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Coppice network study report

Scottish Coppice Network During the Scottish Crannog Centre‘s ‘Regenerating Hazel Coppice‘ conference in April 2013, delegates suggested that there should be a network of some kind for people involved in coppicing in Scotland. Reforesting Scotland followed this up by producing the 2014 Coppice Network Study Report funded by Forestry Commission Read more…

Blaeberry photo from geograph.org.uk via Wikimedia Commonshttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blaeberry_%28Vaccinium_myrtillus%29_-_geograph.org.uk_-_260784.jpg

StarTree NWFP survey

The StarTree project is starting with an ambitious, broad survey, gathering data for non-wood forest products (NWFPs) on: silviculture & land management; existing market, economics and supply (including informal foraging); issues of legislation, policy, funding & culture; and the factors driving or inhibiting innovation. Reforesting Scotland is co-ordinating this survey Read more…

StarTree in Latvia

Reforesting Scotland Journal issue 48 contains our latest news from the StarTree project, an account of the StarTree study tour of forest businesses in Latvia. The photo shows a bottle of sparkling birch juice from Dabas Dobe. Email to find out more or visit the StarTree project page.