Urquhart cut via Berry Law has been has been improved. More work was undertaken on path improvements at Crossford. Handrails and steps were installed at Limekilns and the war memorial were tidied and aggregate laid. Assistance was given to the Duloch Path Group, which has received funds to improve its path network,, was visited and improvements made to the path through the glen. Bird, Bat, Owl, and Pine Marten boxes were installed and sometimes re positioned in local woodlands. ' Regular litter picks took place and fallen trees blocking paths removed as required. Litter picks in Torryburn, Oakley and Valleyfield woods. There were a lot of fallen trees in this year. Volunteers from outside organisations have also helped with the ongoing maintenance of various sites. These have included volunteers from FMC, Fife College and the Scouts.
We were once aqain able to hold a Christmas meal for the group's volunteers. Thanks t( or organising this event at the Adamson Hotel in Crossford. We are a group of 25 to 35 enthusiastic volunteers with a wide assortment of skills and expertise. We get very positive feedback from the local community and visitors from further afield. We hope to continue our works in years to come. WFWG Trustees.
4) Page lof4 West Fife Woodlands - Management Accounts 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025 Financial Statement Income Opening Balance £25,030.99 Donations Gifts and Donations £1,418.48 Sales and Services Grass cutting at Daley Gardens £20.00 Subtotal forDonations, Gifts Sales and Services £1,438.48 Grant Income Patons of Dunfermline and Dunfermline Greenspace funding for Wooers Alley Works Coop funds raised for the WFWG £1,800.00 £1,279.29
Page2of4 Limekilns and Charlestown Community Council for War Memorial Works Fife Council grant for RDA Car Park improvement Limekilns and Crossford Community Councils for pathworks £ioo.00 £700.00 £600.00 Saline and Steelend CC payment for railway fencing. SMRT monies. £30,000.00 Subtotal for Grant income £34,479.29 Refunds for Payments not accepted. Total refunds £771.43 Subtotal for refunds £771.43 Total Income £36,689.20 Expenditure Projects and Construction Materials
li Page3of4 Comrie to Bickramside pathworks Rainbow Bridge Four Smaller Projects for Limekilns, Crossford and Wooers Alley Construction materials, Pedestrian Gates and seeds. £16,168.83 £10,911.96 £1,493.22 2,456.50 Sub Total for Project Construction Materials £31,030.51 Tools and Clothin Tools and Clothin £1,209.08 Subtotal for Tools and Clothin £1,209.08 Runnin Fuel Tools Maintenance Costs £434.41 £2,576.18 Sub Total for Running Costs £3,010.59 Administrative Items Insurance £906.47
Page4of4 Room rental Stationery West Fife Woodlands Way Leaflets, discs and STRC. Training Transfer to Resverve account £166.90 £167.88 £628.00 £510.00 £1,000.00 Sub Total for Administrative items £3,379.25 Total Ex enditure £38,629.43 Balance Carried Forward Balance in accounts at 31103/2025 Charity and reserve. Charity £23,090.76 Reserve £2,000.00 -£1,940.23 25,090.76
Pagelof5 West Fife Woodlands - Management Accounts 1st April 2024 to 31 March 2025 Date 01/04/2024 02/04/2024 02/04/2024 03/04/2024 03/04/2024 05/04/2024 08/04/2024 15/04/2024 16/0412024 17/04/2024 22/04/2024 23/04/2024 24/04/2024 25/04/2024 26/04/2024 01/05/2024 02/05/2024 07/0512024 09/05/2024 09/0512024 13/05/2024 15/05/2024 20/05/2024 20/05/2024 20/05/2024 21/05/2024 21/05/2024 21/05/2024 Ex enditure £ Credit £ Balance £ 25,030.99 24,995.79 24,967.45 24,804.25 24,721.24 19,995.39 19,899.90 19,872.66 19,701.08 19,438.04 19,331.39 19,267.89 19,155.44 18,956.53 18,816.07 18,790.90 18,147.90 18,116.69 17,917.06 17,881.77 13,155.93 13,065.53 13,035.22 13,012.42 12,998.12 12,993.24 12,986.23 12,967.27 Transaction Opening Balance Blairhall Community Centre 35.20 28.34 163.20 83.01 4,725.85 95.49 27.24 171.58 263.04 106.65 63.50 112.45 198.91 140.46 25.17 643.00 31.21 199.63 35.29 4,725.84 90.40 30.31 22.80 14.30 4.88 7.01 18.96 urich Insurance Secure a field Ltd (Bridge) GT Towing Company GT Towing Company Agri-gem MGM Timber Towsure Ltd Amazon Fastenings and Paint Trailertek AB Tools online Amazon Jockey Wheel Amazon Wiring Block and Cable Colliers Quaries material for Car Park Fuel for Machinery Amazon 6 x loppers Gibbs and Beveridge Gloves, goggles and first aid kit. Secure a field Ltd (Bridge) Second payment Amazon Stationary Tesco Fuel for Machinery Blaihall Community Centre Engineering Agencies Nuts bolts split pins Eng,jnppring Agencies Nuts bolts split pins AA New V belt two invoicesl
Page2of5 Date 22/05/2024 23/05/2024 23/05/2024 24/05/2024 28/05/2024 29/05/2024 03/06/2024 03106/2024 05/06/2024 17/06/2024 20/06/2024 26/06/2024 05/0712024 10/0712024 11/07/2024 11/07/2024 12/07/2024 17/0712024 17/07/2024 19/07/2024 23/07/2024 23/07/2024 31/07/2024 01/08/2024 07/08/2024 08/08/2024 12/08/2024 12/08/2024 12/08/2024 15/08/2024 19/08/2024 19/08/2024 enditure £ 36.03 40.00 135.00 38.95 24.68 9.99 Credit£ Balance £ 12,931.24 12,891.24 12,756.24 12,717.29 12,692.61 12,682.62 12,707.30 13,407.30 13,161.30 13,131.21 43,131.21 43,079.24 43,050.09 43,019.94 42,980.45 42,560.45 42,502.69 42,464.43 42,426.13 40,630.93 40,831.42 40,855.80 40,345.80 39,953.10 40,005.0 1 39,968.07 39,852.87 39,080.43 39,053.56 39,453.56 39,393.98 39,365.08 Transaction Cairneyhill Service Station Fuel Diesel Shiresmill Therapy Riding Centre Gift to support ponies DAC Security CCTV Monitor SP Yellow Shield Oil Spill Kit Screwfix refunded 3/6/24 Amazon Maypole Wiring Block Screwfix Refunded 28/5/24 Fife Council Grant for Materials for Car Park Multiprint WFWW 1000 leaflets Tesco Fuel for Machinery Grant from S&SCDT/SMRT RC bought a hard drive using wrong card.Error rectified. Tesco Fuel for Machinery No Receipt Cairneyhill Services Diesel for machines Rainbow Bridge Cairneyhill Services Diesel for machines Rainbow Bridge Dynamic Woods Timber for Rainbow Bridge Screwfix fixings for Rainbow Bridge Travis Perkins cutting tool for Rainbow Bridge Cairneyhill Services Diesel for machines Rainbow Bridge Mcveigh Parker 4 x Gates for path access. Donation Dunimarle Castle Scottish Garden Scheme Donation tin McGhee Training Excavator training for Dougie Haddow. Dynamic Woods Timber for Limekilns Works 24.68 700.(X) 246.00 30.09 30,000.00 51.97 29.15 30.15 39.49 420.00 57.76 38.26 38.30 1,795.20 200.49 24.38 510.00 392.70 51.97 37.00 Tesco diesel for Rainbow Bridge Dynamic Wood Timber for Wooers Alley Patthworks and steps Travis Perkins Excavator hire for Rainbow Bridge Travis Perkins Disc cutter for Rainbow Bridge Limekilns and Charlestown CC grant for works MGM fimber Limekilns Pathworks Tesco Fuel no recei 115.20 772.44 26.87 400.00 59.58 28.90
Page3of5 Date 21/0812024 29/08/2024 10109/2024 11/09/2024 18/09/2024 19/09/2024 20/09/2024 23/09/2024 23/09/2024 30/0912024 02/10/2024 07/10/2024 21/10/2024 21/10/2024 23/1012024 28/1012024 29/10/2024 30/10/2024 01/11/2024 05/11/2024 13/11/2024 13/11/2024 15111/2024 15111/2024 15111/2024 18/11/2024 22/11/2024 04/12/2024 17/12/2024 17/12/2024 23/12/2024 06/01/2025 Expenditure £ Credit £ 1,500.00 Balance £ 40,865.08 40,621.88 39,798.42 39,775.42 39,737.42 39,699.42 39,661.42 39,623.42 39,923.42 40,123.42 38,805.82 38,681.82 38,656.2 38,603.77 38,519.06 38,569.06 38,619.06 38,533.87 39,813.16 25,225.16 25,165.84 25,088.36 24,868.85 24,888.85 24,908.85 24,858.84 24,797.62 24,762.55 23,762.55 23,704.20 23,954.20 23,885.21 Transaction Dunfermline Greenspace grant for work on Wooers Alley Campbell Engineering Shiresmill Replace solenoids Zurich Insurance DAS Hendry Puncture Repair Cairneyhill Service Station Fuel Diesel Cairneyhill Service Station Fuel Diesel Cairneyhill Service Station Fuel Diesel Cairneyhill Service Station Fuel Diesel The Patons of Dunfermline Wooers Alley Funding Limekilns and Charlestown CC grant for works Travis Perkins Digger and Dumper DAS Hendry V belt for sit on mower 243.20 823.46 23.00 38.00 38.00 38.00 38.00 300.00 200.00 1,317.60 124.00 25.61 52.44 84.71 Travis Perkins Dumper Hire Amazon fixings for VWP project Limekilns and Charlestown CC grant for works on War Memorial Limekilns and Charlestown CC grant for works on War Memorial MKM decking screws bought in error. Refund in cash to follow Coop Community fund grant from members G Mentiplay fencing Bickramside through Comrie Opencast to old railway Shell Camdean petrol Amazon Printer Cartidges for Chris S. Euvevor new leaf blower Donation from a lady in Oakley Grass cutting by J Thompson House with the Evil Eyes Culross Cairneyhill Sevice Station Diesel for Ronnie Collins Travels Cairneyhill Service Station fuel Petrol for Dougie Haddow's travels Tesco pay at the pump diesel Transfer to WFW reserve account. DAS Henry ATS Euromaster new trailer tyre Donation by Jacqueline Mackenzie Euro Car Parts Battery for Digger 50.00 50.00 85.19 1,279.29 14,588.00 59.32 77.48 219.51 20.00 20.00 50.01 61.22 35.07 1,000.00 58.35 250.00 68.99
Page4of5 Date 08/0112025 14/01/2025 20/01/2025 28/01/2025 05/02/2025 05/02/2025 05/02/2025 05/02/2025 05/0212025 10/02/2025 14/0212025 17/02/2025 18/02/2025 18/02/2025 19/02/2025 24/0212025 10/0312025 17/03/2025 17/0312025 18/03/2025 24/0312025 24/03/2025 25/0312025 25/0312025 26103/2025 26/03/2025 27/03/2025 27/03/2025 27/03/2025 27/03/2025 31/03/2025 enditure £ 342.00 69.55 544.73 Credit£ Balance £ 23,543.21 23,473.66 22,928.93 23,473.66 23,523.66 23,533.66 23,556.66 23,641.85 23,652.46 23,635.93 23,665.93 23,568.43 23,768.43 23,968.43 23,916.83 23,678.87 23,624.70 23,588.17 23,888.17 23,988.17 23,987.18 23,657.68 23,557.68 23,197.68 23,226.01 23,214.61 23,186.9 23,223.49 23,178.71 23,099.75 23,090.76 Transaction Shelly signs new discs for WFWW Shell Camdean petrol Ali express Grass cutter Ali Express qrass ccjtter refund 544.73 50.00 10.00 23.00 85.19 10.61 Snowdrop walk donations MKM decking screws bought in error. Refund in cash received Donations received in cash in November 2024 BP Gara e Fijpl for m3chTne 16.53 30.00 97.50 Blairhall CC Room rental Matthew Styles footpath repairs Mountain Technology Limited footpath repairs Chris Souden 2 x Chainsaw chains for RC and JT. Tree removal in West Fife following storm Colliers Quarrying material for works at Crossford Ali Express Chainsaw blades and an other item Ali Express Purchase in Error (See 27 Mar entry for refund) Peter Hart Kirklands Saline Donation. Saline and Steelend CC or CDT donation for tools used in Saline Glen Amazon Prime ? Amazon Spear and Jackson Loppers x 10 Engineering Agencies Fan Housing I-deal Seeds Clover Seeds x 3 Ali Express refund from Purchase on 10 March less delivery charge £3.27 Blairhall Community Centre 200.00 200.00 51.60 237.96 54.17 36.53 300.00 100.00 0.99 329.50 100.00 360.00 28.33 11.40 27.65 36.53 Ali Express for Refund(see 17 Mar Entry Colliers Quarrying rnaterial for works at Crossford MGM Timber Post Mix x 14 Amazon Subscription. Error. 44.78 78.96 8.99
Page5of5 Date enditure £ Credit £ Balance £ Transaction Totals 38,629.43 36,689.20 -1,940.23 Total Income - Total Expenditure. Balance In accounts on 31/0312025 25,090.76 Both charlty (23,090.76) and reserve account (2,000.00).
APPENDIX 3 oscr Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to the Charty name trusteeslmembers of West Fife Woodlands Group V2 Registered charity SC 048093 number On the accounts of the charity for the period Period start date Month Period end date Month Day Year Day_- Year 1st 024 31st March 025 Set out on pages I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025, set Iremember to include the page but on pages numbers of additional sheets) Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance responsibilities of trustees and examiner with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities examiner's statement Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. Independent examiner's In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention statement which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper un tandin of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): te: 0810812025 Address: "Please delete the words in the bra following page. matters which have come to your attention on the
APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section :.......... Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose