The Scottish Government has made £1 million of Forestry Grant Scheme funding available this year to support projects that help restore and expand Scotland’s rainforest area. The rainforest area in Scotland …

Scottish Forestry is more than tripling the grant rate for the manual and mechanical control of bracken in Scotland in order to help grow new woodlands. The increase in grant funding …

Across Scotland, farmers are seeking new opportunities for diversification to help boost their business. At Scottish Forestry, we’re supporting this effort by providing support and guidance to those interested in exploring …

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 assessments from Scottish Forestry. As part …

Industry leaders from the forestry and land management sectors will meet in Perthshire next month to agree additional actions to boost the creation of new woodlands in Scotland. The Woodland Creation …

The changing climate is bringing many challenges for the forest industries and woodland owners across Scotland. We can expect windier and wetter winters and drier and sunnier summers. Added to that …

Hamish MacDonald, who runs Southfield Farm in Hawick, is inviting other farmers to an event which is demonstrating the benefits of tree planting. The event is part of the Integrating Trees …

The analysis from the recent consultation on the future of forestry grant support has revealed broad support for keeping the Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) as a stand-alone funding mechanism. Around 200 …

A new edition of the UK Forestry Standard (UKFS), agreed by all four countries, has been published today following a comprehensive review process. The UKFS is the technical standard for forestry …

A new edition of the UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) has been published today following a comprehensive review process. The UKFS is the technical standard for all foresters to follow, ensuring Scotland’s …

In Scotland, around half of the applications for new woodlands are for projects around 20 hectares or below in size, with many of these being from farmers. This interest in integrating …

Scottish Forestry says that its surveillance programme to check for pests and diseases in Scotland’s forests is proving a success. It’s the first year of the new programme, which is using …

Scottish Forestry is pulling out all the stops to drive woodland creation rates up and has now exceeded last year’s total for Forestry Grant Scheme approvals. So far, a total of …