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This event focused on diversifying your business via woodland creation and the benefits (timber and non timber) of having woodland on your land. Benefits include; Shelter for livestock Reduction of…

Clive Streeter lives at Myreton, near Keith in Moray.  In 1997 Clive decided to plant seventy two hectares of commercial forestry under the Grampian Forest Challenge Fund, leaving just a…

This meeting looked at integrating commercial forestry planting onto an active farm.  It will explored the sometimes difficult balance between tree planting on a commercial scale and maintaining a viable…

This meeting took place in Great Bernera on the far west coast of Lewis with a croft tour of small woodland habitat and a demonstration of planting techniques in the village of Kirkibost. 

The Farm Advisory Service (FAS) is offering funded support to help Scottish farmers manage and establish woodland and access a share of the £252 million available through the Forestry Grant…

We recently held two meetings on the 17th January. The first during the day at the Arran Outdoor Centre followed by an evening meeting at the SAC Consulting Office in Auchincruive Office. These meetings focused on how woodlands can work alongside your farming business.

  Good planning is essential to ensure that the different options complement each other rather than work against each other.  These different options would include things such as the mix…

At the recent event at Auchintender we saw that better land forestry planting and maintenance can be largely mechanised, leading to a great reduction in establishment costs. Grant income can exceed the costs and in many cases it is possible to gain extra income from the sale of carbon credits.

As well as helping to reduce the impacts of climate change and providing timber for the industry, our forests enhance and protect the environment and opportunities for public enjoyment.

There were many positive discussions regarding woodland creation and the practical measures to be taken to achieve the goal of creating a woodland area.  The existing woodlands visited were impressive and an inspiration to the attendees who do not currently have woodland cover on their property.