Communities For Diverse Forestry

You might see filmy ferns growing in #ScotlandsRainforest. They're easy to mistake for moss or liverworts, but they're very very tiny ferns! The one you're most likely to see is Wilson's filmy fern, named for William Wilson, a 19th century botanist. 📷 John MacPherson

Missed this at the time. Some of the answers lie of course in the creation of woodland crofts..... You can read the discussion papers on the @CommunityLandSc website here communitylandscotland.org.uk/resources/the-… heraldscotland.com/news/25358740.…

As the seasons change in #ScotlandsRainforest, there are lots of early signs of autumn to look out for, like the red berries on rowan trees. Did you know that rowans have a long association with magic in Scotland?? 🧙 Find out more: buff.ly/LSxMd7n 📷 Andy Hay

Free Integrating Trees Network event - Tighnabruiach in Argyll, Tues 9 September 10am-1pm. Hosted by farmers Katharine & David Lowrie at Auchgoyle Farm, the event showcases how native woodlands increased biodiversity & enhanced their business. ➡️forestry.gov.scot/news-releases/…

Event: Walking & talking trees. Discover how Katharine and David Lowrie are transforming their farm to increase biodiversity by planting new native broadleaves on a 3rd of their land. 9 Sep 2025 10AM-1PM Tighnabruaich. @scotforestry buff.ly/QRNqbrS 📷 Niall Benvie

Help the Our Rainforest Futures project by filling in their short survey! buff.ly/YAQTW0e What you tell them will help shape a funding bid for 5 years of work, which will mobilise and equip people to get stuck in to saving #ScotlandsRainforest. 📷 John MacPherson

The seed collection season is in full swing 🌱 Across western #Scotland, our volunteers have gathered willow and wild cherry seeds. Now it’s time for rowan, birch and hazel! Our Tree Seed Collection Project in partnership with Woodland Trust Scotland is boosting the availability of native #trees🌳

Call for posters! Showcase your work at our Ancient Woodlands Conference on 25 November in Birmingham. Posters are welcomed on the session themes: 📝 Evidence 🌳 Practice 📢 Policy & Campaigns Find out more at charteredforesters.org/event/ancient-…

New crofts, new opportunities Balnagown Estate and the Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust are working together to create up to 4 new tenanted crofts in Garbhad Wood. It’s a new approach to crofting on private land designed to: ✅ Help young people stay local ✅ Provide affordable housing and land ✅ Support the community and school Currently in the pre-planning stage, homes will be tied to residency , and tenants will be chosen based on how they plan to contribute to the local area. You can find out more about this project and other exciting examples of collaboration in our Governance Guide: buff.ly/D5WwOWB

📢 PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 🌳 How resilient are our forests to windstorms? 🔬 Our scientists are blending social & ecological research to improve wind risk models and support climate-smart forest management. 🔗 Read more: forestprotection.uk/project/cfp251…

Booking now live! You can now book your place at our upcoming ScotLand Futures public meetings in Stornoway and Aberdeen! We’ll be talking about land, community, and what matters most to your local area and we’d love to see you there. 🗓️ Stornoway – 8 October 🗓️ Aberdeen – 29 October 🎟️ buff.ly/629UMo8

Exciting to hear about the recording of the Olive Moth at Brodiclea Woodland #swseic #woollypigcompany #futureforestcompany. Only 5 previous records for #Ayrshire. Its food plant is #Aspen and other poplars. Our Aspen planting in the region will hopefully lead to its expansion.

The river’s guardian: #alder 🌳 A pioneer of Scotland’s #wetlands, alder thrives along rivers and streams - holding banks together, shading the water, and boosting soil fertility. Watch to discover the alder's role in river life. #CaledonianForest #Trees #Folklore

We wrote a discussion paper for @ScottishLandCom on this particular subject, together with @CHTScotland & Camus Consulting - take a look x.com/ScottishLandCo…

Curious about aspen restoration in Scotland? Join us on 4 September for a special webinar with our Wildlife Comeback Lead, Kirsten Brewster, in conversation with panellists Peter Livingstone (@EadhaAspen) and @Andrew Painting (@MarLodgeEstate). Together, they’ll share insights on aspen restoration, explore the challenges and opportunities ahead, and answer your questions in a live Q&A. 🔗 Register now: scotlandbigpicture.pulse.ly/gpzor3c7l4 #PaintingScotlandYellow

Current floral highlights in our nursery are Devil's Bit Scabious, Common Toadflax and Marsh Skullcap. The Scabious was literally vibrating with bees as well as butterflies. #biodiversity @yearnstane

Good day at the Sunart Show today with Celia from @ScotCroftingFed - a lengthened 'to do' list now, following some very interesting conversations with would-be woodland crofters (and others.....)

The six-day programme aims to examine, articulate and celebrate our connection with the landscape dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-new…

The six-day programme aims to examine, articulate and celebrate our connection with the landscape dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-new…

We've just planted our 2nd #Juniper seed orchard, on the edge of a broadleaved plantation in North Ayrshire. The 13 bushes were all propagated from cuttings of the few surviving bushes in Renfrewshire and Ayrshire.