Our Corporate Strategy and Plan 2025 - 2030 sets the strategic direction for Scottish Forestry over the next five years. It defines our vision, mission, purpose, and outlines the key objectives which will shape our work and priorities over the next five years.

Our four strategic objectives:

• carry out our core regulatory and grant activities and cross border responsibilities in a balanced and proportionate way to deliver our vision on behalf of Scottish Ministers
• ensure Scotland’s Forestry Strategy and sustainable forest management is central to environment, land use, and economic policy and enables positive outcomes for stakeholders, the climate and communities
• build a diverse workforce of professional, skilled and passionate people, creating an environment to enjoy work and feel respected in line with our values
• work collaboratively and innovatively, supported by fit-for-purpose and effective business systems and organisational infrastructure 

Please read the full Corporate Strategy and Plan to find out more about our work and Priority Activities.

The annual Business Plan supports our Corporate Plan. It lays out how we intend to make progress towards our corporate strategic objectives across 2022-23 and what our priorities are for this year.

The plan has been designed so it is easy to use on a day-to-day basis for our staff. The Business Plan:

• provides key information on how our organisation functions and draws together information from our Conservancy and National Team Plans.
• summarises priority activities across the whole organisation, including information about headline projects taking place this year, including:
  • implementing the new operating model for conservancies
  • expanding our digital and design tools
  • delivering Forestry Grant Scheme enhancements
  • procuring a new finance system

A key focus throughout the plan are our people and areas of improvement. For example, our Learning and Development programme. This will enable staff to expand their skills, meaning we are better able to meet our customers’ needs.

Scottish Forestry recognises Gaelic as an integral part of Scotland’s national identity, heritage and culture. We’re committed to ensuring that Gaelic has a sustainable future in Scotland and the role we can play in:

• enhancing the status of the language
• supporting the usage of and development of Gaelic language skills
• furthering the aims of Bòrd na Gàidhlig and assisting in the delivery of the National Gaelic Plan

This new Gaelic plan focusses on creating communication resources across the core areas addressed in the Gaelic Language Act including:

• ensuring Gaelic is clearly present and valued
• ensuring staff have access to Gaelic awareness and language training throughout the period of the plan
• promoting our Gaelic offer to the businesses, communities and individuals we work with

You can read the new Gaelic Language Plan below:

• Gaelic Language Plan: 2023 - 2028
• Plana Gàidhlig: 2023 - 2028

​The Improvement Programme 2019 to 2024 aims to transform the effectiveness and efficiency of our forestry approval and support processes.

The programme is split into 4 priority areas:

1. the customer experience
2. our processes
3. our people
4. how we use technology

Read our Improvement Programme booklet.