Scottish Forestry has confirmed that the Windblow Contingency Plan has been stood down in Scotland. The decision was taken after Scottish Forestry’s local staff gauged initial feedback from woodland owners and …

Conifer logs from Scotland’s west coast can no longer be exported to the Republic of Ireland (ROI) or Northern Ireland (NI) due to concerns over the Ips cembrae bark beetle …

Following Storm Eowyn on Friday 24th January,  Scottish Forestry has issued the following update related to storm damage to forests and woodlands in Scotland. A Scottish Forestry spokesman said:  “It is too …

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. Andrew is hosting a farm visit …

Scottish Climate Week Special To mark Scottish Climate Week, Dr Vicky West provides insights into the contribution the UK Woodland Carbon Code makes towards Scotland’s net zero ambitions.  Trees, carbon and climate …

It’s Scottish Climate Week and we are taking a look at the importance of making our forests and woodlands resilient for the future. There are many reasons why resilient forests …

In this blog during Scottish Climate Week, Barnaby Wylder, Scottish Forestry’s Tree Health Team’s Operations Manager, gives an update on Ips typographus in Scotland and considers some observations on the …

An important new measure which comes into force on the 1st October will help boost the resilience of Scotland’s forests and woodlands. From that date onwards, the maximum of any one …

The award winning Integrating Trees Network is hosting an event with Tomintoul farmers Andy and Debbie Duffus to highlight the benefits of tree planting to other farmers. Andy and Debbie run …

Scottish Forestry has taken enforcement action to halt all forestry operations at the Stobo woodland creation scheme in the Scottish Borders with immediate effect. In addition, the whole forestry project will …

Both Scottish Forestry and Ireland’s Department of Agriculture are working collaboratively together on precautionary forestry measures following the finding of three Ips cembrae beetles (commonly known as the large larch bark …

The award-winning Integrating Trees Network is hosting an event in Perthshire to highlight how growing trees can play an important role in building resilient agricultural businesses. Farmers and land managers will …

Rory Sinclair of Resipole Farm, Loch Sunart, is inviting farmers and other land managers to see how he has successfully integrated trees into his farming business for the benefit of …