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| About Dunbeag |
| Michaela and I (Dvid Blair) live here at Dunbeag just on the edge of the village of Tighnabruaich. I have been living and working here for over 15 years now. In the process I continue to learn how to make the best use of the conifer species underplanted in the native oaks over 40 years ago. Sitka spruce, european larch, noble and grand firs are all present here and over the years my interest has focused primarily on using the differing qualities of these types of timber for building and construction and in Eco-School groundworks. Every project is usually trialling softwoods in construction and in cladding. This includes a charcoal hut, a treehouse workshop, stables, a small summerhouse, my original roundhouse and then the Bunkhouse and, most recently, the small massive timber summerhouse at Dunbeag. All timber for construction is milled on site in the forest with a mobile mill, extracted by log chute and used in the buildings while still ‘green’. The gardens, buildings and orchards are all designed around permaculture principles and these have (as they do) evolved and are still maturing and changing. Dunbeag is an ongoing and developing agro-forestry system that could be used as a truly replicable model for woodland crofting. Although we live in a northerly range and benefit from a very soft micro-climate, this very small part of the world is able, through lots of hard work and motivation, to support myself, my partner and a range of others throughout the year to learn how to live lightly and happily with our friends, neighbours and community. We welcome you to explore a little of our lives and much to think about. |
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