Forests are not only made of trees! RS member Liz Murdoch reports from a day with the Edinburgh Agroecology Co-operative, learning about, working with and celebrating some more ‘lowly’ members of the forest community. It’s 18th May 2025 and a … Read More
The Scottish Crofting Federation and Landworkers’ Alliance are joining forces to explore how expanding crofting beyond the Highlands and Islands—and creating new crofts across Scotland—can open up opportunities for new entrants into land work and become a powerful pathway to … Read More
The Spring 2025 issue of the Journal takes a tour of resilient systems, from the use of natural regeneration and diverse species in forestry to a more locally adapted agriculture. Theme articles are Continuous cover forestry by Charlie Taylor, Resilient … Read More
Would you like to produce the Reforesting Scotland Journal? This 44-page, full colour publication comes out each Spring and Autumn, covering a range of themes and reports on the social and ecological regeneration of Scotland. The Editorial Group, comprising members … Read More
SCOTLAND: the Big Picture and Trees for Life are offering an Aspen Propagation training day at Dundreggan tree nursery on Wednesday 12th March at a subsidised rate of £25 per person, for more information and booking email Kirsten@scotlandbigpicture.com
Every year, the Reforesting Scotland Gathering takes us to a different part of Scotland to look at inspiring local projects and discuss current issues in woodland management, nature restoration, forest culture and more. For 2025 we’ll be heading for the … Read More
The Spring 2024 issue of Reforesting Scotland takes a look at ‘Agroforestry’, with theme articles on climate ready farming, livestock integration with woodlands in Scotland, aspen agroforestry, agroforestry and crofting, tree hay, ramial wood chip and woolly pigs. Beasts of … Read More
Caird Hall, Dundee – Saturday 20th April 2024 Hearing from Hutters Whether you are just curious about hutting, making serious plans or already a seasoned hutter, we’d like to invite you to the 2024 Hutters Rally. The Rally is a … Read More
The 2023 Reforesting Scotland Gathering has now been finalized. We’ll be filling in one of the big gaps on the map of previous Gatherings, with our first ever trip to the Great Glen. The venue will be Invergarry and the … Read More
“Dendritic (or tree-shaped) patterns can be found throughout nature on every scale, from the veins of a leaf, to the drainage system of a river, to the vascular system of our lungs or the branching dendrites in our brain. Some … Read More