A new working group is being set up to help small woodland owners and farmers with clearing up after Storm Arwen. The move comes after meetings between public forestry agencies and …

Local authorities and landowners across Scotland are being encouraged to work up their timber transport projects now so that they can be submitted to Scottish Forestry by midday on the …

The forestry sector in the south of Scotland and north of England are joining forces to tackle the aftermath of Storm Arwen. The vicious storm winds brought down vast swathes of …

Scottish Forestry is working with the Scottish Tenant Farmers Association to demonstrate how tree planting can benefit all farm businesses. As part of this work, they have published a new …

Forestry and local authority organisations from the north east of Scotland have come together to plan the recovery operation of trees felled by Storm Arwen. Satellite data has shown that Storm …

Scottish Forestry is working with Confor and Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) to fully assess the impact that Storm Arwen has had on the country’s forests and woodlands. Meetings have already …

Woodland managers and landowners around Loch Carron and the north of Kyle of Lochalsh are being advised on new measures affecting the movement of timber. The new restrictions have been …

A new study published today reveals that visits to woodlands for recreation could save around £26 million a year in treating mental ill-health in Scotland. The study also estimates that …

Environment Minister,  Màiri McAllan, today welcomed the news that a £550,000 Scottish Government research investment has delivered a pest management solution that could have global implications for forest management, the …

Woodland managers, landowners, the forest industry and tree nurseries are being urged to be vigilant following the discovery of P. pluvialis near Loch Carron in the north west of Scotland. Following …

Following DEFRA confirmation of the tree disease, P. pluvialis in Cumbria, England today (19 November), Scottish Forestry is to commence targeted inspections in Scotland as a precautionary measure.  The fungus like …

Scotland’s ambitious woodland creation targets, which will see 36 million new trees planted each year, are key to tackling climate change and nature loss, says Environment Minister Màiri McAllan. Speaking ahead …

Scottish Forestry has approved a grant of £15,386 towards the purchase of a new electric sawmill by the Knoydart Forest Trust. This funding will enable the Trust to more than double …