Woodland Trust Scotland
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The Scotland arm of the UK's largest woodland conservation charity. We create, protect & restore native woods & trees for people & wildlife, to combat climate change & build a greener future.
This week's #ThickTrunkTuesday is a cracker! The Balmerino Chestnut. Fife’s oldest tree, thought to be around 450 years of age. Tis lovely to read personal memories of the tree on the Ancient Tree Inventory website 👉 buff.ly/fDd6bm5 Search the site to find ancient trees near you. #AncientTrees
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
This week's #ThickTrunkTuesday is a cracker! The Balmerino Chestnut. Fife’s oldest tree, thought to be around 450 years of age. Tis lovely to read personal memories of the tree on the Ancient Tree Inventory website 👉 buff.ly/fDd6bm5 Search the site to find ancient trees near you. #AncientTrees
"Owl be seeing you!"
📸 Such a great shot by Rosanna Forbes.👏
🦉 😄 🌳
📸 Such a great shot by Rosanna Forbes.👏
🦉 😄 🌳
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"Owl be seeing you!"
📸 Such a great shot by Rosanna Forbes.👏
🦉 😄 🌳
📸 Such a great shot by Rosanna Forbes.👏
🦉 😄 🌳
We love a good collective noun and there are lots of crackers for rooks, including congregation, storytelling, building, parliament and clamour.
The bird's Latin name Corvus frugilegus means "fruit-gathering crow".
📸 Pics by George Anderson.🐦⬛
The bird's Latin name Corvus frugilegus means "fruit-gathering crow".
📸 Pics by George Anderson.🐦⬛
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We love a good collective noun and there are lots of crackers for rooks, including congregation, storytelling, building, parliament and clamour.
The bird's Latin name Corvus frugilegus means "fruit-gathering crow".
📸 Pics by George Anderson.🐦⬛
The bird's Latin name Corvus frugilegus means "fruit-gathering crow".
📸 Pics by George Anderson.🐦⬛
To support jobs across the nations and to protect our environment from new imported pests & diseases, we should only be planting trees that are UK & Ireland Sourced and Grown (#UKISG). The next Scot Gov should commit to meeting UKISG standards in tree procurement & work with industry to deliver.
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
To support jobs across the nations and to protect our environment from new imported pests & diseases, we should only be planting trees that are UK & Ireland Sourced and Grown (#UKISG). The next Scot Gov should commit to meeting UKISG standards in tree procurement & work with industry to deliver.
Great to meet with #ScottishForestry Highland Conservancy team near #Ullapool this week, quite the view! The topic: establishing trees on marginal, upland areas. We talked tree species, provenance, natural regen vs planting & constraints such as exposure, soil minerals, peat & deer. Super useful.
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Great to meet with #ScottishForestry Highland Conservancy team near #Ullapool this week, quite the view! The topic: establishing trees on marginal, upland areas. We talked tree species, provenance, natural regen vs planting & constraints such as exposure, soil minerals, peat & deer. Super useful.
🍂 #Autumn colour is just about hanging on across Scotland.
🧡What's your favourite thing about Autumn?
Thanks 📷 Aileen Louden, David Nash & Anita Nicholson (all Woodland Trust Media Library).
🧡What's your favourite thing about Autumn?
Thanks 📷 Aileen Louden, David Nash & Anita Nicholson (all Woodland Trust Media Library).
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🍂 #Autumn colour is just about hanging on across Scotland.
🧡What's your favourite thing about Autumn?
Thanks 📷 Aileen Louden, David Nash & Anita Nicholson (all Woodland Trust Media Library).
🧡What's your favourite thing about Autumn?
Thanks 📷 Aileen Louden, David Nash & Anita Nicholson (all Woodland Trust Media Library).
Fantastic to visit Phil's wildlife #croft on the Isle of Skye last week 🌳
Phil is managing the woodland to maximise benefits for biodiversity, improve productivity and support enterprises such as a tree nursery, the production of wood fuel and the sale of hardy fruit trees🪵
👏 Inspiring stuff!
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Phil is managing the woodland to maximise benefits for biodiversity, improve productivity and support enterprises such as a tree nursery, the production of wood fuel and the sale of hardy fruit trees🪵
👏 Inspiring stuff!
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November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Fantastic to visit Phil's wildlife #croft on the Isle of Skye last week 🌳
Phil is managing the woodland to maximise benefits for biodiversity, improve productivity and support enterprises such as a tree nursery, the production of wood fuel and the sale of hardy fruit trees🪵
👏 Inspiring stuff!
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Phil is managing the woodland to maximise benefits for biodiversity, improve productivity and support enterprises such as a tree nursery, the production of wood fuel and the sale of hardy fruit trees🪵
👏 Inspiring stuff!
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⚠️Hedgehogs and other hibernating creatures are at risk on #BonfireNight.🦔Please build your bonfire in an open space WELL AWAY from trees and hedges. 🔥Check before lighting to make sure there are no creatures hiding in there. 💦 Dampen ashes with water to avoid animal injuries.
November 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
⚠️Hedgehogs and other hibernating creatures are at risk on #BonfireNight.🦔Please build your bonfire in an open space WELL AWAY from trees and hedges. 🔥Check before lighting to make sure there are no creatures hiding in there. 💦 Dampen ashes with water to avoid animal injuries.
It's clear our native and ancient trees need more protection. It's still too easy to chop them down or damage them - there are gaps in existing protections.
New legislation could close these gaps and protect Scotland's native trees for the future.
#MairTreesPlease #ManifestoAsk #ScotParlElection26
New legislation could close these gaps and protect Scotland's native trees for the future.
#MairTreesPlease #ManifestoAsk #ScotParlElection26
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
It's clear our native and ancient trees need more protection. It's still too easy to chop them down or damage them - there are gaps in existing protections.
New legislation could close these gaps and protect Scotland's native trees for the future.
#MairTreesPlease #ManifestoAsk #ScotParlElection26
New legislation could close these gaps and protect Scotland's native trees for the future.
#MairTreesPlease #ManifestoAsk #ScotParlElection26
We're delighted a £250,000 gift from a supporter has helped us buy Glen Quey Moss - a 57 hectare area of bog and grassland that now makes up part of #GlenDevon Woodlands in central Scotland. The new site bridges a gap essentially connecting a network of 1200 hectares of conservation land...1/2
November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We're delighted a £250,000 gift from a supporter has helped us buy Glen Quey Moss - a 57 hectare area of bog and grassland that now makes up part of #GlenDevon Woodlands in central Scotland. The new site bridges a gap essentially connecting a network of 1200 hectares of conservation land...1/2
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Today at Scottish Parliament, MSPs debate the Natural Environment Bill.
This morning LINK was outside with the #ScotlandLovesNature campaign, representing red squirrels, Scottish wildcats, puffins and bees. 🐿️🐝
This Bill is our VITAL chance for legally binding nature recovery targets. 🌿🐾
#savenature
This morning LINK was outside with the #ScotlandLovesNature campaign, representing red squirrels, Scottish wildcats, puffins and bees. 🐿️🐝
This Bill is our VITAL chance for legally binding nature recovery targets. 🌿🐾
#savenature
October 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Today at Scottish Parliament, MSPs debate the Natural Environment Bill.
This morning LINK was outside with the #ScotlandLovesNature campaign, representing red squirrels, Scottish wildcats, puffins and bees. 🐿️🐝
This Bill is our VITAL chance for legally binding nature recovery targets. 🌿🐾
#savenature
This morning LINK was outside with the #ScotlandLovesNature campaign, representing red squirrels, Scottish wildcats, puffins and bees. 🐿️🐝
This Bill is our VITAL chance for legally binding nature recovery targets. 🌿🐾
#savenature
A gentle reminder not to dump your Halloween #pumpkins in our woods (or indeed anywhere!)🎃 Dumped pumpkins can disturb the sensitive balance of woodland soils. Plus removing the waste costs time & money better spent on vital conservation work. 🌱
Pumpkins belong in your food waste or compost bin.♻️🙏
Pumpkins belong in your food waste or compost bin.♻️🙏
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A gentle reminder not to dump your Halloween #pumpkins in our woods (or indeed anywhere!)🎃 Dumped pumpkins can disturb the sensitive balance of woodland soils. Plus removing the waste costs time & money better spent on vital conservation work. 🌱
Pumpkins belong in your food waste or compost bin.♻️🙏
Pumpkins belong in your food waste or compost bin.♻️🙏
The Scottish Government pledged to deliver a comprehensive National Register of Ancient Woodland in 2021. This commitment remains undelivered.
A Register remains vital for clarity on where our ancient woodland is, so we can protect it.
#MairTreesPlease #ManifestoAsk #ScotParlElection26
A Register remains vital for clarity on where our ancient woodland is, so we can protect it.
#MairTreesPlease #ManifestoAsk #ScotParlElection26
November 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The Scottish Government pledged to deliver a comprehensive National Register of Ancient Woodland in 2021. This commitment remains undelivered.
A Register remains vital for clarity on where our ancient woodland is, so we can protect it.
#MairTreesPlease #ManifestoAsk #ScotParlElection26
A Register remains vital for clarity on where our ancient woodland is, so we can protect it.
#MairTreesPlease #ManifestoAsk #ScotParlElection26
Brilliant to see this role advertised one year on from Scotland's Pinewoods Conference #PineCon24 in Lochaber. This role is vital to ensure meaningful collaboration of partners & landowners so that our precious ancient pinewood remnants are not lost forever, but recover & expand. 👇
JOB OPPORTUNITY: CALEDONIAN PINEWOODS PARTNERSHIP PROJECT MANAGER 🌲
Lead a partnership to restore Scotland’s iconic Caledonian pinewoods.
Salary: Starting from £37,362
Hours: 35 hrs/pw, permanent
Deadline: Sunday 16 November
Find out more and apply now 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/about-us/wor...
Lead a partnership to restore Scotland’s iconic Caledonian pinewoods.
Salary: Starting from £37,362
Hours: 35 hrs/pw, permanent
Deadline: Sunday 16 November
Find out more and apply now 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/about-us/wor...
November 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Brilliant to see this role advertised one year on from Scotland's Pinewoods Conference #PineCon24 in Lochaber. This role is vital to ensure meaningful collaboration of partners & landowners so that our precious ancient pinewood remnants are not lost forever, but recover & expand. 👇
We're big fans of #Hedgerows and #MobGrazing 👇. The next Scottish Government must support farmers and crofters to integrate more native trees & hedges into their land
Hedgerows and mob grazing: Can farming fix its carbon black hole?
Scottish ministers are putting the finishing touches to a plan aimed at reducing planet-warming emissions.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We're big fans of #Hedgerows and #MobGrazing 👇. The next Scottish Government must support farmers and crofters to integrate more native trees & hedges into their land
Great to see #LochArkaig pine forest feature alongside a feast of Scotland's wildlife in the 4th & final episode of Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles tonight. @hamzayassin.bsky.social we're sorry you didn't manage to film those elusive wild boar in person. Come back soon! Watch👉https://buff.ly/gAHWwKF
November 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Great to see #LochArkaig pine forest feature alongside a feast of Scotland's wildlife in the 4th & final episode of Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles tonight. @hamzayassin.bsky.social we're sorry you didn't manage to film those elusive wild boar in person. Come back soon! Watch👉https://buff.ly/gAHWwKF
😇Healer or Horror?👺
🌱 Though #Myth and legend play their part, there is no doubt that some plants in the UK can be dangerous. Think you can tell the good from the bad?
Test your knowledge with our trick-or-treat plant #quiz👉
🌱 Though #Myth and legend play their part, there is no doubt that some plants in the UK can be dangerous. Think you can tell the good from the bad?
Test your knowledge with our trick-or-treat plant #quiz👉
Halloween Quiz: Trick or Treat? - Woodland Trust
From healing herbs to deadly concoctions, woodland plants can both cure and poison. Can you separate the healers from the horrors? Dare to test your knowledge with our trick-or-treat Halloween quiz.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The next Scottish Government should require & incentivise the restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites on private & public land. Scotland needs commercial forestry but not at the direct expense of precious native woodland on which so many conifer plantations are located. #MairTreesPlease
November 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The next Scottish Government should require & incentivise the restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites on private & public land. Scotland needs commercial forestry but not at the direct expense of precious native woodland on which so many conifer plantations are located. #MairTreesPlease
Missing the #ArkaigOspreys now they've migrated? Fear not! We've put together a wee 2025 season summary for fans (featuring the voice of our very own George.) Full length vid 👉 buff.ly/cwT4X3l .Thanks players of People's #PostcodeLottery for your sustained support of all our work at #LochArkaig🙏.
November 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Missing the #ArkaigOspreys now they've migrated? Fear not! We've put together a wee 2025 season summary for fans (featuring the voice of our very own George.) Full length vid 👉 buff.ly/cwT4X3l .Thanks players of People's #PostcodeLottery for your sustained support of all our work at #LochArkaig🙏.
👻 Things are getting spooky - even the trees! Let's talk about tree #Folklore.
🍂 Our lives have been closely linked with #Trees since prehistoric times. Swipe through to learn about their rich history 👉
If you’re looking for your very own mystery tree, head to our #TreeShop🌳 bit.ly/4n1EyrR
🍂 Our lives have been closely linked with #Trees since prehistoric times. Swipe through to learn about their rich history 👉
If you’re looking for your very own mystery tree, head to our #TreeShop🌳 bit.ly/4n1EyrR
October 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
👻 Things are getting spooky - even the trees! Let's talk about tree #Folklore.
🍂 Our lives have been closely linked with #Trees since prehistoric times. Swipe through to learn about their rich history 👉
If you’re looking for your very own mystery tree, head to our #TreeShop🌳 bit.ly/4n1EyrR
🍂 Our lives have been closely linked with #Trees since prehistoric times. Swipe through to learn about their rich history 👉
If you’re looking for your very own mystery tree, head to our #TreeShop🌳 bit.ly/4n1EyrR
Can you help restore Scotland's precious temperate rainforest by
🥬Raising the profile of ancient woodland?
🥬Managing partner relationships & projects?
🥬Providing advice to landowners & managers?
This really is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference.
Apply 👉 buff.ly/VyWT9BL
🥬Raising the profile of ancient woodland?
🥬Managing partner relationships & projects?
🥬Providing advice to landowners & managers?
This really is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference.
Apply 👉 buff.ly/VyWT9BL
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Can you help restore Scotland's precious temperate rainforest by
🥬Raising the profile of ancient woodland?
🥬Managing partner relationships & projects?
🥬Providing advice to landowners & managers?
This really is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference.
Apply 👉 buff.ly/VyWT9BL
🥬Raising the profile of ancient woodland?
🥬Managing partner relationships & projects?
🥬Providing advice to landowners & managers?
This really is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference.
Apply 👉 buff.ly/VyWT9BL
Some of our community engagement team enjoyed a 'climate wellbeing' workshop in an autumnal Little Druim Wood #GlenFinglas in Sep. Thoughtful & fun activities supported a collective approach to dealing with the climate crisis. We highly recommend working with Rea, always uplifting! buff.ly/dhmTAwK
October 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Some of our community engagement team enjoyed a 'climate wellbeing' workshop in an autumnal Little Druim Wood #GlenFinglas in Sep. Thoughtful & fun activities supported a collective approach to dealing with the climate crisis. We highly recommend working with Rea, always uplifting! buff.ly/dhmTAwK
🔊 Calling MSc or an MRes students🔊 #AcademicResearch is incredibly important to complement practical rainforest restoration work. so we're delighted the @asrainforest.bsky.social research group has come up with 2 new dissertation topics for 25/26 👉
New student rainforest research opportunities — Alliance for Scotland’s Rainforest
Last year, the ASR’s Rainforest Research Working Group posted its first ever list of dissertation topics for students. Academic research such as this is incredibly important, and compliments…
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October 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔊 Calling MSc or an MRes students🔊 #AcademicResearch is incredibly important to complement practical rainforest restoration work. so we're delighted the @asrainforest.bsky.social research group has come up with 2 new dissertation topics for 25/26 👉
What's your favourite fun #Halloween craft activity? Our is most definitely painting mini pumpkins (out of conkers, naturally). Making a bat out of a loo roll tube comes a close second though😅. Go on give it a go. These and more spooktacular ideas ▶️ buff.ly/VjnOrFZ #OutdoorLearning
October 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
What's your favourite fun #Halloween craft activity? Our is most definitely painting mini pumpkins (out of conkers, naturally). Making a bat out of a loo roll tube comes a close second though😅. Go on give it a go. These and more spooktacular ideas ▶️ buff.ly/VjnOrFZ #OutdoorLearning
Scotland's deer population is too high for nature recovery & makes tree planting costly because of the need for fencing & tubes. By incentivising active deer management & building up venison supply chains, the next Scot Gov can support landowners to reduce deer numbers & help Scotland's woodlands.
October 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Scotland's deer population is too high for nature recovery & makes tree planting costly because of the need for fencing & tubes. By incentivising active deer management & building up venison supply chains, the next Scot Gov can support landowners to reduce deer numbers & help Scotland's woodlands.