Funded Projects

Please refer to previous posts around Cruachan for background information if you are new to DCT: Cruachan and a path to affordable land? Community Survey (now closed) Opportunity at Cruachan Woods for Woodland Crofts and Community owned housing Cruachan Feasibility and Business Plan   We have been working towards bringing Cruachan woodland- an area of approx 8 hectares in Orbost, and Cnoc nan Craobh, or Bluebell hill, into community ownership, from the point of view of dividing Cruachan woo...Read More

Link to more info on traffic in the DCC area.  Skye Traffic Stats A good community action plan should not only guide local action, but should also be a tool to hold public bodies to account. An interesting thing to come out of recent CAP research has been the official traffic stats for the DCC area. If official traffic counts are only conducted in the winter, they will not provide THC with an accurate picture of the volume of traffic on our roads! We’d like to include a local count in the ...Read More

This year we were supported by the Scottish Land Fund to look specifically at bringing Cruachan woodland- an area of approx 8 hectares in Orbost, and Cnoc nan Craobh, or Bluebell hill, into community ownership, from the point of view of dividing Cruachan woodland into 2 woodland crofts, and maintaining Cnoc nan Craobh as an area of local recreational importance.  The following study, which is long, looks into the short and long term cost implications and potential benefit for the area. It recomm...Read More

While the population of Scotland as a whole is aging, NW Skye is experiencing as more dramatic shift in terms of demographics than the rest of Skye and the highlands and Scotland in general. NW Skye, North Skye and Raasay have been designated ‘fragile areas’ in recent Scottish government research, but NW Skye’s population is experiencing a greater shift than both of these other fragile areas. Please read our report: Census Analysis 2024

Thanks to everyone who came along last Thursday to talk about beginning to develop a community action plan for the area! We had some copies of other groups’ action plans on hand to look at, but if you would like to read them in full we have the Links to them here:  Lochlash Community Action Plan Lochalsh Community Survey Report Lochalsh Youth Survey Report Applecross Land Use Plan Applecross Community Company Action Plan Struan Community Action Plan Struan Community Action Plan Summary Raa...Read More

  This year has seen a lot of behind the scenes action at DCT and as the projects we’re pursuing become more complex, we want to make sure we schedule regular updates to our members and the wider community, to make sure everyone can get involved in projects that interest them if they want to, and at least be kept informed of news. It’s easy to get stuck at the computer moving from task to task without communicating as much as we should! Become a member of DCT As a full resident member you can vo...Read More