Trustees

David Chiffers

David is retired, lives in Culduthel Park beside the woods and is glad to see the woodland being cared for again after many years of neglect.

Alasdair Christie

Alasdair Christie lives locally in Balnakyle Road and has worked at a senior management level for over 30 years, primarily in the mechanical engineering industry. In addition, as a local councillor in Inverness he has many years of experience dealing with the issues facing local people including the...

Jon den Tieter

Jon lives in CulduIthel. As a supporter of initiatives which benefit the local community, he joined the Culduthel Woods Group as a Trustee after learning that the woods are in need of management and community ownership. With two sons at the IRA, and as a regular dog walker in the local woods, he is ...

Nigel Engstrand

Nigel Engstrand has been Rector of Inverness Royal Academy, which neighbours Culduthel Woods, for nearly five years. Prior to his current headship, Nigel was Rector of Speyside High School. An advocate for outdoor learning and outdoor sports, he has been a member of Education Scotland’s Nation...

Murray Ferguson

Chair

Murray lives near Stratherrick Road, has two daughters at Inverness Royal Academy and works at the Cairngorms National Park Authority on planning, community and sustainable tourism issues. He is interested in all things outdoors including woodland management, walking, cycling and canoeing.

Alasdair Macdougall

Treasurer

Alasdair has lived in Culduthel Park for 25 years and, with a background in finance, is pleased to be able to oversee the treasury function for the woodland project.

Caroline Phillips

Secretary

Caroline lives nearby in Holm and since retiring from the NHS has been involved in various conservation projects and citizen science. She has a keen interest in botany, particularly focusing on improving and enriching the dwindling green spaces in and around Inverness.

Ruaridh Phillips

Ruaridh is a forest management student at the Scottish School of Forestry, and a local resident. He is currently undertaking a placement on a rewilding project on the shore of Loch Ness, and has a keen interest in ecology, especially the relationships between trees, soil and fungi. His main interest...

David Wilson

David is a retired Veterinary Surgeon, with a professional interest in treating wild animals and birds, particularly Owls and Raptors. He also farmed seventy acres of hill near Banchory, for 25 years. As this was a site of special scientific interest, he was involved in small deciduous plantations, ...

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Culduthel Community Woods

Inverness, Scotland

Trustees