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Woodland Habitat Impact Assessment Lite (WHIALite) Workshop – Taynish
2026 Scottish WHIALite Programme Learn a methodology for assessing the impacts of grazing herbivores on woodland habitats.
Date and time: to
Location: Taynish National Nature Reserve
Organisation: Wildlife Management Best Practice Officer, Scot.
2026 WHIALite Programme
As part of The Wild Deer Best Practice guidance collection, Steering Group partners, including NatureScot and Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) developed a simplified methodology for assessing the impacts of grazing herbivores on woodland habitat.
Known as ‘WHIA Lite’ this method has been developed to stand separately to the full Woodland Habitat Impact Assessment (WHIA) methodology found in the woodland grazing toolbox on the Scottish Forestry website.
(Please note the this methodology is not suitable for Scottish Forestry grant support nor Protected Site assessment – the full WHIA methodology would be required in these instances.)
Join a series of workshops across Scotland this Spring to train Practitioners in its use.
Ideal for those interested in carrying out their own site assessments relating to herbivore damage i.e. Deer Managers, Gamekeepers, Land, Forestry and Woodland Managers
During these training workshops we will cover the basics of undertaking this monitoring method.
Meeting Location:
Taynish Nature Reserve Main Carpark
Lochgilphead
Salen
Tayvallich
Lochgilphead
PA31 8PW
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Further Info:
These events are delivered outside so please ensure you have the following:
- Suitable outdoor clothing and footwear
- Clipboard/weather writer
- Packed lunch/refreshments
If you have specific questions regarding the training days please contact louise.farmer@nature.scot
