The Culbin Story - A film by the Forestry Commission (1955)

Edited by I. Anderson and narrated by J. Urquhart

This wonderful archive film was made just as the vast task of establishing a forest at Culbin was coming to an end. It tells the story of the people of Culbin being driven from the land by advancing sand and then the mammoth effort by the Forestry Commission to establish the forest we see today.

Part 1 - Sand storms - the end of the estate

Part 2 - Early Commission planting attempts

Part 3 - Planting succeeds through thatching

Part 4 - Huge scale operation and manpower

Part 5 - Early Culbin thinning

Part 6 - Employment benefits and task nears completion