CAIRNGORM WILDERNESS CONTRACTS LTD
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    • 2012 >
      • Strath Nethy Bridge.
      • Culvert removal.
      • Dulnain Bridge riverside path repairs.
      • Carn Ban Mor.
      • North Corries Rim.
      • Nethy Bridge, walkway and bridge.
      • Meall Dubh, Kinloch Rannoch.
    • 2013 >
      • Creag Bheag; >
        • Creag Bheag North side mountain path.
        • Creag Bheag golf course circular.
      • Sron na Lairige; >
        • Remote Accomodation System, (RAS).
        • Full build path.
        • Light touch work.
      • Lairig an Laoigh; >
        • Light touch, experimental work.
        • Full build contract. Pt1 2013
      • RSPB bog reclamation work.
    • 2014 >
      • ACE Bridge.
      • Coire na Ciste, Cairngorms
      • Northern Corries Rim, Cairn Lochan 2014
      • March burn, Cairngorms
      • Corrie Domhain, Cairngorms
      • Lairig an Laoigh pt2, 2014
      • Chalamain Gap/Lairig Ghru Junction
    • 2015 >
      • FCS Glen Affric
      • Chalamain gap.
      • Dubh Loch
      • Ben A'an
      • Ben Nevis
    • 2016 >
      • FCS Loch Ness
      • Mayar
      • Ben Ledi
  • 2017
    • The Snub, Glen Clova
    • Beinn A'Ghlo (return path)
    • Croagh Patrick Survey (Ireland)
    • Ben Nevis
    • Cairn Liath, CNP 1 >
      • year 1.
  • 2018
    • Ben Vorlich, Loch Sloy
    • Ben Narnain
    • Cairn Liath 2
    • Ben Lui. Loch Lomond Trossachs NP
    • Ben More 1
  • 2019
    • Ben More 2
    • Bruntscar YDNP
    • Cairn Liath 3
  • 2020
    • Ben Venue. Loch Lomond Trossachs NP
    • Ben More 3
    • Cairn Liath, Fen path
    • Coire na Ciste
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The C.O.A.T training course on a sight visit to Glencoe.

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In April 2011 the Cairngorm Outdoor Access Trust (C.O.A.T) started running a course to teach 8 applicants the skill sets required to successfully be able to undertake the building and repair of upland footpaths.

Areas covered on the course included instruction in how to survey and identify problems, and then how to build the correct type of path with the correct type of features to rectify them. This could include the building of raised aggregate paths with stone or boulder pitching for the steepest gradients, aggregate path with anchor bars to hold the surfacing, and side drains, cross drains and water bars to solve any drainage problems.

The use of machines and Geo-textiles in the construction of lowland paths
was also covered as were all the specifications and UPAG standards covering them.

Habitat management was also taught, taking place in some of the RSPB reserves in the Cairngorm National Park area. There were also lectures and visits from various organisations involved in the management and conservation of the National Park and surrounding areas.

On completion of the course the candidates would be awarded a SVQ level 2 award in environmental conservation and would be in the best possible position to go forward, and with their skills, find employment within the sector.

The three directors of CWC undertook this course and on completion decided to found the company. Since then we have successfully tendered for many contracts and still have a close relationship with COAT, working for them on numerous projects and taking the trainees from their courses on work experience.
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