Our Staff
Located at Munlochy on the Black Isle Highland Birchwoods currently employs 10 staff.
The organisation is managed by a multi-skilled team of project managers. Our staff have many years experience of managing and delivering both large and small projects funded from a variety of sources from European funding to local Scottish sources.
Our Chief Executive
Our Team
Amanda Calvert
WoodfuelTel: 01463 811655
Mob: 07588 594508
Email: Amanda dot Calvert at highlandbirchwoods dot co dot uk
Use Green Heat (Renewable Heat Advice & Support Service - RHASS)
Ben Davies
Forestry and ConservationTel: 01463 811968
Mob: 07917 632299
Email: Ben dot Davies at highlandbirchwoods dot co dot uk
Developing the Scots Pine Resource
Carolyn Gethin
Finance & Office ManagerTel: 01463 811672
Email: Carolyn dot Gethin at highlandbirchwoods dot co dot uk
Chris Perkins
Forestry and Rural DevelopmentTel: 01463 811611
Email: Chris dot Perkins at highlandbirchwoods dot co dot uk
PELLETime / Make It Be
Darren Robbins
Programme ManagerTel: 01463 811663
Email: Darren dot Robbins at highlandbirchwoods dot co dot uk
Ewan Purser
Geographical Information Systems, ITTel: 01463 811748
Email: Ewan dot Purser at highlandbirchwoods dot co dot uk
Fiona Strachan
Ecology, BiodiversityTel: 01463 811653
Email: Fiona dot Strachan at highlandbirchwoods dot co dot uk
Iain Brown
Timber UtilisationTel: 01463 811649
Email: Iain dot Brown at highlandbirchwoods dot co dot uk
Julie Paton
Ecology, BiodiversityTel: 01463 811653
Mob: 07919 556952
Email: Julie dot Paton at highlandbirchwoods dot co dot uk
East Sutherland Woodlands / Species Action Framework
Latest Project News...
SRDP Modifications for Rhododendron Removal
The Scottish Government have announced modifications to the SRDP Rural Priority Woodland Improvement Grant opt...
Scots pine info pages
Find out about Scots pine timber properties and suitability to different end uses....
Bookings for Scots pine closing conference
Book your free place at the closing conference of the Scots pine project, 'Managing and utilising Scots ...
Highland Birchwood Blog
Cliff Beck runs a blog which aims to keep people up to date with issues affecting Highland Birchwoods and its industry sector.
Do two straight lines make a curve?
Sandie and I have been building a timber home for an extremely long time! We are now doing the second fix woodwork; a ta...
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