Forestry and woodlands

A new plan to attract responsible private investment into natural capital markets has been launched for Scotland.

Minister for Employment and Investment Tom Arthur launched Scotland's Natural Capital Market Framework as he spoke at the Nature Finance UK 2024 conference.

Scotland’s natural assets contribute more than £40 billion to the economy and support around 260,000 jobs, according to new research!

Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has confirmed an extended consultation period for people to have their say on whether Galloway should be designated a National Park.

A centuries-old oak nestled in the heart of Lochaber, Scotland, has been dubbed ‘Tree of the Year’ in the Woodland Trust’s prestigious competition.  

The Skipinnish Oak – named after a Scottish ceilidh band and thought to be at least 400 years old – will go on to compete for European Tree of the Year. 

Woodland Creation & Management to maximise biodiversity

Join Scottish Forestry for an insightful evening on woodland creation and biodiversity. You'll hear from by Colin Edwards, FLS Environment Manager and dive into best practices for selecting sites, choosing key species, and integrating open habitats to enhance biodiversity.

A spectacular ancient ‘dun’ (or fort) on Scotland’s national forests and land has been recognised for its cultural significance.

Kraiknish Dun on the Isle of Skye has been designated as a scheduled monument of national importance after a recent assessment by Historic Environment Scotland (HES).

Restoration work on a crumbling disused building once hidden away in the middle of a forest on Scotland’s west coast has reached the stage of the building now “starting to resemble a bothy, minus the roof”.

The Countryside Trust has announced an invitation to tender for a ‘Rainforest bryophytes survey and assessment’, which will support the first delivery phase of Wild Strathfillan nature restoration project.

Funding has been awared through NatureScot’s Nature Restoration Fund for ‘Lochside to Mountain-top', the first delivery phase of Wild Strathfillan.  

Scottish Forestry Resilience Knowledge Exchange Webinar: Bark Beetle Resilience

In this resilience seminar, we will be hearing from two leading experts on the recent bark beetle epidemic experienced in Germany and Czechia. We will explore the factors that led to the epidemic population levels, and the impact it has had on the forest resource and industry.

Farm-Scale Renewables The what, the why, the how - Kinross

Join FAS at Mawmill Farm Kinross to hear from the Black family about how they have integrated various forms of renewable energy into their farming system. We will see and hear about how they utilise a ground-source heat pump to dry grain and heat sheds whilst at the same time cooling the coldstores.

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