The Integrating Trees Network is managed by Scottish Forestry and the Scottish Government
If you’re based in the Scottish Borders you can enquire about a free woodland assessment to Tweed Forum – feel free to drop an email to hamish.robertson@tweedforum.org
Are you in the Cairngorms? Get extra help and funding. The Cairngorms National Park Woodland Challenge Fund is designed to help reduce the costs of preparing an application to Scottish Forestry’s Grant Scheme
- Integrating Trees Network – Why trees? The benefit to your business, your community and the environment
- Scottish Forestry – Woodland creation
- Scottish Forestry – Planning your tree planting
- You can find out more about the schemes and apply for a grant through the Scottish Government’s Rural Payments and Services website
- Scottish Forestry – Local Offices
- Scottish Forestry Walk through guide for land managers which will help assess whether your land is suitable for tree planting
- Scottish Forestry – Small woodland loan scheme
- Woodland creation, management and conservation support – Scottish farmers and crofters can apply for up to £1000 funding through the Farm Advisory Service (FAS), to enlist the help of a specialist adviser to help with woodland creation
- UK Woodland Carbon Code
- Scottish Forestry is working with the Scottish Tenant Farmers Association to demonstrate how tree planting can benefit all farm businesses. As part of this work, they have published a new woodland creation case study, based around a tenanted farm. The study aims to encourage more tenancy based businesses to consider growing trees.
- The Woodland Trust Scotland offers advice and support for those considering farm woodlands
- Shelterbelts – presentation slide set by SAC Consulting’s Ben Law as presented during one of the ITN webinars.
- Scotlands Farm Advisory Service (FAS) provides a range of Farm Woodland resources for farmers
- Future Woodlands Fund – Future Woodlands Scotland funding to help create and restore native woodlands across Scotland
- Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park – Tree Planting Grant Scheme
- Croft Woodlands – Woodland Trust – Woodland Trust
- Clyde Climate Forest – GCV Green Network
- Borders Forest Trust work to restore native woodland both on their own properties and through working in partnership with local landowners, businesses, farmers and community groups.
- The Institute of Chartered Foresters provide information and guidance to the public and industry
- The Confederation of Forest Industries (ConFor) helps build the market for timber, timber products and forest services
- Soil Association Scotland Farmer Resources
- myForest • home can be used to make maps and manage your woodlands
- Ideas around Integrating Trees on Your Land – Farming for a Better Climate