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On the road to saving Scotland’s wild apple

Monday, 07 October 2024

Wild apple trees haven't been a species often found in our management plans in the past, but all of that is changing with a new project at our nursery.  We were recently approached by Dr Rick Wor…

An exciting season for white-tailed eagle fans

Monday, 30 September 2024

In a first, two white-tailed eagle chicks took flight under the watch of delighted wildlife enthusiasts on the Isle of Mull.  This breeding season, an adult pair of eagles became the first …

Our climate stories 2024

Monday, 23 September 2024

As we reflect on what climate week means to us, we thought we’d take a look at some of the amazing projects our teams have been working on over the past year. Whether it’s trying to save threatened n…

Dragonflies, our jewels of the forest

Thursday, 19 September 2024

Autumn is the tail end of dragonfly season in Scotland. But there's still time to catch a glimpse of these jewels of the forest!  Did you know that dragonflies can live for up to five years under…

Hard graft at Glentress

Wednesday, 11 September 2024

Have you heard of the Glentress Trailfairies volunteer program? Learn all about it in this guest blog from our mountain-biking intranet manager, Colin. Join him as he swaps his laptop for sturdy boots…

Collecting cones from our Caledonian pinewoods

Tuesday, 30 July 2024

The Caledonian Forest is home to some of our most iconic species, including the tree that dominates these forests – the Scots pine. Our Tree Nursery and Seed Resource Manager - Kenny Hay, has been out…

Good news for Scotland's rainforest

Monday, 13 May 2024

We've beaten our in-house rainforest restoration target for 2023-24 by 141% thanks to an extraordinary effort by our teams.  This is only possible thanks to the dedication of our colleagues acros…

The technology supporting our harvesting fleet

Thursday, 02 May 2024

Harvesting timber is a key part of what we do, so we thought we'd share some of the clever technology used by our teams. One of the ways we fell timber is with harvesting machines that use sensors to…