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The @ScotGov 's forestry policy, support & regulation agency. All enquiries via please as we can't respond on everything here.

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@TheICF
Institute of Chartered Foresters
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Our next Resilience Knowledge Exchange webinar with @scotforestry is available to book and will focus on bark beetle resilience, with international speakers joining us from Germany and Czechia, and speakers from @Forest_Research . 📅19 Nov 🎫Free Book:
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@TheICF
Institute of Chartered Foresters
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Read this blog by @ForestryComm explaining what the latest edition of the UKFS means for you: Our UKFS e-learning programme can also help you get to grips with the fifth edition of the standard that came out this month. Sign up 👇
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@ScotGovRural
Scot Gov Rural
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Are you a smallholder in Scotland? The Scottish Smallholder festival takes place on 19 October. Featuring livestock competitions, seminars and practical demonstrations, workshops and more, there is something for everyone. Free for under 14s. Tickets ➡️
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@Forest_Research
Forest Research
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🆕 Today we have published the 2024 Nursery Survey which provides estimates of sales of improved nursery stock by forest nurseries in Great Britain. Improved nursery stock refers to genetically improved Sitka spruce and Scots pine stock. The data covers sales of Sitka
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@ForestryComm
Forestry Commission
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Watch @forestsandwood 's 60-second film about the diversity of #ForestryCareers and be inspired!
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@TheICF
Institute of Chartered Foresters
6 days
A new training initiative led by @ParEquity , @avivainvestors , @scotwoodlands and @UHI_Inverness offers an excellent opportunity for those looking to start a career in forestry. Applications will close on 31 October 2024. Find out more:
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@scotforestry
Scottish Forestry
12 days
📢Calling all central belt farmers📢 Free Farm Woodland Assessments available for any farmer in the central belt from Ayrshire, Inverclyde in the west, to Fife and the Lothians in the east. Apply here:
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@scotruralnet
Scottish Rural Network
12 days
Great opportunity! 🌳🌲 #woodland
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Scottish Forestry
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📢Calling all central belt farmers📢 Free Farm Woodland Assessments available for any farmer in the central belt from Ayrshire, Inverclyde in the west, to Fife and the Lothians in the east. Apply here:
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@RSABI
RSABI - supporting people in Scottish agriculture
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On #WorldMentalHealthDay2024 a reminder of the importance of taking time to touch base with others in the farming community. It can be tempting to accept that first “I’m fine” but if you think someone is struggling, please ask again and give them your time. Just listening and
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@CommunityWoods
Community Woodlands Association
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One of the great benefits of the CWA Annual Conference is the chance for community woodland groups from all over Scotland to gather in one place.
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@TheICF
Institute of Chartered Foresters
13 days
Join us for our next #MembersHour on 24 October with speakers Amanda Bryan MICFor and Claire Glaister FICFor who will be discussing stakeholder engagement in forestry in Scotland, highlighting tools, techniques and best practice. Book now - members only:
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@Forest_Research
Forest Research
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🆕 A new Forest Research publication reviews existing evidence on biodiversity in many of the most commonly encountered commercial forest types in Great Britain. Biodiversity studies were undertaken in commercial forests composed of mostly Sitka spruce and Scots pine, followed
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@AffricHighlands
Affric Highlands
16 days
Restoring riverwoods 🌳 Exciting progress is underway at our river woodland creation site on Corrimony Farm! Working closely with the farm owners & local contractors, we are now installing a deer-proof exclosure to protect the 22,000 native trees that will soon be planted there.
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@ScotSquirrels
Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels
16 days
THANK YOU to everybody who took part in the #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey ! We will be revealing the results very soon ☺️🐿 You can still add sightings of grey and red squirrels from last week - these will be added into our database retrospectively.
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@greenspacetrust
Edinburgh Greenspace
16 days
We are having an Autumn Celebration in the park on the 12th of October from 1pm to 3pm. Come on down for some crafts and fun family activities. #autumn
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@NatureScot
NatureScot
19 days
🌳 Our NATURE HERO of the Month 🌳 Andrew Barbour & his family at Mains of Fincastle Farm As a family we run a 540-hectare organic upland cattle & sheep farm at Mains of Fincastle by Pitlochry. We’ve found agroforestry, integrating trees into our farming, gives many benefits.⬇️
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@FarmstrongScot
Farmstrong Scotland
17 days
Thank you to everyone who has completed and shared the survey so far. If you haven't already, we would be very grateful if you could spare less than ten minutes to share your views - your voice can help us to help you live well, to farm and croft well👩🏼‍🌾
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@scotforestry
Scottish Forestry
17 days
🌳STORM SEASON PREPARATIONS🌲 As autumn turns to winter, Scottish Forestry is keen to highlight that wind blow losses can be significant, but there is still time to prepare for the storm season. Comprehensive guidance is available online: #windblow
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@scotforestry
Scottish Forestry
19 days
(2) You can join other farmers and land managers on Tues 8th Oct to Andrew's farm near Sanquhar to see for yourself via the #IntegratingTreesNetwork . The farm visit is free but please book in asap. ➡️?
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