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Bookmark or Share- Funding for new woodland in Scotland facing cuts - Woodland Trust01 Mar 2024. How can we fund new woodland against a backdrop of cuts? Simon Ritchie. Policy and Advocacy Manager ‑ Scotland. A 41% cut to anything is a big deal. But when it amounts to £32,000,000, it’s a massive deal. That’s the scale of the cut that the 2024-25 Scottish Budget imposes on woodland grants.
- Our Work in Scotland - Woodland TrustThe Woodland Trust Scotland works to plant and halt the loss of native woods and trees and restore existing woodland to peak condition. We also manage and look after around 60 woods in Scotland, covering more than 11,000 hectares from Sutherland to Stranraer. All are free to visit and yours to explore at any time.
- Saving Scotland's Rainforest - Woodland TrustOnly 30,000 hectares of Scotland's rainforest remains - a mere two percent of Scotland's woodland cover. Choked by rhododendron, unable to regenerate due to grazing pressure, crowded by exotic conifer plantations and exposed to ash dieback and nitrogen pollution, we face the very real risk of losing this globally important habitat completely ...
- Woodland Trust Priorities For Scotland Summit - Woodland Trust ...Woodland Trust Scotland believes that while progress is being made to restore existing woodland and create new native woodland, Scotland needs to do much more, much faster. The four key areas for priority at the Woodland Creation Summit are below. We need a step change in scale and ambition.
- Scotland’s Ancient Woods and Trees Protected - Woodland Trust1 in 9. species in Scotland are at risk of extinction. 1.9% the approximate area of Scotland covered by ancient woodland. Irreplaceable habitats now have better protection. Scotland’s National Planning Framework (NPF4) and Scottish Planning Policy guide where and how development happens.
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