You can find all of our latest news releases and blogs in this section.
08.01.24
Farmers and land managers in the central belt have only three weeks left to take advantage of Farm Woodland Assessments which are being organised by Scottish Forestry. As part of a …
20.12.23
Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon wrote an article for Forestry Journal magazine to explain the 19th Dec Budget announcement and woodland creation in Scotland. The full text is as follows. Last …
12.12.23
Scottish Forestry has approved 13,111 ha worth of new woodland creation schemes so far this year, making it the highest number recorded this century. The positive news demonstrates an immense effort …
06.12.23
Surveys in the woodlands surrounding the port of Grangemouth have revealed no evidence of a wider breeding population of Ips typographus. The findings come after a thorough series of aerial and …
A new concise and informative publication for farmers and crofters which summarises the economic and environmental benefits trees can provide has been published today by the Integrating Trees Network. ‘Why Trees …
05.12.23
Scottish Forestry is increasing the level of forestry grant support to help counter recent inflationary pressures, particularly for smaller woodland creation projects. The increase in forestry grants will rise by around …
04.12.23
A new electric timber truck, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK, is now in operation in the Highlands as part of a forestry trial to …
24.11.23
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 …
22.11.23
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 …
20.11.23
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 …
17.11.23
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 …
03.11.23
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 …
13.10.23
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 …
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