The Culduthel Woods in Inverness are owned and managed by the Culduthel Woods Group on behalf of the local community.

CULDUTHEL WOODS PATH PROJECT 2024: We are working hard to improve the paths in the woods and to promote active travel and we have developed some new proposals that are set out below.  We organsed an online survey to get people's views and that closed on 23 August 2024 - we are now reading and taking stock of everything that people said and we will report back soon, before the project is taken forwards. 

Back in 2021, when we asked people about the management of the woods, we had around 135 responses and over 210 individual comments  -  and over 85% of people said they wanted to improve the paths while keeping their woodland character. You can see that work summarised on our Management Plan page.

The aim of this new Path Project is to promote active travel and to improve access to and through the woods, between the surrounding residential areas and key local facilities, such as the Inverness Royal Academy and Culduthel Christian Centre. Through the construction of new and improved paths, important connections will be made to the wider active travel networks, helping people to walk, cycle and enjoy the local area. In summary, we plan to build a new path around the pond; to improve the surface of the paths near the main gates; and to improve entrances to the woods near the school and close to Culduthel House and the path between these two points.

The current Path Proposals are HERE

We hope to submit a planning application in Autumn 2024 and that the works will be complete by Spring 2025.

With thanks to Paths for All for supporting this work.