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Autumn/Winter 2012: ‘The living forest’ The theme for this issue ties in with the annual Reforesting Scotland Gathering in Strathspey in early October 2012. Articles include: Forest life in Abernethy In conversation… Forests present and future Balancing act at Mar … 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 … Read More

A Thousand Huts is a Reforesting Scotland campaign centred around the idea of the hut as a place, an experience, an endeavour, an ideal for all to enjoy. In contrast to many other European countries, Scotland has a modest historic … Read More

Spring/Summer 2012: Co-operative living – a low impact choice? Forty years at Laurieston Hall Acorn, a new crofting co-op for Argyll A simple woodland life at Tinker’s Bubble Together on the land at Talamh Thousand Huts campaign report and news … 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 … Read More

Autumn/Winter 2011-12: Reforestation, regeneration and renewal First Shoots: regeneration, renewal and reforestation by Alan Carter Renewing the Kelvin Valley Aspen apothecary – using aspen for remediation Greening the Central Belt Revitalising a neighbourhood in Aberdeen To tree or not to … Read More

For three months the Woodlanders exhibition has been in Aberfeldy. It is now moving to the Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre in Peebles for the whole of October. On October 25th, 730-830pm, also at the Eastgate, Reforesting Scotland members Ian … Read More

An exhibition celebrating Reforesting Scotland’s Woodlanders book will be on show at the excellent Watermill cafe/bookshop/gallery (Mill St, Aberfeldy, PH15 2BG) until 25 September.

Spring/Summer 2011: Woodland shelter First shoots: Scotland’s missing huts From one to a thousand – a personal perspective Hut life – the stories of three communities – Carbeth, Lunga and Soonhope from the perspective of a hutter, a landowner and … 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 … Read More