The latest events and gatherings organised by Reforesting Scotland and partners
This year’s theme was: Restoring the Land and the People The Reforesting Scotland Annual Gathering 2014 was held at Kyleakin Village Hall, Skye, on the first weekend in October, Friday 3rd October to Sunday 5th October. The 2014 Gathering was our best-attended in a long time, with around 75 people Read more…
Alyth Halls, Perth & Kinross The 2013 Reforesting Scotland Annual Gathering takes place to the South of the Cairngorms, amongst the fertile lands of the Mearns. This gives us the ideal venue to see how trees & woodlands are integrated into the landscapes and lives of Angus, Perthshire and Dundee. Read more…
Field visits at this year’s Gathering will include, Alyth Hill This new woodland is a clear example of the move to “reposition” the national forest closer to communities in order to deliver multiple benefits. The design of the new forest, success and achievements and community involvement will be explained by Read more…
This is an optional extra for anyone who can join us during the day on Friday 4th of October. Led by architect, Robin Baker we’ll be looking at exciting and innovative use of timber in buildings in the area. This is a self-driven tour but there will be some spare places Read more…
The Edinburgh launch of the Handbook of Scotland’s Wild Harvests was held at Blackwells bookshop. Editor Fi Martynoga came prepared – see photo! There are more links to Handbook news on the publisher’s website.
The Handbook of Scotland’s Wild Harvests, our new joint venture with the Scottish Wild Harvests Association, was launched in style this weekend by SWHA members at the Big Tent festival in Falkland, with wild food cookery demonstrations all weekend and a discussion panel. The SWHA displays were beautifully complemented by Read more…
This year’s Gathering was held at a rural but central location: the village of Croy in the Kelvin Valley, North Lanarkshire. The theme was be Renewal, looking at how reforestation has formed part of this area’s efforts to reinvent and regenerate itself after the collapse of mining. Being in the Read more…
This year’s theme was “Watersheds and Catchments”. We learned much about the interactions between rivers and woodlands, including a thought-provoking presentation on fertility and phosphorus cycles. During the afternoon we visited the Kinloch Woodland Trust’s project area near Shieldaig which was established in the 1990s by Richard Munday and family. On the slopes opposite are Read more…
