Community Woodlands and Forests in Scotland - our Big Tree Society

Tough times indeed for Forestry Commission, community owners, charitable organisations with all this For Sale malarky. Dig in England, it shouldn't be happening, but if it isgoing to then here's a possible model for all you woodland owner wanabees out there.  Here's a presentation that we did to expalin what arts, culture and heritage meant to most of us in coomunity woodlands and social forestry. Have a look http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN3upZnvkGM

Community woodlands are extremely diverse, embracing all woodland types from ancient semi-natural woods to extensive conifer plantations, and ranging from less than a hectare to over a thousand hectares in size. Likewise, the communities involved range from crofting townships in the far north and west to small towns and inner-city communities in the central belt.
Some of the larger groups now employ staff to manage and develop their woods, while others are managed entirely by volunteers. http://www.communitywoods.org  Nobody said it was going to be easy !!

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