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for sustainable forestry in Scotland

Stop press – our Agenda for the Getting value from Local Woods Conference on the 11th of November. Be there..or be somewhere else

28 October 2016 Leave a Comment

Times Item Session lead 8.45 Registration with tea and coffee 9.30 Welcome Gordon Gray Stephens 9.35 Setting the Scene Willie McGhee 9.45-11.10 Local Production Gordon Gray Stephens A session focusing on ways in which individuals have been able to take advantage of the forestry resource to establish SMEs, with Angus Ross (www.angusross.co.uk/), Maggie Birley (www.scottishwood.co.uk/) … Continue Reading »

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Abriachan Forest Trust….the first of our Case Studies to be posted. Many more to follow

28 October 2016 Leave a Comment

Name: Abriachan Forest Trust (AFT) Place: Abriachan, Loch Ness, Highland Headline: Pioneering community forest, restructured from planation forest with multiple activities providing local employment, adult learning support, skills training, forest enterprises and outdoor education. Keywords: plantation forest restructuring, timber, adult learning, health, volunteering, forest management Context: In response to concerns about the loss of common … Continue Reading »

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Insights into woodland expansion in the Cairngorms National Park by Dr. Duncan Halley

30 September 2016 1 Comment

Duncan Halley’s insights on the Cairngorms: the Cairngorms National Park Authority has consulted (closing date 30 September!) on its Partnership Plan to 2022, highlighting nine major issues including questions related to woodlands, deer, grouse, flood management, tourism and research. The views of Dr Duncan Halley of the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, noted for his … Continue Reading »

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EVENT Getting Value from Local Woods Join us on the 11th of November at the Birnam Institute

22 September 2016 1 Comment

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Craggach Woods, Part 2

9 September 2016 2 Comments

Continuing our series of blog posts highlighting stories of small woodland ownership, this 2 part blog tells the story of Craggach Woods near Kirkhill, owned by David Shepherd and Annie Griffiths. In this second part they now explore the silvicultural aspects of their management in more detail. We own 40ha of woodland on a fairly … Continue Reading »

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Craggach Woods, Part 1

26 August 2016 1 Comment

Continuing our series of blog posts highlighting stories of small woodland ownership, this 2 part blog tells the story of Craggach Woods near Kirkhill, owned by David Shepherd and Annie Griffiths. In the first part they give the background to their wood and the philosophy behind their ownership and management. In the second part (to … Continue Reading »

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A Journey to Owning a Small Scottish Woodland

22 June 2016 Leave a Comment

This is the first in a new series of blog posts highlighting stories of small woodland ownership. Scotland is a country where forests are mainly owned in large expensive units and where ordinary people wishing to own a small woodland face considerable challenges acquiring one in their locality at reasonable cost. Steve McLean is a … Continue Reading »

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A brief history of ‘the deer problem’ in Scotland

15 February 2016 4 Comments

Simon Pepper is a former director of WWF Scotland (1985-2005) and Deer Commissioner (2005-10) keen to see deer management delivering a better outcome for all interests. The following summary was written to provide some historical context for the consideration of changes to the law in the current Land Reform Bill, including the recent amendments on … Continue Reading »

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How to create LOTS of forest owners…..

13 November 2015 9 Comments

Kinachreachan Forest Andy Wightman, in a 2012 scoping study on forest1 ownership in Scotland, observed that Scotland out of 19 European countries had the dubious distinction of having the most concentrated forest ownership pattern; and that Scotland’s forest ownership is dominated by the state, large estates and investment owners (mostly absentee). We in the Forest … Continue Reading »

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Land Reform – Facts or Prejudices?

6 November 2015 3 Comments

Earlier this week, Environment Minister Dr Aileen McLeod said that the benefits of the new Land Reform Bill would be “potentially life-changing for individuals and communities across Scotland”. Ahead of the latest meeting of the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee to gather evidence in Dumfries, she stated that the government was ‘listening’, and … Continue Reading »

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