Woodland Voices the newsletter of the Community Woodlands Association - no. 18 Summer 2010

Woodlands for Work and Learning www.communitywoods.org Editorial Community Woodlands: Open for Business

Strange: everything seems normal yet our masters tell us we are on the edge of the abyss. We’ve all heard the warnings of the widest and deepest cuts in a generation, and many will be dismayed that the pain isn’t falling on those who caused the mess, or that having given most of our money to the bankers, the government want to spend what’s left on replacing Trident.

However, it’s not as if the loss of funding is something new for community woodlands; it’s become increasingly clear that some of our key funders turned their back on the sector years ago, so either we can bemoan our lot and lament the injustice of it all, or roll up our sleeves and get on with finding ways to make it work, in particular, to making our resources, our woodlands, work better for us.

The first step is to broaden our economic horizons. One of the most damaging effects of 20th century forest policy and practice was the narrowing of the meaning of “economic” forestry to the production of sawlogs and fibre, and the subsequent blinkered focus on a few key species. So thoroughly did this view colonise the forestry subconscious that it is sometimes asserted that without demand from industrial processors there wouldn’t be any forests…

The most obvious opportunities are around the development of woodfuel supply for local markets; this hits so many other sustainable development and climate change mitigation targets that it should be a given for all but a few woods. But beyond woodfuel there are whole range of possibilities to develop woods as venues, not just for open days and guided walks, but for education and health, weddings and burials, film shoots and sporting events, community service and corporate team building.

Some important outputs and benefits for community woods are not so easily monetised: community development, biodiversity conservation etc. Here, some of those government agencies that have been so enthusiastically promoting social enterprise need to acknowledge that they have a continuing role not as funders but as customers. After all many have no delivery arm, so the only way they can achieve their objectives is by paying others who can, and if they can’t do that then they have no business continuing to exist.

Likewise CWA has to adapt to the changing world: building our own consultancy business and supporting our members to develop their own incomes. Whilst we will seek to continue to react to demand and assist community groups with whatever services they need, it’s clear that economic development is going to be at the forefront, and our two new posts: Business Development Manager and Social Enterprise Development Officer, reflect this priority.

Thinking about the future always prompts trepidation, but we think it should also be accompanied with enthusiasm. There’s no doubt that the transition may prove difficult, but in the longer term we have to welcome the prospect of our community woods becoming sustainable businesses at the heart of communities, sustained by and answerable to local consumers rather than at the mercy of government and agency policies and funding, and that’s a silver lining definitely worth working for.

Jon Hollingdale, CWA CEO

2 Making Woodlands Work, CWA Annual Conference Callander 23rd and 24th October 2010 The 2010 conference will focus on how to get the very best out of your woodlands. What does this mean to you? Is it about generating income, creating a place which can really benefit the health and wellbeing of your community, somewhere that you can use to help your community to become more resilient? Or is it a mix of all of these? The topics covered in this conference will give you an opportunity to think about all these issues and more. It also gives community volunteers and those working for volunteer groups the chance to share experience, learn from each other and move forward with your plans. Remember the conference is free to many of you, depending on your membership status, and you will also get subsidised travel and accommodation costs. The ever popular Saturday night networking dinner and Ceilidh is a fantastic fun event so we hope that you will be able to make that as well as both days of the conference. A draft schedule and booking form have been included in the membership mailing of this issue of Woodland Voices and is also available to download from www.communitywoods.org

Diane Oliver, the new Social Enterprise Development InNews 2010, we are entering a new phase for CWA. The three Officer, who will develop the Employability Services year funding package from Big Lottery Fund, Forestry Project funded by Highland LEADER and Highland Council Commission (FCS) and Highlands and Islands allowing us to set up a precedent for similar projects around Enterprise - Community Land Unit (HIE-CLU) has come to Scotland (page 8) an end and CWA must find alternative funds to continue to Jake WIllis and Andrew Thompson have now left CWA provide services to our members. but may be involved in future with Community Woodland We have been lucky enough to secure further funding from Enterprise (CWE) our new trading arm. FCS and HIE-CLU as well as a private funder who has been Diane Campbell will also be leaving CWA but may be incredibly supportive of all our future plans. A big thank you involved in contracts through CWE in the future. to all of our current funders. All staff roles and contacts can be found at The change in the level of funding has meant that we have www.communitywoods.org/staff reduced staff numbers. Jon Hollingdale will now cover the North of Scotland and Rosslyn Mills will provide membership Contents services in the South. News 3 Caroline Derbyshire will continue in her part time post as Community Woods to Sustainable Business 4 administrator working with Jon Hollingdale and supporting Knowledge and Skills Sharing Success 5 him in his role as part time CEO. Nature Loving Kids 6 We have two new staff members: Its a Partnership but we must work at it 9 John Paterson our Business Development Manager funded Woodlands and Employability Services 10 by Scottish Government Third Sector Enterprise Fund Introducing LPL Partners: Transition Scotland 11 will take forward development of our trading arm (page 4) CWA Member Groups August 2010 12

The Community Woodlands Association is the direct representative body of Scotland’s community woodland groups. We help groups across the country achieve their aspirations and potential, providing advice, assistance and information, facilitating networking and training, and representing and promoting community woodlands to the wider world. www.communitywoods.org

Woodland Voices is published by: The Community Woodlands Association, 69 St Valery Place, Ullapool, Ross-shire, IV26 2TD. Company Limited by Guarantee registered in Scotland No. 275097, Scottish Charity No. SC038374 Editor: Diane Campbell [email protected] Printed by HB Rutherford & Co. on 9 Lives Recycled Paper. The Community Woodlands Association gratefully acknowledges the support of:

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Transition: Community Woods to Sustainable Businesses by John Paterson. CWA Business Development Manager With challenge comes great opportunity. With a Global range from Outdoor Education, Corporate Team Build- recession and the reduced availability of funding the ing/Work Days, Fitness, Camera Stalking, Film, Sport, task of building a sustainable future through flourishing Corporate Social Responsibility, to Community Ser- community woodland is a challenge. However, in the vice. Finally, CWE will provide a centralised mechanism midst of this, there are market opportunities, outstand- providing support services such as marketing, employ- ing success stories and new ways for CWA and com- ability, health, education, and project management to munity woodland groups to work together to realise member groups. aspirations, potential and benefit the local economy. The exciting second phase will focus on realising This transition, community woods to sustainable opportunities in wood fuel supply via development of businesses, is founded on local economic develop- a wood fuel / biomass resource hub with availability of ment – ensuring education, employment and economic mobile equipment providing opportunity for member growth happens at a local level facilitated and support- groups to harvest, extract, chip and therefore monetise ed nationally. the timber resource linking local supply to local demand via national marketing and brokerage. In Enter Community Woodland Enterprise (CWE), CWA’s addition, there will be a number of other developments new trading arm which will generate finance for CWA in private sector links, education, employability (realis- to help facilitate the continuum of support whilst bene- ing opportunities with the new employability services fiting local communities to develop their own incomes. project) and exploitation of new markets. Gap-fill provision is the ethos, complementing exist- ing provision and working in partnership with the aim I have been recruited by CWA to undertake this work of facilitating sustainable income generation locally and and since entering into post I have begun the process nationally (CWE and CWA). This Win:Win approach of forming CWE, identifying income generation takes dual account of the national perspective and opportunities through consultation with local wood- localism agenda building sustainability communities land groups and am in the processes of contacting together. many more via email, telephone and site visits. I will be speaking at the CWA conference on Win:Win op- CWE development will be in two phases, with the portunities for CWA members. initial phase providing expert consultancy such as Surveys, Studies and Business / Management Plans, pro- If you wish to discuss opportunities, or find out more, viding expert assistance continuing to support member you can contact me on groups. CWE will also provide a brokerage service link- 01324 559754 or [email protected] ing woodland groups to corporate and public sector opportunities, connecting local supply and national demand for activities. These activities can

444 4 Community volunteers clear dangerous trees blocking the5 Burn Knowledge and Skills Sharing Success

Throughout this spring several of our members used the ‘Skills Development and Knowledge Share Fund’ to host events in or near their community woodland. All the events went really well and everyone attending gave fantastic feedback.

We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the Glasgow Woodlands Networking Day in Crookson; The Extraction of Sawlogs & Processing of Timber in Small Woodlands at Kirkhill; the Green Woodworking and Pole Lathe Turning event hosted by Dunnottar Bodgers Club; the two Woodland Allotment training events in Ardrossan and Bothwell, the Coracle Making workshop, in Milton and the Moth and Butterfly ID event in Ardgay as well as those who attended the Glasgow City Woodlands networking celebrations in Alva Glen during March and at Milton Community Woodland in May. Alva Glen Heritage Trust Inspiring Volunteers The Fund generates income for groups who wish to host an event. A fee is paid for the use of the woodlands as a venue and for admin and management costs incurred by the group when arranging the event. There is also money in the budget for trainers costs, catering, publicity and materials.

Events allow participants the opportunity to learn new skills, exchange knowledge and share ideas with other Coracles in Milton Wood CWA members. This can be a visit, activity, training workshop or course. The fund covers all reasonable expenses incurred by the host member / group including payment for time given in kind.

If your group would like to host an event but would like some help then CWA staff can work with the local host group to decide on subject and content of an event. The host groups will take responsibility for arranging and managing the event but CWA staff will give all the support required to allow them to do this.

Members can view feedback from all Knowledge and Skills Development events by visiting the member only area of the CWA website - www.communitywoods. org and further photos from the days can be viewed at, www.picasaweb.google.co.uk/community.woodlands. photobank.

Contact Rosslyn Mills - rosslyn@communitywoods. org or telephone 01324 825695 if you are a member group and would like to arrange an event or pay a visit to another community woodland to learn from their experience. Ardrossan Woodland Gardens

5 If you go down to the woods today… you’re sure to meet some nature-loving kids!

...... And don’t be surprised to find these enthusiastic four and five-year-olds toasting marshmallows, climbing trees and stalking mini-beasts in their unique ‘forest kindergarten’. Leading them on their adventure is a group of dedicated adults in the shape of Countryside Rangers, Early Years workers and Forestry Commissionaires. All are working to nurture a freedom and love of adventure in a group of pre-schoolers from St Paul’s nursery, Hamilton in their exciting forest playground.

“It really is an opportunity for learning without boundaries”, explains Karen Boyd, Forest Kindergarten officer with project partners, the Forestry Commission. “We operate in a way which enables the children to take the lead and be really hands-on, and they have more than risen to the challenge. It has been wonderful to see this group of very young children learn and grow as each week passes without the usual limits and boundaries of a traditional classroom setting. “It is a genuine example of learning by doing. For example, the kids get to experience the seasons as they happen, not just look at them out of a window. Rain, snow, sun and hail, it doesn’t matter, we are out here, having fun and they totally embrace that concept.”

Forest Kindergarten, Backmuir Woods, is a partnership project between South Lanarkshire Council Countryside Ranger Service and Forestry Commission Scotland Countryside Ranger, Karen Dobbins, explains more: working with 16 children from St Paul’s Nursery, Whitehill “The project introduces children to a natural woodland aged between 4 and 5 years old. Lasting approximately environment at an early age, bringing tangible benefits to 12-weeks, the project takes the kids out into the local their health as well as helping them to build their confidence woods for around an hour and a half each week. Typical and self esteem, develop social skills and allowing them the activities range from exploring ‘wild’ areas, tree-climbing, freedom to explore their local area. mini-beast hunts, shelter building and woodland art. “We don’t promote that the children go to their local woods themselves at such a young age. However, we have become a very risk-averse society which sometimes impacts on the type of outdoor play children are exposed to. Through Forest Kindergarten, for example, if a child wants to climb a tree, we wouldn’t say “no” but the child needs to work out how to do it safely.

An adult will be on hand to help the child problem solve how to do it. The children love being in the woods. Their play is spontaneous and self-motivated and we rarely need to prompt or structure activities for them. Their motivation is their own natural curiosity. Karen recalls an incident from the very first day of the project which shows exactly what she means: “On day one, we as leaders had planned some activities for the children to do. On arrival at the nursery a small boy produced a piece of paper with some scribbles on it which he said was a map. The children then decided to follow the map which meant they made their own choices about which paths to take into the woodland - which way to go and whether it was safe.

6 We ended up in a completely different place from the area “From a wider point of view, as someone who played in the we had planned to take them, but this was brilliant because woods when I was a girl, it is lovely to see the kids really the children had spent over an hour following their map, enjoy this beautiful environment.” negotiating with each other as to which way to go, risk assessing safety and problem solving new routes. Not bad As South Lanarkshire Council was already involved in a for four-year-olds.” wider regeneration project in Backmuir Wood and St Paul’s nursery, situated on the edge of the woodland was keen The children selected to take part in the project are to participate, the components of the project very quickly all due to start school this year and were considered by came together. nursery workers as those most likely to benefit from the confidence-boosting activities and social interaction the This view is echoed by Karen Dobbins, who describes forest kindergarten had to offer. Backmuir Wood as a ‘haven for wildlife in an urban area’. She adds: “This is a large area of ancient woodland which And they have not been disappointed with the results. several hundred years ago would have formed part of the Early Years Worker Tricia Smith is delighted that the children Duke of Hamilton’s estate grounds. Ancient oak trees and a have gained so much in such a short time, “We have done so carpet of bluebells give the woodlands their character.” many things we would just never get the chance to do in the normal nursery environment. All of the children really look Indeed, it is memories of spending long summer holidays forward to it and enjoy it. We have had campfires, did rock playing in the woods close to where she grew up in a suburb climbing, sawed and chopped and made things out of wood. of Glasgow that makes the project all the more special for The relaxed atmosphere has really helped them to come Karen. “I grew up in a suburb of Glasgow but there were out of themselves and confidently take part, in ways which wild areas nearby and that’s where all the kids were drawn we often just don’t see in the nursery class. to. In the summer holidays, all the kids in the street would be playing down at the burn or in the woods. >>>>

>>>These were urban areas with all the usual urban And all involved are delighted that the Forest Kindergarten pressures, not untouched pristine environments- but they has been so overwhelming successful in the eyes of the were areas of discovery and adventure. I think it’s really adults and the minds of the children. important that children are exposed to natural outdoor areas. They are fantastic learning environments, not just for Explained Jennifer Drysdale, Early Years worker: “We have learning about nature, but for developing imagination and already noticed changes in the children. Some of the more learning social skills. timid ones have gained in confidence and some of the more boisterous ones have calmed down a lot and have proved South Lanarkshire Council Ranger Service has been running to be responsible. All of the children are more independent a Forest Schools programme for several years, working with than at the start. As a basis from which to approach their all age ranges from infants to adults. Forest Kindergarten is school and social lives ahead, we could not have hoped for similar but it focuses specifically on pre-school children. more.”

Having recently appointed a dedicated Forest Kindergarten by Lynne Carstairs - Larnarkshire Council, Media Relations officer based in Hamilton, the Forestry Commission was keen to get a pre-school project up and running based Pics show – kindergarten kids Jack, James-Andrew, Ciara, around the Forest Schools model. and Ellie, having fun in the forest.

7 It’s a partnership but we must work at it. Suzann Barr, Abriachan Forest Trust All Community Woodlands, whether urban or rural, We have been privileged to work with adults from APEX have an important partnership role to play in our and also with groups from local psychiatric hospital nation’s learning and in our people’s stewardship of our and mental health support groups – all individuals from environment extremely varied backgrounds but who have thrived on being out in the therapeutic woodland environment We must demonstrate that we are invaluable partners in communicating, making, learning, sharing, exercising and the delivery of Curriculum for Excellence with schools being sociable. and their communities. We need to show we can provide varied opportunities for building up transferrable skills Young people who are missing out on a full time for life, for learning and for the workplace...... so how education often means that encouraging them to learn do we do this at Abriachan Forest? again has to be done “under the radar.” The Forest School programme incorporates activities which are In an infinite variety of ways and not all Forest School achievable, enjoyable, rewarding, relevant and make ...... some who are just out once for an (extra)ordinary sense to participants. Working with the 16+ age group school trip hunting bugs and beasties, getting inspired who have perhaps been involved on the periphery of to write creatively, holiday clubs and transition groups offending, exist in a chaotic lifestyle of substance or needing to gain confidence before moving to secondary, alcohol misuse, who have very low self esteem and some secondary pupils out for activity days, others who few plans is challenging. Forest School can bring some have specific additional support requirements, older routine, encourage physical activity and build a sense of 15-16 year olds who are in transition between full- achievement and wellbeing in these young people. This time education and the world of work or college and can be done through team work or on an individual adults who benefit from being outdoors, taking part in basis –in forest maintenance, conservation, building activities with others. rainshelters, map-reading, mountain bike overhauls, creating and, most importantly, test riding trails but Most of our client groups and individuals engage using the Forest School ethos and format to share with their outdoor learning experience because it is activities, to make and share conversation. specifically suited to their individual needs. Each long term Forest School programme ( a minimum of 8 half day sessions) is run as an adaptable routine dependent on the level of engagement and development of confidence in participants. When run well, it yields positive results with all ages, stages of development and levels of ability. There is a perception that Forest School is only for nursery and school aged children but it has been clearly evidenced that it benefits adult groups just as effectively.

8 Linking this with time keeping, organisational skills, safe working practice, problem solving and encouraging others, results in more confident individuals and really effective contributors who achieve far more than they or others might expect them to, eventually resulting in accreditation and employment.

Abriachan Forest School Practitioners work in our own community wood but also in neighbouring school grounds and other local community spaces with a few trees. The ability to save the client group’s transport costs is probably an important feature, given these times of budgetary constraint. Persuading the purse holders that having their own staff trained as Forest School Practitioners is an on-going challenge, but it is definitely beginning to gain momentum, with the Government’s recent backing of training and staff cover in 30 schools/ clusters across Scotland. Details of this initiative have yet to be announced.

In the meantime though, it is important that we offer our communities their woodlands, we should evidence all the good work being done already and make frequent activity suggestions to our potential partners in schools, colleges, Skills Development Scotland, social work departments, criminal justice agencies, hospitals as to how the wood can be used to further learning and improve health and wellbeing. Sometimes a nudge is all it might take.

....and here’s an immediate nudge ....our next FOREST SCHOOL PRACTITIONER LEVEL 3 training course at Abriachan Forest Trust 13th – 17th September 2010 check our website for details www.abriachan.org.uk

Word of Advice and for More Information Have a quick, researching surf around the relevant websites of Learning and Teaching Scotland, especially its Curriculum for Excellence Through Outdoor Learning, ( www.ltscotland. org.uk, )ECO schools (www.ecoschoolsscotland.org) , Forestry Commission Scotland’s strategic policies Woods for Learning and Woods for Health (http://www.forestry. gov.uk/forestry/infd-6cjdgl) and also the Government’s Performance Framework National Outcomes - ambition for a wealthier, fairer, healthier, safer and stronger, smarter and greener Scotland (http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/ scotPerforms)

POSITIVE LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS, ENRICHED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, STAFF PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY, MATCH LEARNING TO NEEDS, IMPROVE ACHIEVEMENT, REACH POSITIVE DESTINATIONS....and many more key words and phrases we should relate to.

9 Woodlands and Employability Services

During the summer 2009 Community Wood- Project Funding lands Association (CWA) began investigating In May 2010 we successfully secured 2 year funding the potential for supporting groups to develop from Highland LEADER and Highland Council to create social enterprise businesses, delivering training a specialist, thematic post to give this intensive support to 10 groups in the area, helping them to establish sus- services for excluded groups using woodland tainable social enterprises. We needed someone with skills to help people back into employment. relevant skills to work closely with voluntary groups to help determine the stage that they are currently at, The reasons for the project their future aims, the training they require to meet CWA staff are regularly asked for advice on Social En- those aims, opportunities available to them locally and terprise development opportunities. In the Highland which services that they could best deliver. In July 2010 LEADER area several groups had contacted us with we appointed Diane Oliver as our new Social Enter- particular interest in delivering training using their prise Development Officer (SEDO) and Diane will woodland as a venue to develop woodland and land begin her new role early in October. management skills. Their target customers were local long term unemployed people, young people excluded What will the Project Deliver? from main stream education, people with disability or Diane Oliver will be managed by CWA and will work mental health issues and other excluded groups. through an established project steering group to carry out the following duties. In the current economic climate community groups Working with each community group the project will must seek alternatives to traditional funding to allow create: them to continue to deliver wider public benefit. It is Feasibility studies, each study will; very difficult to generate income from their activities o Identify current capacity and any additional such as maintaining and providing access to the natural skills required, heritage. o carry out community consultation, o identify the client base locally and potential for There are a number of ways in which groups can be- additional clients (eg residential courses), come more sustainable but developing social enter- o identify suitable referral agencies and follow prises, which offer people the opportunity to develop up services available, confidence and learn employable skills, is one of the o identify fit with local forest schools, etc best ways they have of helping both their local com- Tailored Training and Networking events; munity and providing income to support their wider o To fit with training needs identified in aims. Providing training services to excluded groups on feasibility studies. a contract basis to Local Authorities is a real win:win Business Plans; situation where trainees can carry out a great deal of o Plans will be generic to some extent but each the ongoing maintenance work in a woodland and at plan will be adapted for particular community the same time learn employable skills. circumstances and services offered. Future Funding opportunities, as social enterprises will The current capacity of CWA will allow us to give gen- not immediately be sustainable. eral advice and guidance on establishing a wide vari- ety of social enterprise opportunities. However many Groups require an extra pair of ‘helping hands’ from groups now require in depth support to strengthen a knowledgeable and experienced support worker. In their plans and develop income opportunities. So we addition to all of the above duties, Diane’s role will be had to find a way to give them that intensive support. to bring complementary projects in different wood- We took the opportunity to apply for funding for a lands together, to learn from each other and also diver- full time position to offer groups this intensive support sify using the shared skill base. Working together they specific to creation of employability services. will also be in a strong position to bid for potential contracts as a consortium.

10 Advisory services elsewhere in Highland, such as Business Gateway or Highland and Islands Social Enterprise Zone, have lent their support to this project and will be involved helping to develop the capacity of the groups to deliver services. This approach will allow Diane to identify the opportunities and innovative combinations when groups work closely together.

The Future We anticipate that more groups will be interested in participating in similar Social Enterprise development proj- ects across Scotland. This is the first in a proposed series of funding bids to support many more groups regionally across Scotland. CWA are planning funding bids which we hope will be successful to develop this type of project further.

If you would be interested in being involved in this type of project in future then please contact Diane Oliver [email protected] for more information.

Introducing LPL Partners: Transition Scotland Support

Local People Leading is an informal alliance of national and regional networks, local community groups and individuals that has come together to campaign for a strong and independent community sector in Scot- land. CWA was one of the founders of LPL and we are keen to encourage greater interaction between all the networks – lobbying and campaigning together, but also making connections and working together on the ground.

In the first of a series featuring our LPL partners, we are pleased to present Transition Scotland Support. Transition Initiatives are local community groups with a shared concern: “how can our community respond to the challenges, and opportunities, of Peak Oil and Climate Change?” As the map shows, there are Transi- tion Initiatives across Scotland, all working to make the transition to a high quality, low-energy future, finding ways to live life more locally, and seeking low energy solutions.

Transition Initiatives focus on encouraging new skills, creating local jobs, providing affordable, fresh food and generating clean energy, so there is an obvious synergy with Community Woodlands, many of whom are al- ready engaged in activities to mitigate the effects of or to aid adaptation to climate change, such as developing local woodfuel supplies and developing forest habitat For more information on your local Transition networks. With so much in common, there are some Initiative, contact TSS by great opportunities for joint working between Com- email [email protected], munity woods and Transition Initiatives, particularly phone 07595 036 537 or with respect to woodfuel and other renewables, and via www.transitionscotland.org/tss we look forward to helping you make it happen.

11 Community Woodland Member Groups - August 2010 Central Aberlady Community Woodland Assoc Full Aberlady Isle of Heritage Trust Full Isle of Eigg Action for Change Standard Kincardine Kilmallie Community Company Standard Fort William Alva Glen Heritage Trust Full Alva Kingsburgh Forest Trust Full Isle of Skye Alyth Hill User Group (AHUG) Standard Alyth Kirkhill & Bunchrew Community Trust Full Inverness Beechwood & Wheatcroft Res Assoc Standard Alexandria Kirkton Woodland Group Standard Strathcarron Boblainy Forest Group Standard Kiltarlity Forest Trust Full Knoydart Cassiltoun Trust Full Glasgow Laggan Forest Trust Full Laggan Clatto Community Woodlands Full Burnturk Laide and Aultbea Comm Woodland Full Aultbea CLEAR Buckhaven Standard Buckhaven Latheron, Lybster and Clyth Comm Co Standard Lybster Comrie Development Trust Standard Comrie Lochalsh Woodland Park Steering Group Full Lochalsh Craigmarloch Wood Project Standard Paisley Milton Community Woodland Trust Full Kildary Crossgates Community Woodland Full Cowdenbeath Community Woodlands Full by Oban Dall Community Association Full Rannoch North Harris Trust Full Isle of Harris Drumchapel Woodland Group Full Glasgow North Highland Forest Trust Umbrella Golspie Drylaw and Telford Community Garden Full Edinburgh North Sutherland Comm Forestry Trust Full Armadale Drymen Woodland Park Group Standard Drymen Raasay House Community Company Full Raasay Dunning Community Trust Full Dunning Saltburn and District Community Assoc Full Invergordon Echline Community Woodland Standard Queensferry Sleat Community Trust Full Ardvasar F.R.I.E.N.D.S (Stevenston) Standard Stevenston Sluggans Woodland Park Group Standard Portree Falkland Conservation Group Standard Falkland South East Caithness Dev Group Standard Lybster Friends of Duchess Wood Standard Helensburgh Strathnairn Community Woodland Full Farr Friends Of Ferry Glen Standard Queensferry Oakwoods Initiative Umbrella Friends of Leadburn Comm Woodland Standard Leadburn Treslaig & Achaphubuil Crofters Full Fort William GalGael Trust Standard Ibrox Uist - CEIA Full North Uist Greenferry Standard Queensferry Ullapool Community Trust Standard Ullapool Greenlink Community Dev Trust Standard Motherwell Aberdeenshire, Angus and Moray Guildtown Community Association Standard Guildtown Aberchirder and District Community Assoc Full Aberchirder Helensburgh Comm Woodlands Group Full Helensburgh Ballater Royal Deeside Full Ballater Highland Perthshire Communities Land Full Aberfeldy Burn O' Fochabers Community Trust Full Fochabers Holmehill Community Buyout Standard Dunblane Daviot Community Trust Standard Inverurie Kilmaronock Community Trust Standard Alexandria Dunnottar Woodland Park Association Full Stonehaven Kinnoull Woodland Park Group Standard Perth Dunnotter Bodgers Group Standard Stonhaven Letham Woodland Group Standard Cupar Findhorn Hinterland Group Full Forres Lionthorn Community Woodland Assoc Standard Falkirk Forres Community Woodlands Trust Full Forres Menstrie Community Woodland Full Menstrie Friends of Durris Forests Standard Banchory Middleton Wood Management Team Standard Dundee Mid Deeside Ltd Full Aboyne Organic Growers of Bothwell Standard Bothwell Scolty Woodland Park Association Full Peterculter Organic Growers of Fairlie Standard Fairlie Westmuir Community Development Trust Full Kirriemuir Perthshire Pit Clachan Standard Pitlochry Portmoak Community Woodland Group Full Scotlandwell Roots of Arran Full Isle of Arran Ardrishaig Community Trust Standard Lochgilphead Stewarton Woodlands Action Trust Full Stewarton Argyll Green Woodworkers Association Full Kilmartin Strathfillan Community Dev Trust Full Tyndrum Blarbuie Woodland Enterprise Standard Lochgilphead Strathtay Community Company Standard by Pitlochry Bute Community Land Company Full Isle of Bute Talamh Life Centre Full Coalburn Colintraive and Glendaruel Dev Tst Full Kingarth Wemyss Bay Comm Woodland Assoc Full Wemyss Bay Cormonachan Woodland Project Full Lochgoilhead Craignish Community Company Standard Ardfern Highland and Islands Highland Renewal Full Isle of Mull ABC Group Standard Kilfinan Community Forest Company Full Tighnabruaich Abriachan Forest Trust Full Abriachan Minard Community Trust Full Inveraray Acharacle Community Company Full Acharacle North West Mull Comm Woodland Co Full Isle of Mull Aigas Community Forest Standard Beauly Rosneath and Clynder Comm Action Tst Full Clynder Aline Community Woodland Full Isle of Lewis Wildwood Wisdom Cooperative Full Islay Anagach Woods Trust Full Grantown Applecross Community Company Standard Applecross South Ardross Community Woodland Co Standard Ardross Auchencairn Initiative Standard Auchencairn Assynt Foundation Full Lochinver Borders Forest Trust Umbrella Jedburgh B & D Community Woodland Standard Dundonnell Closeburn Community Council Standard Thornhill Balloch Community Council Full Balloch Darnick Community Woodland Standard Melrose Broadford and Strath Community Co Full Isle of Skye Dunbar Community Woodland Group Full Dunbar Culag Community Woodland Trust Ltd Full Lochinver Garvald Garden and Woodland Project Standard West Linton Dochcarty Residents Association Standard Dingwall Ladyurd Community Woodland Full West Linton Dunain Community Woodland Group Full Inverness Redhall Community Woodland Standard By Eyemouth Dunnet Forestry Trust Full Castletown South-West Comm Woodlands Trust Full Dumfries Embo Trust (Urras Euraboil) Standard Embo Tinne Beag Workers Co-operative Ltd. Full Port William Evanton Wood Community Company Standard Evanton Wooplaw Community Woodlands Full Stow Fernaig Community Trust Full Strome Ferry Other Gearrchoille Comm Wood - Ardgay Full Ardgay Llyais y Goedwig Umbrella Wales Glen Urquhart Land Use Partnership Standard Loch Ness Hillholt Wood Full England Glenelg and Arnisdale Development Tst Standard Kyle