Woodlands

The Woodland Group brings together members with an interest in forestry and woodland to discuss issues such as tree health; forestry policy; tree protection; woodland creation funding and targeting.

The Woodlands Group has a number of active members, a full list is shown below.

 

Convener

Alan McDonnell, Trees for Life

Vice-convener

Andrew Weatherall, RSPB Scotland

Staff liaison

Deborah Long

Latest News

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Support natural woodland regeneration, charities urge Scottish government

01 Sep 2026

In a new report released today, Scottish Environment LINK members have called on the Scottish government to do more to encourage and support natural woodland regeneration and colonisation by rebalancing how it funds and supports forestry. Natural regeneration is the establishment of young trees within an existing woodland by natural means, while natural colonisation is the establishment of young trees on open ground, creating new woodlands.

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Nature protection scorecard launched to track Scottish government performance   

28 Aug 2026

Scottish Environment LINK has today launched a new Nature Protection Scorecard to track the performance of the Scottish government and public bodies in protecting and restoring the natural environment.  The scorecard collates a range of data to judge how well the Scottish government is performing and the extent to which public bodies are using their enforcement powers. While not intended to be comprehensive, the scorecard […]

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Programme for Government: new deer management plans welcomed by environmental charities

06 May 2025

Responding to the Programme for Government, Scottish Environment LINK’s chief executive, Dr Deborah Long said: “We welcome today’s news within the Programme for Government that the Scottish government will consider the development of local deer management projects pilots, a plan based on a proposal from LINK Deer Group members. “Scotland’s oversized deer population is a […]

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