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Farm Woodland News

Farm Woodland News provides information and advice on making the most of woodlands as part of the farm business. From woodland creation to management and harvesting, along with forestry news, and updates on the Forestry Grant Scheme and the timber market.

Published quarterly, you can view the latest issue using the link below, with previous editions available at the bottom of the page.

Farm Woodland News Spring 2023 edition

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Current Edition

FWN 39 - Spring 2023

Articles included in this edition include:

Previous Editions

FWN 38 Autumn 2022

Feature Articles

Resilience & Tree Health

Woodland Carbon Code Update

Scottish Land Commission Report

Finest Farm Woodlands Rewarded in Scotland's Tree Oscars

Timber Market Update

FWN 37 Autumn 2021

Feature Articles

Mapping with MyForest

Integrating Trees Network

Woodland at SRUC Kirkton and Auchtertyre

Timber Market Report November 2021

FWN 36 Spring 2021

Feature Articles

Promoting Wildfire resilience in woodlands

New loan available for small-scale woodland projects

Funding to help support new tree nurseries

Integrating Trees Demonstrator Network

FWN 35 Autumn 2020

Feature Articles

Getting permission to fell trees

How to Release Income from Woodland Carbon

How to Manage Ash Dieback Disease in your Trees

Diversifying Broadleaved Woodlands for the Future

FWN 34 Spring 2020

Feature Articles

Large Pine Weevil: The small pest causing a big problem for restocking

Providing welfare facilities for forestry operations

Modern apprenticeships branch out into trees and timber

FWN 33 Autumn 2019

Feature Articles

How farming with trees can benefit your business

Can you eat trees? The Lynbreck Croft take on integrating trees and livestock

What’s the threat? An update on tree pests and diseases from Scottish Forestry

Forestry Grant Scheme update

FWN 32 Spring 2019

Feature Articles

The Fencing Contractor

The Ground Preparation Contractor - preparing the ground for planting

Chainsaw Work & Safety in Forestry Operations

FWN 31 Autumn 2018

Feature Articles

The Roading Contractor

The Harvesting Contractor

Timber Quality – A product of its environment

FWN 30 - Spring 2018

FWN 29- Autumn 2017

Feature Articles

Feature Articles

Making small scale forestry work

RHI: Keeping the paperwork right

Small scale machinery

Species focus – Beech

Foraging for opportunities

Forestry & Water Scotland

Adding some glam to the woods

Common sense tree safety

Love huts

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