Forestry and woodlands

Trees for Life is asking people across the Highlands to report sightings of red squirrels for the Great Scottish Squirrel Survey from 21-27 September.

The rewilding charity wants to increase sightings of the animals across the region during the week and beyond – whether in gardens, local communities or in woodlands.

Integrating woodland on new entrant farms and crofts

This interactive lunchtime webinar will be hosted by Lynbreck Croft, who will share their experiences of woodland expansion and tree planting, navigating grant systems and providing practical advice.  You will also hear from Lyn White, Scottish Forestry who will outline the grants options available to support woodland expansion on new entrant farms and crofts.  Finally, the webinar will feature a virtual tour of the Glensaugh Farm Agrofores

Farming with trees by the Lake of Menteith

Online event, hosted by Matt Woods from Nether Glenny Farm, Lake of Menteith

The Lake of Menteith is a fishery so water quality is important; it is also surrounded by farms. Join Matt Woods, from Nether Glenny Farm at the top of the lake, and Niels Corfield, agroforestry expert, to hear how farming with trees can be beneficial to your farm and improve water quality in the process.

Scottish Forestry is warning developers to get in touch before felling trees or risk hefty fines or losing the chance to build on a site for up to 10 years.

Since April 2019, the felling permissions system changed and with it the penalties increased greatly.

A Trees for Life project in partnership with the National Trust for Scotland to establish new seed sources for rare mountaintop trees in Glen Affric has received more than £125,000 from the Scottish Government's Biodiversity Challenge Fund.      

Making Woodland Work for You

Making Woodland Work for You: Creation, management and funding on Scotland’s west coast, Tuesday 11 August, 2–3.30pm

Online discussion, hosted by Robin and Sam Sedgwick from Crannich Farm, Isle of Mull

Additional £1m available through new Agricultural Transformation Programme.

Farmers and crofters are being offered £1 million in funding to diversify into forestry and help with the fight against climate change.

The money is the first batch of funding from the Agriculture Transformation Programme, a key Programme for Government commitment that aims to support the agriculture sector in helping Scotland meet its greenhouse gas emissions targets. 

Trees for Life has submitted a planning application for the world’s first rewilding centre at its 10,000-acre Dundreggan estate in Glenmoriston, between Loch Ness and the Isle of Skye.

An additional £1 million has been allocated for projects that improve timber transport links, helping the forestry sector get timber to market.

The annual search to find Scotland’s finest farm woodlands has begun - with two prizes of £1000 up for grabs.

Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards 2020 celebrates the programme’s 35th anniversary and builds on its biggest-ever year in 2019, with both farm woodland competitions returning after a fierce contest in 2019.

There is an ‘open’ Farm Woodland category and a specific award for younger farmers or crofters (and/or their forest managers) aged between 16 and 40 on deadline day, 31st March.

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