Journal
Reforesting Scotland Journal 47
Spring/Summer 2013: ‘Coping with catastrophe’ The theme for this issue highlights the Great Storm of 2012 and the spread of diseases like Chalara fraxinea (ash die-back), but also celebrates the creative responses of communities and individuals to those disasters. Articles include: Storms: impacts in Edinburgh, Falkland, Aberdeen Tree diseases: Phytophthera, Read more…
Journal
Reforesting Scotland Journal 46
Autumn/Winter 2012: ‘The living forest’ The theme for this issue ties in with the annual Reforesting Scotland Gathering in Strathspey in early October 2012. Articles include: Forest life in Abernethy In conversation… Forests present and future Balancing act at Mar Lodge Forests, people, place in Cairngorms National Park More than Read more…
Events
Edinburgh launch for Handbook of Scotland’s Wild Harvests
The Edinburgh launch of the Handbook of Scotland’s Wild Harvests was held at Blackwells bookshop. Editor Fi Martynoga came prepared – see photo! There are more links to Handbook news on the publisher’s website.
Events
Book launch at Big Tent
The Handbook of Scotland’s Wild Harvests, our new joint venture with the Scottish Wild Harvests Association, was launched in style this weekend by SWHA members at the Big Tent festival in Falkland, with wild food cookery demonstrations all weekend and a discussion panel. The SWHA displays were beautifully complemented by Read more…
Project Updates
A Thousand Huts – Reforesting Scotland’s campaign to promote hutting culture
A Thousand Huts is a Reforesting Scotland campaign centred around the idea of the hut as a place, an experience, an endeavour, an ideal for all to enjoy. In contrast to many other European countries, Scotland has a modest historic tradition of hutting, whilst in Nordic nations hutting is well Read more…
Journal
Reforesting Scotland Journal 45
Spring/Summer 2012: Co-operative living – a low impact choice? Forty years at Laurieston Hall Acorn, a new crofting co-op for Argyll A simple woodland life at Tinker’s Bubble Together on the land at Talamh Thousand Huts campaign report and news of Big Tent Festival 2012 Food for thought: The Nourish Read more…
Journal
Reforesting Scotland Journal 44
Autumn/Winter 2011-12: Reforestation, regeneration and renewal First Shoots: regeneration, renewal and reforestation by Alan Carter Renewing the Kelvin Valley Aspen apothecary – using aspen for remediation Greening the Central Belt Revitalising a neighbourhood in Aberdeen To tree or not to tree – natural regeneration of oil-shale bings Gardening from the Read more…
News
Woodlanders exhibition moves to Peebles
For three months the Woodlanders exhibition has been in Aberfeldy. It is now moving to the Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre in Peebles for the whole of October. On October 25th, 730-830pm, also at the Eastgate, Reforesting Scotland members Ian Edwards and Fi Martynoga will give a lively presentation based Read more…