Land management and tree planting

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Trees in the Scottish economy

Scotland’s economy ultimately depends on the health of its natural environment. From farming and crofting to forestry, tourism and rural enterprise, thriving landscapes underpin livelihoods across the country – and trees sit at the heart of that relationship.

Kate Fry  •  23 Apr 2026

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Save Scotland's rainforests

Scotland’s rainforest is bursting with a unique variety of flora and fauna. It is a habitat like no other, yet for many years it has come under sustained pressure from human activity.

Simon Ritchie  •  07 Apr 2026

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Expand Scotland’s native woodland

Scotland’s native woodlands are one of our greatest national assets. Yet, despite their importance, efforts to create new woodland are simply too slow. We're calling on the Scottish Government to change that.

Kate Fry  •  31 Mar 2026

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1.7+ million trees planted on crofts 

A scheme to help crofters create native woods has planted over 1.7 million trees in the last decade and established forestry as part of the crofting landscape. 

George Anderson  •  24 Mar 2026

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Ysgol Plas Coch leads the way on tree equity thanks to Woodland Trust support

Ysgol Plas Coch in Wrexham has taken meaningful action to improve its local environment by planting new trees with support from the Woodland Trust’s Emergency Tree Fund.

Sophie Thomas  •  04 Dec 2025

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Dawn of the Frankenstein trees

Monstrous experiments to raise the dead are taking place at the Woodland Trust's site Yonder Oak in Devon, to boost conservation efforts. 

Kate John  •  28 Oct 2025

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More farmers seeking benefits of trees - thousand attend Agroforestry Show 

A 'growing movement' is recognising that trees can offer farm resilience and business opportunities in the face of extreme weather with more than a thousand people joining the Agroforestry Show.

The Woodland Trust and Soil Association  •  15 Oct 2025

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Northern Ireland must increase tree planting urgently

The State of Woods and Trees 2025: Northern Ireland report reveals that Northern Ireland not only has the lowest woodland cover in the UK and Ireland, but is also failing to meet its own tree planting targets.

Michelle McCaughtry  •  14 Oct 2025

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Domestic tree production essential to hit climate and nature targets

The Government’s climate change and biodiversity targets will not be met without greater support for domestic tree production, according to a new report.

The Woodland Trust  •  14 Oct 2025

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Woodland Trust Scotland takes aim at health inequalities with trees targeted by neighbourhood

Woodland Trust Scotland has announced plans to target urban planting at neighbourhoods where trees have greatest potential to boost human health and wellbeing.

George Anderson  •  19 Sept 2025