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Scottish Forestry: Forestry Grant Scheme – Woodland Creation
A Scottish Forestry publication – “The Forestry Grant Scheme: A guide to grant options for woodland creation”
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Scottish Forestry: Forestry Grant Scheme – a guide to grant options for existing woodland owners
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Cultivation for trees – Giving new woodlands the best start
How do you prepare ground for trees? What kind of ground preparation is best for your land? Why is it important for establishing a new woodland? This video explains…
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Agroforestry in Scotland (Podcast)
Forestry consultant Stephen Adlard chats to Dr Fritha Langford, a researcher from SRUC. They discuss the wider benefits of integrating trees and agriculture, and Fritha explains how silvopastoral systems have…
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Agroforestry in Scotland
In this video, we hear from farmers, Andrew & Seonag Barbour from Mains of Fincastle as they explain how their hill farm cattle and sheep enterprises have benefitted from incorporating…
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Woodland Creation & Management – Frequently Asked Questions (Podcast)
In order to make the most of the 30 minutes of free advice offered by Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service, this podcast has been created to help give a better understanding…
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Access for Harvesting – making the most of your woodland
Good access to a farm woodland is essential to allow active management of the crop throughout its lifetime. This video will help you start thinking about how best…
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Natural Flood Management II – Crookston Farm, Galashiels
Join farmer Jim Sinclair from Crookston Farm near Galashiels as he chats with Hugh Chalmers from the Tweed Forum and Agricultural Consultant Chris McDonald about the Natural Flood Management measures…
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Forestry Grant Scheme Update (Autumn 2019 FWN 33)
Extra £5 million for Woodland Creation in 2019-2020 2018-2019 was a record-breaking year, with 11,200 hectares of new woodlands planted, exceeding the Scottish Government’s annual target of 10,000 hectares. The…
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What’s the threat? Tree pests and diseases to look out for (FWN 33)
The Tree Health team in Scottish Forestry carries out aerial and ground-based surveillance of woodlands and forests across Scotland. Their objective is to detect harmful pests and diseases early so…
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