News and Pictures 2025
Celebrating 60 Years of
Scouting at Glenny Wood
During 2025, it is the Glenny Wood 60th anniversary. An opportunity to celebrate our Diamond Anniversary of Scouting at Glenny Wood. Our aim and hope is that the celebrations involve those Scouting across Gordano Scout District and our other site users from further afield.
March 2025
Trees - Thatchers Cider Ltd donate 10 Apple Trees to Glenny Wood
As part of the Thatchers Community Orchard Project 2025 I applied for a 10 trees donation from Thatchers to plant at Glenny Wood. The response was -
Dear Phil - Congratulations! Your application for Glenny Wood Scout Campsite - Gordano District Scouts has been selected to receive 10 apple trees from the Thatchers Community Orchard Project!
We have been blown away by the quality of the entries and the passion people have shown, across the country, for planting and tending to a community orchard. We loved your entry and are pleased to be able to offer you ten trees for your project.
So 10 Apple Trees were delivered to Jill & Andy's last Wednesday 5th March and taken to the site and planted that day.
The Apple trees have been planted on Apple Plateau at the far end to create an Apple Orchard.
So its a massive Thanks to Thatchers Cider Ltd and their Community Orchard Project 2025 for these great looking trees and we look forward to the Apples in the near future
We will be fencing off the Orchard area with hedging plants shortly although access to the Gordano Activities Plateau, Tunnels etc and Maple Campfire will be there. More photos and details as March progresses on....
Glenny Wood Historical Area
In this area over the capped mine works we have simulated old coal mining sheave wheel mechanism, to give an impression of what this looked like back in the 18th century....
There are also information boards explaining the history, working conditions and production.
Wetlands Area
This great area which is ideal for pond dipping and now boasts two bug hotels is also a great place to site, relax and perhaps contemplate the next exciting activity you are going to do for the young people at Glenny Wood.
To help with this we have popped a couple of picnic tables there for you to use.
You are also welcome to enjoy your picnic in this area using the tables.
Other Maintenance Tasks undertaken in March
- New pipe work for the Hand washing sink in the lodge kitchen
- Weekly Safety and site checks undertaken
February 2025
Commemorative Trees
Trees recognising the achievements of District Commissioners in post in the 20th Century have been checked, tidied and unnecessary tree protection removed. These are above the car park as you enter the site. (DC trees 21st century planted in the avenue to Stepped plateaus)
New Trees
More new trees for Glenny Wood. All the 24 new trees have now been planted, as per "Phil W's plan", in various places around the site although mainly alongside to new stream route and on the cleared are overlooking the Glenny Adventure Zone, which includes the confidence course. Mulch has been put around the trees on the ground and our Glenny style animal protection which also allows for growth has been put around them. The mound of earth by new bridge has been raked down to profile to the new stream.
Give this part of our campsite a couple of years of growth, this will be a spectacular area at Glenny Wood....
This is a further investment in our woodlands of over £1k.
Grass Sledges
Recently we put up the shed by the grass sledge run, now we have moved the grass sledges and helmets there, ready for the new season when the ground drys up.
Sledges are now so much more handy for the area where the "run" is.
New Bridge Across the stream
When we re-routed the stream we put up a temporary bridge. This has now been replaced by a new bridge at the crossing point used for many a year. A much improved access path to and from the bridge has been created so it's much safer and easy to use.
Helmets
Wishing to use helmets for your own activities you bring to Glenny Wood then these are available and now in a cupboard in the Campers Shed. Please book via OSM
January 2025
Bridge Across Track
A busy start to the new year at Glenny Wood. Following the works in December to realign the stream, further work was undertaken on the bridge across the track, with safety reflectors fitted as well as some levelling work on the track.
More Timber Shifted
A lot of timber was cut up from the fallen tree above the loos and this has been split and stored in the wood pile ready for use in a few months time.
Around the site there have been repaired undertaken to the tunnel ends on the confidence course, and brambles cleared along the boundary trail.
60 Years At Glenny Wood
With 2025 being our 60th year of Scouting poster have been up around the site, reminding everyone of this special year and our new 69th Anniversary Challenge for everyone to have a go at https://glennywood.org.uk/home/60th-anniversary
With the picnic tables under cover and dry a further coat of sealant has been added.
Shed for Grass Sledges
We have built a shed beside the Grass Sledge track. This means the Grass Sledges and Helmets will be stored in this area, so much more convenient for this activity.
Autumn Leaves
At this time of year all the Autumn leaves are now down, so a massive leaf sweeping exercise has taken place, both with our new tractor rakes and hand rakes.
Trees
We have ordered 24 trees to be planted in the next month or so and a further 420 tree saplings are on the way to us donated by the Woodland Trust, to be planted in March and mainly used to create hedging for our orchard area at the Tunnels end of Apple plateau.
The trees we planted a couple of years ago have grown well and we now have been able to remove the green plastic tree protection, so the trees are looking great and as they grow a fabulous avenue will be created.
People using Glenny Wood – during 2024 we had 6343 visitors which is up 11% from the previous year. Of those 1686 camped on site and everyone else joined us in the evening or during the day.
Fill up your Water Barrels
Recently we move the water taps to allow for the re routing of the stream. Using strong metal grill and bench has been made to place your water barrel on to file it under the taps. We have repurposed a stream metal grill for this.
Repairs to the Bouldering Wall
The very popular Bouldering Wall need attention with the protection net sorted and rehung and a new padlock put in place.
Steps swept removing much of the Autumn leaf fall
Looking good now ready for the next users
Repairs to the Fencing in the Wetlands area by the bug hotel.
Time, weather and perhaps footfall has claimed some of our wooded fencing. This has now been repaired, wood, wire etc removed and cleared away so all is secure.
Woodland Management
To ensure we maintain the site at its best keep nature under control with great scars on the countryside as you see in many places, we continue to strip all year around.
Recently the areas above the loos, around Hazel and Hawthorn Plateaus, in front and behind the Tunnels plus above the Kart course and snowball court have all be tidied up, ready for the growth in the spring! looking very neat,
Photos of Glenny Wood
And when your with us please follow our Glenny Wood Site Motto
"take nothing but photographs and memories, leave nothing but footprints"
Come along and join us at Glenny Wood, enjoy our fabulous site
and our many activities
Glenny Wood is the Campsite of Gordano District - Charity Commission registered number 289643