The group first started working in January 2001 as a single ATC squadron undertaking a conservation challenge for the Air Training Corps 60th Anniversary. 2311 (Glenrothes/Leslie) Sqn achieved over 2000 hours of practical work that year. As there was so much interest from other Sqn’s the Fife Air Cadets Conservation Group was then established in February 2002, and adopted its formal constitution at the first Annual General Meeting in March of that year. It currently has cadets and staff from Glenrothes, Auchtermuchty, Cupar, Kirkcaldy and Burntisland ATC Sqns.

Working in partnership, and very much an important part of the Group, are Explorer Scouts from groups across Fife. Also over the years we have welcomed many families into the Group who still continue to turnout to help on each project or task.

Everyone is involved in the on-going practical management of different sites across Fife, Southern Central Scotland, our own land in Glen Dochart and an area of woodland in the Lake District National Park.

We work in partnership with the land owners and the Fife Council Countryside Services Ranger Service. We operate a policy of sensible and sensitive management, in order to balance the needs of nature conservation with amenity usage for, and by, the local community: both by direct management of the sites and by raising awareness within the local community, especially amongst site users.

Since the launch, we have untaken various projects across Fife and have now achieved over 18,000 practical hours whilst educating the young volunteers. Working to a task management plan prepared by one of our members in conjunction with the Countryside Rangers, we organise a full and varied programme of regular practical work sessions. These normally take place once or twice a month.

The Group purchased its own 50 acre area of land in Glen Dochart, near Killin, in 2005. This is known as “Project Woodland” and the land is called “The Colin Burt Reserve for Wildlife Conservation”. Please visit our page on this site and our website www.projectwoodland.org.uk.

Members of the Group all take part in the John Muir Award and a number of volunteers use the work to help towards their Duke Of Edinburgh’s Award and/or Queens Scout Award. The Group has been presented with some very prestigious awards over the years which we are very proud of. Just recently two Chief Scout Platinum Awards were presented by Explorer Scout Leader Terry O'Neil following the conservation work at Beveridge Park on 29th April.  Two Explorer Scouts - John King and Gavin Rodger had completed enough hours to earn their Chief Scout Platinum Awards.

We are affiliated to ENTRUST making us an environmental body in our own right, the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, Falkland Stewards and our chairman sits on the The Lomond Hills Regional Park Committee. (for more information on these organisations, see our links page).