Farm Woodland
Farm Woodlands: Technical Notes & Guides
Technical Notes TN690: Protecting Young Woodlands from Vole Damage TN691: Plants and Planting Methods TN695: Pruning to Improve Timber Quality Practical Guides/Information Notes Farm Woodlands: Ground Preparation Practice Guide Practical…
Read More >Technical Note (TN695): Pruning to Improve Timber Quality
The Scottish Forestry Strategy lists improving timber quality as a priority for action because “high quality timber is more likely to meet future markets and is also more likely to find a permanent use thereby assisting carbon sequestration”.
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Technical Note (TN691): Plants and Planting Methods
Forest nurseries offer a wide range of plants that can vary considerably in terms of size, provenance, age and method of production. There is also a variety of techniques you can use for tree planting and ground preparation.
Read More >Technical Note (TN690): Protecting Young Woodlands from Vole Damage
For many years grant schemes have encouraged farmers to create new woodlands using broadleaved species. Woodlands on agricultural land have to face a variety of problems especially weed competition and animal damage. Successfully establishing a young woodland requires careful attention to design detail and several years of maintenance. Unfortunately many woodlands do not receive the attention they require and high levels of tree mortality occur. In some cases the owners have had to repay grants to the Forestry Commission.
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Turning over a New Leaf – The Importance of Shelter on the Croft – Event Summary
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.
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Scottish farmers offered support to access £252m available for woodland planting and management
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…
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Using Forestry to Benefit your Business – Event Summary
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.
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Woodland Management, Conservation and Shooting – Ladybank – Event Summary
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…
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Farm Forestry for Profit – Event Summary
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.
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