Barrmill Conservation Group

Barrmill Conservation Group The BCG are a group of like-minded people who are committed to making environmental improvements to benefit our community and our local biodiversity.

Barrmill Conservation Group is a group of volunteers dedicated to improving the appearance, amenities, and natural environment of the Barrmill, Greenhills, and Burnhouse communities for the benefit of locals and visitors. The group is an initiative set up under the auspices of the Barrmill & District Community Association and works with the advice and assistance of the NAC Ranger Service, NAC Stre

etscene, BTCV, etc. Projects include various improvements at the Community Centre, Barrmill Park, the Vale Grove, Dead Man's Planting, Greenhills, etc. The group works on the second Saturday of every month from 11am to 3pm and is fully insured through NAC and BTCV. New members are always welcome. Events are also held, such as training, biological recording, bat walks, etc.

30/05/2026

Why we put tree guards on our younger trees. The Alders at the tree circle E entrance have taken a bit of this kinda damage.

Barrmill Open Garden Day Report - 30 May 2026Turned out a great day, as weather forecast for rain stayed mainly dry unti...
30/05/2026

Barrmill Open Garden Day Report - 30 May 2026

Turned out a great day, as weather forecast for rain stayed mainly dry until the end of the afternoon. The breeziness of the last few days was over and today was actually a very calm peaceful day.

Big thanks to all who attended. We had visitors from Beith and Burnhouse as well as further away places like Prestwick, Coylton and Kilmarnock who came up specially to see the park gardens and trails.

To the lady from Burnhouse I saw in the centre, I was told you didn't get chance to go round park as rain had just come on at the end.
Please get in touch and we'll give you a guided tour on a day that suits.

Many thanks to the 3 volunteers from Scottish Gardens. Loved showing you round and hope to see you again at Beith, when we hold our own Open Garden on 18 July.

Thanks to our volunteers Lynda, Christie, Julie and Fiona, also doggy friend Bella for making it such a welcoming day for the visitors and providing kitchen refreshments. Thanks to Margaret for home baking.

Visitors enjoyed walking over the rustic stone bridge into the park; the drystane beds and d***s, and along the tunnel of trees, the Vale Grove woodland fairy trail, an avenue of Allium at the moment and along to the Druids grove.

Fiona's psychedelic staircase was then ascended to the train on the hill. We took in the Horseshoe mindfulness bench back down in the grove , then down to the playpark and Celtic Tree Circle with the Wildflower meadow throwing up quite a few interesting plant species. Lots of Pignut and Columbines. The new nest boxes were noted, then we arrived at the Beechgrove garden boardwalk, and the Fernery leading uphill alongside the stream, the Vale View path back up to the bridge.

We also managed to get some tidying up done around centre, allotment and Vale view paths. Any Knotweed appearing on streamside banking was pulled out and I only found one piece of Himalyan Balsam to pull. If we keep on top of it, will be eradicated this year.

Park and hall both need more volunteers. We hope you appreciate the amount of work that goes into Barrmill and will help support in any way you can. Many more events and activities could be organised in the centre and in the park, if people come forward to assist. We've done them all in the past, and they could all be done again. We just need the will to do them, and good old teamwork. As they say in school, 'Team work makes the dream work'.

All donations raised today will go to Scottish Gardens charity.

If you have any photos, please post them in or message the page.

Best wishes,
Carrick

Don't forget our Scottish Gardens charity Open Garden Day is tomorrow, Saturday at 1pm. Come and see our beautiful park ...
29/05/2026

Don't forget our Scottish Gardens charity Open Garden Day is tomorrow, Saturday at 1pm. Come and see our beautiful park and it's wildlife.

First Yellow Rattle out today in the meadow. Does it's work to help the flowers by reducing vigour of grasses
27/05/2026

First Yellow Rattle out today in the meadow. Does it's work to help the flowers by reducing vigour of grasses

Barrmill's star meadow plants today. Check photos for info
27/05/2026

Barrmill's star meadow plants today. Check photos for info

Tree Circle lawn mown. Does anyone want to have a teddy bears picnic Saturday?
27/05/2026

Tree Circle lawn mown. Does anyone want to have a teddy bears picnic Saturday?

Our popular Barrmill train got freshly painted black wheels today. Fiona will finish red parts later.
27/05/2026

Our popular Barrmill train got freshly painted black wheels today. Fiona will finish red parts later.

This Saturday's the Open Garden Day in Barrmill 1-4pm. Please come along and support the park, celebrate the life and wo...
26/05/2026

This Saturday's the Open Garden Day in Barrmill 1-4pm. Please come along and support the park, celebrate the life and works of wee Jean and see how the park has been transformed over last 15 years into the magical restful place it is today.

Call for VolunteersBarrmill park is struggling for volunteers and time to do all the work needed to keep the place as go...
23/05/2026

Call for Volunteers

Barrmill park is struggling for volunteers and time to do all the work needed to keep the place as good as it usually is.
The park group has had no support last year and no support this year while the committee of the hall transitions from old to new.

We are only just managing to look after park, one workday a month, 6 volunteers.
We really miss the weekly Wednesday workday.

This year there has been no maintainance around the community centre, no hanging baskets and no grass cutting.
If anyone local would like to adopt this area would be a great help. We can show you what to do.

Open Garden Day is next Saturday 30 May 1 - 4pm. Come and support your local enchanted walk and the Scottish Gardens cha...
23/05/2026

Open Garden Day is next Saturday 30 May 1 - 4pm. Come and support your local enchanted walk and the Scottish Gardens charity. There will be teas and displays on history of park and a tribute to wee Jean Gilbert MBE.

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