Grants
![Interest rates on larger purchases are showing signs of easing, making now a good time to invest.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18190455.jpg)
![Interest rates on larger purchases are showing signs of easing, making now a good time to invest.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18190455.jpg)
Finance
![The first two cohorts on the degree apprenticeship programme, pictured at Ambleside. The group photo also shows Mark Tomlinson (kneeling in the front row) and apprentice link tutor Emily Dixon (far right).](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18190076.jpg)
![The first two cohorts on the degree apprenticeship programme, pictured at Ambleside. The group photo also shows Mark Tomlinson (kneeling in the front row) and apprentice link tutor Emily Dixon (far right).](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18190076.jpg)
Education
![£800,000 has been allocated to the projects which include upgrades to existing fragile rural roads](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18083784.jpg)
![£800,000 has been allocated to the projects which include upgrades to existing fragile rural roads](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18083784.jpg)
![Ips typographus is among the pests already identified in Britain](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17528379.jpg)
![Ips typographus is among the pests already identified in Britain](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17528379.jpg)
![This project will run until March 2025 and seeks to understand the diversity within the existing cherry breeding programme](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18061612.jpg)
![This project will run until March 2025 and seeks to understand the diversity within the existing cherry breeding programme](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18061612.jpg)
![Species like Sitka spruce are key to Scotland's timber industry, but plantations often face fierce opposition](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17978844.jpg)
![Species like Sitka spruce are key to Scotland's timber industry, but plantations often face fierce opposition](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17978844.jpg)
![The legal action has been taken over a plantation surrounding the John Buchan Way](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18038455.jpg)
![The legal action has been taken over a plantation surrounding the John Buchan Way](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18038455.jpg)
![The war of words over the report shows no signs of abating](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17166058.jpg)
![The war of words over the report shows no signs of abating](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17166058.jpg)
![The TreeStory team provided an overview of the FSC’s Ecosystem Services Procedure.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17972990.jpg)
![The TreeStory team provided an overview of the FSC’s Ecosystem Services Procedure.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17972990.jpg)
Conference
![The report considered the future of public money for forestry](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17679531.jpg)
![The report considered the future of public money for forestry](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17679531.jpg)
![The report concluded all commercial conifer plantations should lose access to public cash](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16578414.jpg)
![The report concluded all commercial conifer plantations should lose access to public cash](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16578414.jpg)
Latest from the woods
![The report argued public money should instead be spent on other types of planting](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17805546.jpg)
![The report argued public money should instead be spent on other types of planting](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17805546.jpg)
![The budget cut has been widely condemned by Scotland's forestry sector](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17417553.jpg)
![The budget cut has been widely condemned by Scotland's forestry sector](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17417553.jpg)
A view from the forest
![The proposed new scheme has prompted a backlash from Welsh farmers](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17264874.jpg)
![The proposed new scheme has prompted a backlash from Welsh farmers](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17264874.jpg)
![£1.2 m has been committed towards projects like TimberLINK, which moves timber by sea](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17766232.jpg)
![£1.2 m has been committed towards projects like TimberLINK, which moves timber by sea](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17766232.jpg)
![Nurseries have been growing trees to meet a target set by ministers](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17724773.jpg)
![Nurseries have been growing trees to meet a target set by ministers](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17724773.jpg)
A view from the forest
![It will take a brave man or woman to plant western Hemlock in Wales given that around half of the country is already covered by ‘Demarcated Areas’ for Phytophthora pluvialis.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17670175.jpg)
![It will take a brave man or woman to plant western Hemlock in Wales given that around half of the country is already covered by ‘Demarcated Areas’ for Phytophthora pluvialis.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17670175.jpg)
Tree planting
![Jon Lambert (front left) and Stuart Goodall have been critical of the budget cut, while Mairi Gougeon has blamed Brexit and Westminster for the move](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17660975.jpg)
![Jon Lambert (front left) and Stuart Goodall have been critical of the budget cut, while Mairi Gougeon has blamed Brexit and Westminster for the move](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17660975.jpg)
Latest from the woods
![Mairi Gougeon address the Rural Affairs Committee this week](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17661765.jpg)
![Mairi Gougeon address the Rural Affairs Committee this week](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17661765.jpg)
![The budget cut is likely to have a knock-on effect on Scotland's whole forestry industry](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17646699.jpg)
![The budget cut is likely to have a knock-on effect on Scotland's whole forestry industry](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17646699.jpg)
![Steve Barclay announced the changes to the farming payments at the start of 2024](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17638368.jpg)
![Steve Barclay announced the changes to the farming payments at the start of 2024](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17638368.jpg)
Latest from the woods
![Rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon was among the speakers at the summit](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17631808.jpg)
![Rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon was among the speakers at the summit](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17631808.jpg)
cONFERENCE
![Shona Robison confirmed the budget cut earlier this week](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17581542.jpg)
![Shona Robison confirmed the budget cut earlier this week](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17581542.jpg)
Newsletter extract
![Woodland creation levels have fallen in Scotland in recent years](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17254611.jpg)
![Woodland creation levels have fallen in Scotland in recent years](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17254611.jpg)
![The fund will help women access training courses on all aspects of forestry](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17476293.jpg)
![The fund will help women access training courses on all aspects of forestry](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17476293.jpg)
![Bracken is the most common fern in the UK](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17471888.jpg)
![Bracken is the most common fern in the UK](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17471888.jpg)
![There are more than one million deer in Scotland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17065628.jpg)
![There are more than one million deer in Scotland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17065628.jpg)
![Wales has ambitious plans to plant 86 million trees by the end of the decade](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16817050.jpg)
![Wales has ambitious plans to plant 86 million trees by the end of the decade](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16817050.jpg)
![William Hagan Brown will conduct his research from now until 2025](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16761705.jpg)
![William Hagan Brown will conduct his research from now until 2025](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16761705.jpg)
![Shaun Love, a construction driver, was one of the rookies to get behind the controls of the John Deere 1510G.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16741664.jpg)
![Shaun Love, a construction driver, was one of the rookies to get behind the controls of the John Deere 1510G.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16741664.jpg)
Machinery training
![The trucks should be on the road by the summer](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16732162.jpg)
![The trucks should be on the road by the summer](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16732162.jpg)
![Mairi Gougeon has pledged to get planting back on track, amid some concern from Confor's Stuart Goodall (far left)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16714781.jpg)
![Mairi Gougeon has pledged to get planting back on track, amid some concern from Confor's Stuart Goodall (far left)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16714781.jpg)
Exclusive
![Forestry contractors face steep costs just to stay afloat](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16692544.jpg)
![Forestry contractors face steep costs just to stay afloat](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16692544.jpg)
![Equipment, such as chainsaws, and other essentials like fuel and transport are among the highest costs](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16692201.jpg)
![Equipment, such as chainsaws, and other essentials like fuel and transport are among the highest costs](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16692201.jpg)
Contracting
![At present, England is falling well short of its efforts to plant 7,000 ha each year.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16434279.jpg)
![At present, England is falling well short of its efforts to plant 7,000 ha each year.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16434279.jpg)
![Environment Minister Mairi McAllan wants to hear views from a wide-range of stakeholders](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16483142.jpg)
![Environment Minister Mairi McAllan wants to hear views from a wide-range of stakeholders](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16483142.jpg)
![UK forestry wants to see conifers sunk into the earth, not talk over the turf.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16466207.jpg)
![UK forestry wants to see conifers sunk into the earth, not talk over the turf.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16466207.jpg)
Tree planting
![Loch of Voe is community woodland, which had its first plantings in 1985.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16403331.jpg)
![Loch of Voe is community woodland, which had its first plantings in 1985.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16403331.jpg)
Trees of the world
![This follows a pilot scheme that has already approved the planting of 108,000 trees](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16382030.jpg)
![This follows a pilot scheme that has already approved the planting of 108,000 trees](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16382030.jpg)
![Can the increased rates to EWCO boost England's tree planting?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16367529.jpg)
![Can the increased rates to EWCO boost England's tree planting?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16367529.jpg)
Newsletter extract
![The move has been welcomed by industry figures](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16362561.jpg)
![The move has been welcomed by industry figures](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16362561.jpg)
![Stock image of timber for illustrative purposes only](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13628477.jpg)
![Stock image of timber for illustrative purposes only](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13628477.jpg)
![Our most read stories have included topics such as APF 2022, Boat of Garten Sawmill and young contractors](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16244072.jpg)
![Our most read stories have included topics such as APF 2022, Boat of Garten Sawmill and young contractors](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16244072.jpg)
Most-read stories
![MAIN: The farm track at Netherurd Home Farm initially climbs through pastures in which mature sycamore and beech provide browsing cattle with shelter and shade.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16273409.jpg)
![MAIN: The farm track at Netherurd Home Farm initially climbs through pastures in which mature sycamore and beech provide browsing cattle with shelter and shade.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16273409.jpg)
Agroforestry
![Stock image of vertical tree nursery used for illustrative purposes only](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16202765.jpg)
![Stock image of vertical tree nursery used for illustrative purposes only](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16202765.jpg)
![The Forestry Commission grant will cover the costs of employing two new full-time employee](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14131001.jpg)
![The Forestry Commission grant will cover the costs of employing two new full-time employee](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14131001.jpg)
![Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters, giving tree sapling to local family as part of the My Tree Our Forest initiative](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16185220.jpg)
![Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters, giving tree sapling to local family as part of the My Tree Our Forest initiative](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16185220.jpg)
![Lord Benyon, main, Graham Taylor and Dr Nicola Spence were among the headline speakers during the conference](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16168658.jpg)
![Lord Benyon, main, Graham Taylor and Dr Nicola Spence were among the headline speakers during the conference](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16168658.jpg)
Conference
![The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust’s (YDMT) woodland-creation programme is open to anyone who owns or manages land](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16033510.jpg)
![The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust’s (YDMT) woodland-creation programme is open to anyone who owns or manages land](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16033510.jpg)
![The move is to encourage farmers, crofters and land managers to increase tree planting](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15945148.jpg)
![The move is to encourage farmers, crofters and land managers to increase tree planting](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15945148.jpg)
![Stock image of tree shelters](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15501985.jpg)
![Stock image of tree shelters](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15501985.jpg)
![Landowners and farmers are being encouraged to apply for the grant](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12045716.jpg)
![Landowners and farmers are being encouraged to apply for the grant](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12045716.jpg)
![As many as 86 million trees could be planted in the tree by the end of the decade](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14837306.jpg)
![As many as 86 million trees could be planted in the tree by the end of the decade](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14837306.jpg)
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