Crops and Soils

New loan available for small-scale woodland projects A new loan scheme aimed at supporting small scale woodland creation projects has been launched. Under the Small Woodlands Loan Scheme, half of the…

New pilot programme will offer additional funding for creating native woodlands What is the Future Woodlands Fund? The Future Woodlands Fund (FWF) offers landowners in Scotland a simple and low…

With spring underway, we are moving into the period when the risk of wildfires is generally highest.  Here we provide an overview of the risk of wildfire in woodlands, how…

New Grant for Small-scale Planting in the South of Scotland Residents of Scottish Borders and Dumfries & Galloway can now apply for the South of Scotland Tree Planting Grant, worth…

Study puts a value on natural capital of new woodlands. A study – the first of its kind in the UK – has provided quantitative evidence of the natural capital benefits of planting new woodlands.

What a year it has been for us all! Like the farming industry timber harvesting and haulage was allowed to continue during lockdown, and whilst building sites were all closed…