Crops and Soils

In recent weeks (September 2017) local Councils around Scotland have been sending out Valuation Notices to landowners and occupiers. These are “notices” of rateable values (RV) for Shooting Rights and…

From a small farm estate to a large clear-fell contract, pre-planning and good contract management is essential. Roadside felling can be just one of the many hazards and constraints that…

In the five years up to March 2012, there was an average of 10.4 forestry fatalities per 100,000 workers. This is more than three times the fatality rate for the…

In Scandinavian countries, many families have a summer house, which in reality is a wooden cabin or hut in the woods they retreat to at weekends or for holidays. In…

We often take trees for granted due to their long lives; they appear to be permanent features in the landscape. However,  unlike truly permanent features, trees are living – and…

Glamping: ‘a form of camping involving accommodation and facilities more luxurious than those associated with traditional camping’ (Oxford Dictionaries). More and more people are looking for glamping holidays; cheaper than…

Earlier this year a new initiative was launched to help anyone who manages woodlands to minimise and mitigate the risk of their activities causing diffuse pollution. The initiative, called Forestry…

There is an abundance of delicious and nutritious wild food that can be found in Scottish woodland, hedgerows and moorland. A growing interest in fresh, seasonal and local food is…