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…
Reforesting Scotland has had a close connection to coppice and coppicing right from the beginning. While coppicing in Scotland might not be very active at the moment, it has had its moments in the distant past. South of the border Read more…
Welcome to the Autumn 2021 issue of Reforesting Scotland, our 64th issue, with the theme of ‘A living from the land’. Theme articles include; Robert Barbour: Fincastle Farm Roger Polson: Knock Farm Magnus Davidson: Repeopling Scotland Nick Marshall: The fall Read more…
We’re thrilled to announce a great line up of events at this years annual gathering, held at Badaguish Outdoor Centre in the Northern Cairngorms. Tickets for the weekend are now sold out. See here, for details, and waiting list. Live Read more…
Our annual gathering is (hopefully) back again! This year we’ll be heading to the Northern Cairngorms basing ourselves at Badaguish Outdoor Centre for the weekend. It will take place on Friday 8th – Sunday 10th October 2021. Bookings are now Read more…
This year, as restrictions slowly ease (hopefully), we are going to have our Gathering in person again. It’ll be held at Badaguish Outdoor Centre, near Aviemore in the Cairngorms. It’s a venue some members may remember from several years ago. 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…
Welcome to the Spring 2021 issue of Reforesting Scotland, our 63rd issue, with the theme of ‘A green recovery’. Theme articles include; Andy Robinson: Six years in the clear-fell Diane Lyons: Yearn Stane Andy McMullen: Integrating what we have Nina 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…
