Forestry Memories

Retirement of Eric Jackson - Farigaig Forest

Photograph is courtesy of Inverness, Ross and Skye Forest District and staff at their Fort Augustus office.

This event is a presentation by Willie Lamont, Forester, to Eric Jackson of a gift from his work colleagues on retiring after many years in Farigaig Forest.

Malcolm Wield who was head of Fort Augustus District at the time says ‘When this photo was taken there was still a small squad let by Eric who used a workshop and garage next to the Visitor Centre as their daily base. They (mostly Eric and Davie Thom) were instrumental in adopting and feeding The Farigaig Cat, a feral tabby cat that came to live in the workshop for many years and is now part of local mythology.

Groups: Forestry Areas, Groups of people

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