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Bighearted Scotland Awards

As some of you may know we are a member of Bighearted Scotland, a consortium of charities who work together to raise funds for our very worthy causes. As part of this we hold an awards event in September to celebrate those people who give of their own time to help others. The awards take the form of a Gala Evening hosted by Lorraine Kelly, with awards being made by Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Nominations are now closed.

You can also buy tickets to attend this gala event at the brand new Grand Central Hotel in Glagow on September 10th. We'd love to see you there. Call 0131 557 5767 to book.

Win a brand new Astra 1.4 Active

Follow the link by clicking on the logo

Tickets are only £1.50 and you can enter by text or by purchasing tickets. You can enter as many times as you like. The draw will take place at the Awards Dinner in Glasgow on 10 September.

The car is valued at £15,000 and has been kindly donated by Peter Vardy.

Volunteer Events

Below are the next planned activities but please note these details could change at short notice so keep an eye on this page.


Sunday 5th September - Flisk Farm East - Invasive Control
In April we visited this farm with its view of the Tay when we were hedge-planting. This time we will be pulling out Himalayan Balsam. This is a nice plant to look at but grows rampant throughout woods and by water, displacing the native species.

Sunday 3rd October - Falkland Estate - Woodland Management
We will be in the beautiful woods of Falkland Estate, NE Fife, to help restore the native woodlands. Various jobs require doing including finishing a bridge construction. Details to be confirmed nearer the time.

Come along and learn a new skill and help the environment. Contact chris.childe@scottishnativewoods.org.uk to register or for more information or call Chris on 01337 832169

LATEST - Spring Newsletter 2010

You can read or download our latest newsletter here spring.web.10.pdf

Aspen Literature Review Published

We have now published "Ecology, Conservation and Management of Aspen", an aspen literature review.pdf, by Neil Mackenzie. This publication brings together a wealth of information on Aspen for enthusiasts, and will help to guide our restoration work.

Evening Meetings on future support for forestry

Confor are organising evening meetings to allow the forestry sector to contribute to developing a new grant scheme for 2014.

Details are available at
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-836DMA

You can dowload a response to the subject below

People's Postcode give support in Aberfeldy

The People's Postcode Trust have once again given financial support to a community project Scottish Native Woods are involved with.

Camserney Community Garden, just outside Aberfeldy, have been given a donation to help install an electrical supply, a gazebo, more fruit trees and to create more allotment plots for the community to grow their own veggies.

The site is a great source of outdoor learning for pupils from Breadalbane Academy who are helping make this garden a fantastic community asset.

CLICK ON THE LINK TO SEE ANGUS PURDEN IN ACTION RHODDY BASHING WITH US LAST OCTOBER Angus from People's Postcode

Latest News: our most recent additions

Trustees Wanted
Do you have a little spare time you could devote to help make a real difference to Scotland's native woods? Find out what skills we are looking for here Trustee Vacancy ad.pdf

Dates for 2010
New dates and information on how you can volunteer is found here volunteering events

A brief summary of last year is here Annual Report 08-09.pdf

Our Autumn newsletter is now available autweb.09.pdf

Talisman Energy (UK) Limited support key native species

Talisman Energy (UK) Limited, a leading oil company, are supporting our work on recording aspen in selected ancient woods in the North East.
Click here for full article. Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd Support

Scottish Native Woods feature on BBC's Beechgrove Garden .
Click HERE to visit the BBC's website and catch Simon Lockwood's advice on native hedges.

Dates for the NWDG Tree Coring Workshop is available at Other Woodland Events

We have responded to Consultation on Red Squirrel Strongholds and on the Argyll & Bute Forestry Strategy Issues Paper

Proceedings from 2008 HAG Aspen Conference.pdf are available for download

We have launched Scottish Native Woods blog

We have contributed to the FPG Response to forestry and climate change 09 01 27.pdf

Our 2020 Aspen vision to download

New leaflet on Atlantic Hazelwoods to download

Information on Forestry Policy Group

Tay Western Catchment Project reaches the source of the Tay Tay Western Catchments Blog

About this website

This site will help you to find out more about Scottish Native Woods. Find out more about what we do to protect and enhance Scotland's native woodlands, about our latest volunteering opportunities, about how you can take part in a sponsored event to help us, and about our special projects.

Scottish Native Woods is a Scottish recognised charity no. SC017971 and a company limited by guarantee registered in Scotland no. 152631
Registered office: 1 Crieff Road, Aberfeldy, Perthshire PH15 2BJ