Scottish Forestry

Important new document published by Confor: Confederation of Forest Industries (UK) giving best practice to the industry on engaging with local people and communities over new woodland creation plans. News release: https://lnkd.in/ew-TfvTU

Join us for an informative evening on woodland creation and biodiversity. You’ll hear from Colin Edwards, FLS Environment Manager, on selecting sites, choosing key species, and integrating open habitats to enhance biodiversity. ITN hosts Richard Lockett and Phil Knott will also share their hands-on experience of creating and managing woodland, and speakers from Scottish Forestry, the Woodland Trust, and Butterfly Conservation Scotland will be present to offer insights and answer questions. Find out more and book your free place here: https://lnkd.in/eiicy72B #Biodiversity #WoodlandCreation #TreePlanting #Forestry 

Free Farm Woodland Assessments! We are offering farmers in the Central Belt a free assessment which gives a full report on potential areas for planting, forestry grants, and info on projected income & expenditure. You can apply now - limited places so on a first come first served basis. More details and how to apply on this page: https://lnkd.in/eYAa6_9a #farming #forestry NFU SCOTLAND Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs

A review of existing evidence on biodiversity in commercial forests carried out by our colleagues at Forest Research. 👇 👇 👇

Want to know how Sanquhar farmer Andrew Whiteford has used tree planting to boost his business? You can either: 1. Visit his farm next Tuesday 8th Oct and hear from him direct via this free #IntegratingTreesNetwork visit https://lnkd.in/eR9xqGc8 or 2. Listen into this new video interview on 8point9 news website which has just been published: https://lnkd.in/eecR9ec5 #farming #forestry

Free Integrating Trees Network event! Andrew Whiteford of Ulzieside Farm, near Sanquhar, is inviting farmers and land managers to his farm to see how planting trees has boosted his business. The free farm visit, Walking and Talking trees. A practical look at woodland creation, infrastructure and felling, is being held at Ulzieside Farm on Tuesday 8th October, between 10 am – 1 pm. During the visit to the 3,500 acre hill beef and sheep farm, Andrew will highlight his initial thought processes for growing trees and his work with Scottish Forestry to access funding through the Forestry Grant Scheme’s Sheep and Trees grant. We will be there too to help with any technical Forestry Grant Scheme queries. Free Booking: https://lnkd.in/eR9xqGc8

Access UKFS e-learning remotely at your own pace. 👇 👇 👇

From today (Oct 1st) the new #UKFS is now in force. We’ve updated the Scottish Forestry UKFS and Scottish Government FGS web pages to reflect all the new changes. Some key updates include: - Eligibility criteria on the FGS woodland creation conifer, diverse conifer and woodland improvement restructuring regeneration option. - Scoring criteria on the woodland creation conifer and diverse conifer option has been updated. Weblinks are as follows: Scottish Forestry UKFS page: https://lnkd.in/e-A4QHEc Forestry Grant Scheme page: https://lnkd.in/er7zCKft #FGS #UKFS #forestry #grants #woodlands #forests #woodlandcreation

PREPARING FOR STORM SEASON AND WIND BLOW As autumn turns to winter, Scottish Forestry is keen to highlight that wind blow losses can be significant but there is still time to prepare for the 2024-25 storm season. To aid preparations and enable an efficient and effective response following a major storm such as Arwen, Scottish Forestry has been working with other agencies, partners and key stakeholders to revise the Scottish Windblow Contingency Plan. Scottish Forestry recommend that forest owners and land managers: - Familiarise themselves with the available guidance and processes - Mitigate the risk of windthrow through informed forest planning and enhanced silvicultural practice - Develop and socialise forest-level windblow contingency plans for areas they own or manage - Ensure key staff and stakeholders are familiar with forest-level windblow contingency plans - Subscribe to the (free) Met Office weather warning service to ensure advance warning of potentially damaging winds - Investigate wind blow cover/insure against losses because of wind blow where applicable and appropriate - Subscribe to the Scottish Forestry social channels for up-to-date information during and after major storms Comprehensive guidance and additional resources are available on the Scottish Forestry website which can be found on the following pages: - Managing storm-damaged trees: https://lnkd.in/ebnmJSqK - Major wind blow contingency: https://lnkd.in/eu6QweRn #stormseason #windblow #stormdamage #storms #trees #woodland #forests

#ScotClimateWeek Today we are featuring the #WoodlandCarbonCode. Some interesting facts about the Code's successes so far: - over 8,700 hectares of new woodland was validated to the Woodland Carbon Code in Scotland in 2023-24. This is an area equivalent to almost 60% of all woodlands planted across the country during that period.  - since the code was launched in 2011, it has helped to create over 30,000 hectares of new woodland in Scotland. These validated projects are predicted to sequester over 9.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent over their lifetime. If you would like to know a bit more about the Code and sign up for their e-newsletter, then take a quick read of their latest blog from Dr Vicky West, who is their Senior Development Manager. https://lnkd.in/e4aUSyiy #NetZero #climatechange #forestry #woodland #carboncredits #carbon