Five new projects which will reduce the impacts of timber transport on communities and improve the transport infrastructure are being funded by Scottish Forestry. £900,000 has been allocated to the projects …

In this blog during National Plant Health Week, Barnaby Wylder, Scottish Forestry’s Tree Health Operations Manager, raises awareness of the broad range of detection and surveillance work undertaken by the …

Efforts to promote meaningful engagement with local communities on new woodland creation projects were centre stage at the second UK Tree Planting Taskforce meeting. Each of the four nations believes that …

Assynt, a sparsely populated area north of Ullapool, is one of the last refuges for elms in mainland UK.  Decimated by Dutch elm disease, this rare refuge population is the focus …

Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has said “doing nothing is not an option” when it comes to securing the future of Scotland’s forests from the effects of climate change. With recent …

Scottish Forestry is the first public sector organisation in the UK to be officially accredited by the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) for its development programme for new recruits. The WOODS …

International Day of Forests takes place on 21 March every year to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. To mark this special day, we spoke …

Dr William Clark, Forestry Transport and Innovation Advisor with Scottish Forestry writes about the first annual report produced by the Net Zero Timhaul project. This partnership project is looking into using electric …

A new project is exploring how innovative technologies can enhance the work of the Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code. Three UK companies are working with the codes as part of …

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 …