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 ne￿SSary 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 aC￿ss.
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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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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

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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