FURTHER windblow damage is expected across Scotland's timber industry and woodlands after storms wreaked havoc at the weekend. 

Storms Malik and Corrie brought winds of up to 90 mph, tore down trees, damaged buildings, and cost at least two people - including a nine-year-old schoolboy- their lives. 

In the aftermath, visitors have also been warned to stay away from the country's woodlands while teams work to remove trees from trails and powerlines. This includes in England's Kielder Forest, the UK's second-largest. 

Forestry Journal: Bosses at Kielder Forest have warned visitors to stay away as they clear-up damage from the storms Bosses at Kielder Forest have warned visitors to stay away as they clear-up damage from the storms

Coming amid efforts to clear-up November's Storm Arwen and it's 100 mph winds, the storms could potentially be another blow to the timber industry. Just two months ago around 20 per cent of Scotland's annual harvest was damaged and thousands of hectares of woodlands affected. 

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And while it is still too soon to have a clear picture of how much damage has been caused by the weekend's storms, Scottish Forestry chiefs say they expect more windthrow to have occurred. 

A spokesperson said: “It is too early to tell what the full impact the weekend storms have had on woodlands and forests.

Forestry Journal: Trees were blown down across the country Trees were blown down across the country

“However, we do anticipate further windthrow damage, particularly to trees already weakened and vulnerable as a result of Storm Arwen.

“We will be working closely with the forestry sector to assess the impact of storms Malik and Corrie.”

In the aftermath of Arwen, felling applications have been approved at record pace to help teams remove the timber, while ministers have warned it could take the nation's forests 'centuries' to recover. 

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Work has also been done to reinforce the nation's woodlands and it's hoped this will have limited the damage caused by Malik and Corrie.

Scotland's Deputy First Minister John Swinney said: “I think it was very clear that there was a much stronger join-up between the power companies and the local resilience partnerships over the course of the weekend."