Rubha Phoil is a well wooded peninsula situated near the Armadale ferry terminal on the Sleat peninsula of Skye. This area is known as the, "Garden of Skye", because of it's deep peat soils and mild climate. Trees on the site include; Scots Pine, Larch, Oak, Beech, Birch, Hazel, Rowan, Aspen, Elder, Ash, Silver Fir and newly planted young Alder. Our only Sitka is a magnificent sixty foot high specimen, proudly gracing one of our more windy headlands. Crossing the land from east to west is a series of five volcanic dykes creating undulating areas of grassland, heather, bracken, peat bog and salt marsh. Backed by cliffs with caves and gulleys, the rocky seashore and offshore islets provide a haven for seals, sea otters, and also birds such as herons, Arctic terns, and sea eagles.

We now have crofting status, and are working closely with the Scottish Natural Heritage,the Forestry Authority and the Crofters Commission in the development of our plans.

The goal is a lush cool-temperate rain-forest of around forty species of mixed conifer and broadleaves with eventually a whole range of age classes. Shelter will be maintained in perpetuity, with a high rate of carbon assimilation and will produce a sustained yield of timber and fuel, therefore the soil will be continually improved by these new plantings, and also aided by the use of Jean Pean style composting of brushwood, together with seaweed and bracken, to restore all those nutrients lost over the centuries. Also worm breeding and distribution is included in the plan.

The silvicultural system will be a flexible unregimented variant on the Bradford-Hutt plan for continuous canopy, irregular (unevenly aged) forestry, providing a superb habitat for midge consuming birds! Not least as an example of crafting forestry. We are also establishing a native species tree nursery.

By creating a woodland walk, we hope to promote the Rubha as an educational resource and we also aim to offer a wide variety of educational activities.

By using natural soil reconditioning methods, we are developing kitchen gardens and forest garden areas, with emphasis on organic varieties adapted to these conditions.

Most of the land will remain a wilderness.