Woodland Habitat Impact Assessment (WHIALite) Workshop – Tayvallich

As part of The Wild Deer Best Practice guidance collection, Steering Group partners, including NatureScot and Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) developed a simplified methodology for assessing the impacts of grazing herbivores on woodland habitat.

Known as ‘WHIA Lite’ this method has been developed to stand separately to the full Woodland Habitat Impact Assessment (WHIA) methodology found in the woodland grazing toolbox on the Scottish Forestry website.

2025 Scottish WHIALite Programme Learn a methodology for assessing the impacts of grazing herbivores on woodland habitat*.

This is part of a series of workshops across Scotland this Spring to train Practitioners in its use.

Ideal for those interested in carrying out their own site assessments relating to herbivore damage i.e. Deer Managers, Gamekeepers, Land, Forestry and Woodland Managers

These events are delivered outside so please enusure you have the following:

• Suitable outdoor clothing and footwear
• Clipboard/weather writer
• Packed lunch/refreshments

If you have specific questions regarding the training days please contact louise.farmer@nature.scot

*Please note the this methodology is not suitable for Scottish Forestry grant support nor Protected Site assessment – the full WHIA methodology would be required in these instances.