DESCRIPTION OF AREAS
(Click on bold text or map numbers.)
- Willow terrace Permaculture picnic area.
- The Potting Shed
-farm sales for organic vegetables, herbs,books, herbal oils, teas, vinegar's and
midge repellents. Information centre for environmental associations etc. Also
a display of herbs - including their Gaelic names and traditional uses.
- Braille touch, taste and smell herb area.
- Horticulture trail. Herb terraces, raised beds, quiet seats and keyhole gardens.
- Polytunnel
- Unique self-built wooden design using sawn fence posts
- Holding Pond
for run-off water comming from polytunnel canopy. - Nursery.
- Compost toilets,
Shower and water storage ( not for public use )
- General Purpose Workshop
with drying and feeding area for volunteer workers.
Self built from fence posts. off-cuts, old croft houses.
- Memorial peace garden.
- Dream Machine and
wind toys built by Sam Bennett.
- Boggy area. Now a willow plantation, weeded by hens & ducks.
- Compost bins - 'wormery'
- Log home. Energy efficient. Project by Sam Bennett.
- Private accommodation with zone 1 vegetable and fruit terraces, herb spiral and keyhole bed.
- Start of Woodland Walk
to bird and seal island scenic view points.
- Forest garden. Small sectional example of a self maintaining eco system - Information board!
- Grey water reed bed system.
- Shelter belt. Old and new plantings of indigenous and useful exotics.
- Scenic viewpoint,
seats and shelter. Birds, Seals. White beaches and mountains. If lucky and
very quiet maybe an otter!
- Envisaged wet/weather student-visitor facility, Earth education,
Permaculture course venue / accommodation. Peace chamber in keeping with Joseph
Rael's (Beautiful Painted Arrow) vision of Rubha Phoil as an Earth Healing Centre.
- Wild flower meadow.
- Young orchard. Bothy.
- Donation box.