Forestry Commission Scotland provides additional technical help about current forestry related options under Rural Development Contracts – Rural Priorities to that provided on the Scottish Government website
Listed below are the current forestry options and the titles of technical help documents available under each option. Click on the appropriate link on the left for more information and to download a copy of these documents.
Woodland Creation Technical help
- UKFS
- Ongoing Approval Process flowchart
- Guidance about Woodland Creation maps
- Guidance about woodland creation on marginal sites
- Short Rotation Forestry
- Target Areas grant rates
- Developing native woodland habitat networks
- Seed sources for planting native trees and shrubs
- Natural Regeneration
- Treeline woodlands
- Key species conservation
Sustainable Management of Forests Technical help
- UKFS
- Ongoing Approval Process flowchart
- Guidance about eligible operations and costs
- List of native woodland attributes
- Guidance about applying for Restructuring Felling and Regeneration
- Controlled livestock grazing of woodland
- Key species conservation
- Species Action Note (link)
- Open Habitat Restoration
Woodland Improvement Grant Technical help
- UKFS
- Ongoing Approval Process flowchart
- Forest Plans – Applicant’s guidance
- Q&A about restructuring grants and forest plans
- Forest Plan examples
- Production Forecast spreadsheet and User Guide
- Guidance about applying for Restructuring Felling and Regeneration
- Windblow in December 2011 and January 2012
- Deer Impact Reduction
- Species Action Note (link)
Forestry related options Technical help
- UKFS
- Management of Ancient Wood Pasture
