A selection of articles from newsletters, the journal, and project related.
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
Our latest directors’ blog is written by Matthew Hay, who reflects on the state of nature in the UK after a recent trip to some of Italy’s wild and not-so-wild places. The last time I left the UK, it was … Read More
A few weeks ago 30 folk gathered for a weekend in the woods for the first Scottish Coppice Gathering, sharing experiences & skills around the fire in the far NW highlands. The gathering was organised to kickstart the newly formed … Read More
Contact with nature has lots of benefits for both physical and mental health, so wouldn’t it be good if you could go to your doctor, and instead of (or as well as) giving you a bottle of pills, they could … Read More
Across much of Europe, weekends and holidays see thousands of families head out to their hytte, hydda, cabaña or dacha – in other words, their hut – to recharge their batteries and spend time in nature without the distractions of … Read More
Our latest Directors’ blog is by NatureScot’s Woodland Officer, Kate Holl, who has co-authored a best practice guide on how to establish common woodland plants in broadleaved woodlands. For more information on the recent publication, visit the NatureScot Press Release. … Read More
Our latest Directors’ blog is a guest article by independent film-maker Ross Harrison, whose latest video Forgetting Nature will be released on Wednesday 17th March. In this post, Ross discusses his rationale for making the film and why the nexus … Read More
Our latest Directors’ blog is a guest article by Peter Cunningham, an aquatic biologist who has lived and worked in Wester Ross since 2001. In this article, he looks at the role of riparian woodlands (and alder in particular!) in … Read More
Our latest blog is a guest article by Dr Eleanor Harris, who takes her Confor hat off on this occasion to give us a personal view, outlining a vision for the lowlands that speaks to the needs of a 21st … Read More
Our latest Directors’ blog is by Helen Armstrong, professional ecologist and founder of Broomhill Ecology. In it, she digests important new research on carbon sequestration in afforested ecosystems, and evaluates the implications this might have on woodland expansion policy in … Read More