Forestry and woodlands
Woodland Trust want to make sure everybody in the UK has the chance to plant a tree. So they are giving away hundreds of thousands of trees to schools and communities. Together, we'll get millions more trees in the ground!
- Read more about Free Trees for Schools and Communities!
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An inspiring new quest has launched to unearth the stories and restoration potential of the country’s forgotten woodland sites.
- Read more about Scotland’s woodland heritage mapped for the future
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As the UK Government announces its intention to appoint a National Resilience Wildfire Adviser - it is of significance that leading lights from the world of wildfire have been announced as speakers at this year’s UK Wildfire Conference to be held in Aberdeen.
- Read more about Global interest in Aberdeen wildfire event
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The 2024 Great Scottish Squirrel Survey has been launched by Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels (SSRS).
This Red Squirrel Week, SSRS are calling on people all over Scotland to get outside, explore nature and be on the lookout for tufted ears and bushy tails for sixth annual Great Scottish Squirrel Survey.
SSRS is a partnership project that is working to ensure red squirrels continue to be a part of Scotland’s special native wildlife.
- Read more about Great Scottish Squirrel Survey returns in Autumn
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In 2019, NatureScot’s Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve in Wester Ross became the UK’s first Gene Conservation Unit (GCU) for Scots pine, recognising the distinctiveness of its ancient Caledonian pine forest.
- Read more about Scotland's tree gene units branch out
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- Read more about Deer cull incentive schemes launched
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Grants of up to £1,000 are now available to support small scale native tree planting schemes across Dumfries and Galloway.