Applicant Information Note: Transition Arrangements

Information note outlining the transitional arrangements with the introduction of the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 and associated Regulations on April 1st 2019.

Application to Revise Conditions

Template letter and form for an application to revise felling permission conditions (updated October 2023).

You must provide a full justification for your proposed revision(s). You may wish to submit supplementary supporting information with this form.

Application to Vary Felling Permission

Template letter and form for an application to vary a felling permission.

Archaeological Measured Survey on Scotland's National Forest Estate

This fully illustrated archaeological booklet presents the results of recent archaeological measured survey work across Scotland’s National Forest Estate. The publication aims to showcase the range of work that we commission – and to highlight the benefits of such surveys in supporting sustainable conservation management. The sites range from Neolithic stone circles to the coastal defences of WW2 - and the surveys include some pioneering developments.

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Area planted in Scotland by local authority 2020 to 2021

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Assessing the Cost-effectiveness of Woodlands in the Abatement of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

This study assesses the cost-effectiveness of a range of woodland types across England, Scotland and Wales in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.  The study uses two measures of cost-effectiveness: a physical measure (cost per tonne of CO2 removed) and a value measure (comparing the cost against the value of the CO2 removed).  The study develops a "marginal abatement cost curve" which shows how much CO2 removal can be achieved through planting new woodlands for a given cost.  Cost-effectiveness is considered over two time horizons: first, to 2050 and, second, to 2200.  The analysis takes account of the benefits of storing carbon in wood products and of substituting wood for more carbon-intensive product and fuels.

Assessing the Investment Returns from Timber and Carbon in Woodland Creation Projects: Research Note

The voluntary carbon market for new woodlands has been growing in recent years. This research note examines the impacts of carbon credit sales on the financial returns to planting woodland.  It applies investment appraisal techniques to estimate the financial viability of woodland creation for five different woodland types – taking account of both carbon and timber receipts - and examines the implications for rotation lengths.

Assessing the Wider Benefits of the Woodland Carbon Code

This study identifies and measures the wider social, environmental and local economic benefits of Woodland Carbon Code projects in the UK, also referred to as ‘co-benefits’. The need to assess the co-benefits or wider effects of carbon emissions reduction strategies is highlighted in the Paris Climate Change agreement. It aims to provide evidence on how action to tackle climate change can help deliver other policy objectives. 

Attitudes Towards Landscape Benefits and Woodland Creation in Southern Scotland

This report documents a Forest Research led study into attitudes towards landscape benefits and woodland creation in Southern Scotland, commissioned by Scottish Forestry in light of the Scottish Government’s tree planting targets.