David Robertson
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David Robertson
@dbrforest
Director | Investment and Business Development with Scottish Woodlands Ltd. Never far from the trees, even when not at work! All views expressed are my own.
Inverness, Highland Katılım Mart 2016
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@forest_policy A very simple soundbite, but not terribly easy in practice. We have conflicting land use issues with food prod on the ground that will support more diverse species. On more marginal new sites and restocks we are restricted if we are truly honest about what will actually grow.
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A little round out of our activity at the Highland Show and our outlook on other show activity this year. Come and see us at @ScotGameFair @BlackIsleShow @turriffshow and Moy.
Scottish Woodlands@scotwoodlands
"All the rural shows have a different flavour, a different character - & lots of different characters!" Scottish Woodlands' staff explains why agricultural shows are so important. Watch our short film, made at @ScotlandRHShow & please visit us this summer! Find out more here: scottishwoodlands.co.uk/about-us/news/…
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"All the rural shows have a different flavour, a different character - & lots of different characters!"
Scottish Woodlands' staff explains why agricultural shows are so important. Watch our short film, made at @ScotlandRHShow & please visit us this summer! Find out more here: scottishwoodlands.co.uk/about-us/news/…
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@AnasSarwar at @ScotLandEstates #SLEConf24.
“Planning system is a disaster” 78 weeks average approval in Glasgow. 16 weeks in Manchester.
@AnasSarwar the forestry sector suffers the same issues. Prolonged approval processes are stalling development and confidence in the sector
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So important to have a significant industry response to this clearly flawed piece of work by RSE.
Confor@forestsandwood
We've published critiques from respected academics which indicate the recent Royal Society of Edinburgh report contains significant shortcomings and inconsistencies, and conclusions that are not well-supported by evidence confor.org.uk/news/latest-ne…
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@HumzaYousaf The irony. Rural Scotland will also suffer greatly from your unprecedented cuts to the forestry budget meaning that 10's of millions of trees will be composted or burnt instead of being planted. All having been grown to meet government ambition.
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On the day it's confirmed global warming has, for the first time, exceeded 1.5C across an entire year, Starmer is ditching his pledge to invest £28bn a year in green energy.
With our abundant renewable resources, Scotland will suffer because of another screeching Labour u-turn.
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@HumzaYousaf @AngusRobertson @neilcgray @MairiGougeon @ShonaRobison @S_A_Somerville @FionaHyslop @JennyGilruth @AConstance23 You could do much more to deliver on the climate crisis and green economy by reinstating the unprecedented cuts in the forestry budget to help Scotland achieve its ambitious tree planting targets.
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🧵The Ministerial appointments I have made today reflect Scotland's priorities.
We will have a relentless focus on reducing poverty, growing our economy, investing in public services and tackling the climate crisis.
We will work tirelessly to deliver for the people of Scotland.
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@ScotGovNetZero Would you believe these two stories are running on the same day? ‘We’ll have to burn millions of trees after cuts' bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…
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Share your experiences of climate change to help create a more climate resilient Scotland.
Have your say on how we protect communities, restore nature, improve green spaces and prepare businesses for the impacts of climate change.
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@fincarson BTW, for clarity, we are all guilty of regurgitating RTRP!
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@fincarson Very easy to regurgitate the right tree in right place argument, not very easy to do, as clearly everyone’s “right place” is not the same! We need to improve the process. Answers on a postcard, or Tweet!
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The SNP /Greens have little interest in rural
Scotland other than covering it with confers and Wind-turbines.
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@fincarson Between 40 and 50% of everything planted in the past 6 years has been broadleaved and need a mixture of both. We shouldn’t vilify productive forestry.
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@fincarson @fincarson I would have hoped that representing a rural constituency where forestry provides significant employment and economic benefit you would understand the part that coniferous plantations play in a diverse rural landscape.
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Saw this and immediately thought of @John_Forestry. Perhaps they still exist! 🤣
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…
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@s_young83 @ForesterWill @ClementsVi56958 @MairiGougeon @ScotGovFM @scotgov Agreed @s_young83 Approvals will not mean actual trees in the ground, we know this from experience. Late approvals/contracts, WCC and inflation taken into account I think 10,000ha more likely achievable.
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@ForesterWill @ClementsVi56958 @MairiGougeon @ScotGovFM @scotgov The rhetoric just doesn’t match the actions sadly. I’m always wary of celebrating approvals too, not the same as actually planting.
Budget cuts across the board on rural areas, not just forestry though.
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One week later a £31.8m cut in FGS grant. Running the numbers, roughly, assuming £4m for other FGS grants & average NWC of £3,750/ha (low) that equates to around 11k ha. So where's the support & confidence now for 18k target in a climate & bio emergency? @MairiGougeon @ScotGovFM
Scottish Forestry@scotforestry
Speaking at today's #ForestrySummit, Rural Affairs Secretary @MairiGougeon announced record woodland creation approvals of 13,111 ha by @scotforestry, the highest recorded this century. ➡️forestry.gov.scot/news-releases/…
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Absolutely delighted to have just become a professional member of the Institute of Chartered Foresters, and been awarded the Hugh Miller Award of Excellence! Xmas come early!
Thanks to all my friends and colleagues who helped get me here! @TheICF @Forest_Research #Forestry
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An important day tomorrow for the future of woodland creation in Scotland, see what our staff have to say in the current challenges.👇👇
Scottish Woodlands@scotwoodlands
Scottish Woodlands welcomes the opportunity to take part in Scottish Forestry’s Woodland Creation #Summit to be held tomorrow in #Perthshire. In the run up to the summit tomorrow, Scottish Woodlands undertook a #survey of front-line staff involved in the #forestry grant application #process to gauge their #views. Read more here: scottishwoodlands.co.uk/about-us/news/…
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@cuthbertneil Do you have to have unruly blonde hair to be a mad politician? Clearly helps a bit if you are slightly orange too.
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