Forestry and woodlands

Farmers and land managers in the central belt, who are thinking of planting trees but don’t know where to begin, are now being offered free woodland assessments from Scottish Forestry.

The offer applies to farmers in the central belt from Ayrshire, Inverclyde, Dunbartonshire right across from the west to Fife and the Lothians in the east.

Royal Highland Show 2024

The Royal Highland Show is an annual event, showcasing the best of food, farming and rural life at Ingliston in Edinburgh. 

2024 is a year of celebration for RHASS, marking our 240th anniversary, and reinforcing us at the heart of the rural community. Find out more below on how and where you can get involved in all of our 240th-anniversary activities.

FSC Forest Week 2024

Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) UK Forest Week is an annual campaign in which FSC and major global brands celebrate their collective sustainable forestry efforts and encourage consumers to take action for our forests.

Rambles with the Ranger - May

Join Estate Ranger Hanna for a guided walk through the lower Glen Finglas Estate. We will make our way through some of the fabulous habitats we have on site, including our SSSI wetland, ancient woodland, and open grassland. Hanna will share the history of Glen Finglas, including the past 25 years of conservation work The Woodland Trust has achieved. We will also cover some basic tree species identification along the way and enjoy the spectacular surroundings of the Trossachs.

The Neighbourhood Ecosystem Fund launched today (Wednesday 22nd May 2023) to enable community-led project groups in Scotland to design and deliver local nature restoration projects.

The aim of the Neighbourhood Ecosystem Fund is to help communities develop their ideas for nature restoration into a pipeline of deliverable projects with a whole ecosystem approach.

Glengarry Community Woodland Sawmill
Name of organisation/business: 
Glengarry Community Woodlands
Funding: 
£36,290 - Community Led Local Development (CLLD) Rural and Island Communities Ideas into Action Fund

More support could be available for communities to prepare for and adapt to the threat of flooding.

A consultation on a proposed National Flood Resilience strategy seeks views on how to build community flood resilience and engage a broader range of delivery partners to implement more diverse flood management actions faster.

Red squirrels could return to the entire northern coastline of Scotland’s west coast Morvern peninsula and flourish again on neighbouring Ardnamurchan following reintroduction of the species by Trees for Life.

From the Solway Firth to the Highlands, and from rural farms to urban greenspace, new funding totalling more than £1 million for eight projects will support Scotland’s next steps to increase investment in nature.

Nine new projects which will improve timber transport in Scotland are to be funded by Scottish Forestry.

£800,000 has been allocated to the projects which include upgrades to existing fragile rural roads, creating passing places or building short routes to take timber traffic away from people’s homes.

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