Welcome to Reforesting Scotland
Restoring the land and the people
Reforesting Scotland is a network of people involved or interested in restoring Scotland's forest cover and culture. Scotland was once a forest land, until human activities stripped it of almost all its ancient woodland. We believe that bringing back the forest would make Scotland richer economically, ecologically and culturally.
Reforesting Scotland is a broad network. We bring together foresters and foragers, architects and artists, landowners and land reformers, writers, ecologists, chefs, diggers, dreamers and ordinary people with a love of trees.
Reforesting Scotland's projects bubble up from this network. These have ranged from community woodlands and the sustainable harvesting of forest produce to promoting wood as a fuel. We have seeded a number of organisations which are now at the heart of Scotland's forest culture, such as the Community Woodlands Association. We remain at the leading edge of the debate and the action on Scotland's woods.
Coming events:
A Handbook of Scottish Wild Harvests
- due out in July! - published by the same team as the Tree Planter's Guide, with expert material from members of both Reforesting Scotland and the Scottish Wild Harvests Association.
Big Tent Festival - 20-21 July, Falkland, Fife
- look out for Reforesting Scotland's Forest Garden display, and the launch of the Handbook of Scottish Wild Harvests.
RS Gathering 2012 - 5-7 October, Near Aviemore
- see details on news page.
Reforesting Scotland News:
Reforesting Scotland Journal, Spring/Summer 2012 - 'Co-operative living - a low impact choice?'
The Tree Planter's Guide to the Galaxy - a new book from classic RS material
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