Pigshill and Clarrick Woods.

The Maker woodlands are 65 acres of woodland located in close proximity to Tamar Outdoor Centre . This 'on the doorstep' resource is managed by the Maker Woodland group on behalf of the Rame Conservation Trust and offers excellent opportunities for anything from adventurous activities to a range of nature studies or. The group are independendent of the trust and stroll. The Woodland group are independent of the trust and are not exclusively focused on Pigshill and Clarick woods.

The woodlands, known as Pigshill and Clarrick Woods, overlook part of the scenic, tidal Tamar estuary and are home to a wealth of wildlife including many animal species ranging from birds to badgers and it also a favourite breeding area for the Mt.Edgcumbe fallow deer.

The Trust has obtained a 50-year lease on these woodlands. For ease of identifying the extent of the woods, they are effectively all of the woods on the Millbrook Lake side of the B3274 road. They extend to   

approximately 65 acres.

A Woodland Management Agreement has been achieved with the Forestry Commission but this has been allowed to lapse for the last 5 years.

Anyone who is interested in helping either in a practical or advisory capacity would be welcomed and can contact the group via email

The Trust has taken on this commitment to provide an educational resource for the Maker Heights and Tamar Outdoor Centres and it aims to ensure that they are managed in an environmentally friendly and sympathetic way. We hope to provide and manage permissive footpaths through the woods so that people can enjoy the beauty and tranquillity to be found within them.

It will be necessary in the early stages for a certain amount of felling to be carried out. This is for a number of reasons:

1. A crop of timber, in one area, which was planted for commercial purposes has reached maturity and will be felled. It will be replaced with a variety of indigenous broadleaf trees that will be planted in a special pattern (a Latin square) that allows comparative studies to be carried out over the period of their growth.

2. A number of trees that are potentially dangerous will be removed.

3. In some areas thinning will be carried out to encourage the growth of remaining trees.

4. A few trees will be removed in order to create vistas and seats provided.

Other housekeeping tasks will be carried out in order to control growth of invasive plants, etc.

 A lovely walk on a cold but sunny day!