Back in October we had a great weekend hosted at Green Aspirations Scotland all about coppicing. It had been organised by Green Aspirations, collaborating with Reforesting Scotland and The Landworkers Alliance. Here’s a run down of what we got up Read more…
The Scottish Government is currently consulting on a matter of key importance in Scotland: land reform. It is widely recognised that Scotland has the most concentrated pattern of land ownership in Scotland and that this can lead to poor land Read more…
Welcome to the Autumn 2022 issue of Reforesting Scotland, our 66th issue, with the theme of ‘Urban greening’ Theme articles are: Toni Dickson on urban agrofrestry at Lauriston Farm Tim Hall discusses practical actions we can all take for greener Read more…
Join us over the weekend to celebrate the wonder that is coppice! We’ll visit a coppice site we work on, share some skills and discuss where next for coppice in Scotland. This weekend is organised and hosted by Green Aspirations Read more…
We can’t wait to welcome you to this year’s members gathering in Oban. The gathering will take place from Friday 7th – Sunday 9th October. Tickets and futher information here. We’ve now finalised the program for the weekend and we 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…
We are pleased to announce the date and venue for the next Reforesting Scotland Gathering. The theme for this year’s gathering is “Scotland’s Rainforest”. Julie Stoneman introduced our members to the aims and challenges for the Alliance for Scotland’s Rainforest Read more…
Welcome to the Spring 2022 issue of Reforesting Scotland, our 65th issue, with the theme of ‘Half-wild Scotland’ Theme articles are: Donald McPhillimy: A half wild mosaic for upland Scotland Kitty Birley: Working Woods Scotland Anna Lawrence and Willie McGhee: Read more…
Reforesting Scotland is hosting a second online creative writing workshop for the RS community. All are invited to link up from across Scotland and further afield, join in and reflect by writing poetry on themes that we’ll agree on the 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…
