Headline sponsor 👇 Barratt Redrow are sponsoring next week's Trees & Development Scotland conference. Alison Condie, Regional Managing Director is very proud be sponsoring an event that will lead to real change Will you be part of that change? Tickets still available: https://ow.ly/RV0G50Z8E0m

Let's get behind the scenes of Edinburgh's Edible Estates🌱 They’re transforming Edinburgh housing estates, tackling Tree Equity and turning grey spaces green. 15% of local households are getting involved, and this project is a blueprint for similar projects in the city. https://ow.ly/6Wz150Z80VT

Last chance to win £1000! The deadline to submit your project for the Urban Forestry Award at Scotland’s Finest Woodlands Awards is Sunday! If your project helps Scotland achieve 3:30:300, educates people on the benefits of trees, or encourages engagement, submit here: https://ow.ly/q27y50Z53Ei

Are you spending more time outside now that the sun has appeared? ☀️ Our green spaces are providing shade, cooling our air, providing spaces for us to enjoy in the sun. We need your help to protect and restore these spaces, and we appreciate any donation you can give:: https://ow.ly/QoGW50Z4yZT 💚

Thank you to our partners for this year's Trees and Development 2026 event: Arboricultural Association CIAT Scotland East & West CIEEM Heads of Planning Scotland Institute of Highway Engineers RTPI Scotland Scottish Tree Officers Group Society of Garden Designers Society for the Environment

🗺️We plan roads, 💧drainage, ⚡power—so why squeeze trees last? Join Trees and Development 2026 🌳📍Stirling 📅17th June. Sign up now!

Have you entered Scotland's Finest Woods award yet? 🌳 Win £1,000 in the Urban Forestry category! Enter by 31st May! 🏆 Details in comments.

Our urban future belongs to nature. 🌿 Join us at the Trees & Development 2026 Conference to bridge the gap between policy & practice. Hear from experts and design the future through real-world case studies and a live collaborative challenge. 📍 Stirling | 17 June 🎟️Tickets:https://ow.ly/9nof50YVUEL

Trees are essential infrastructure. 🌳 On 17 June 2026, we’re hosting Trees & Development with ICF and TDAG to drive progress in urban resilience. Join experts in planning & design to solve the climate & nature crisis. Here are a few of our speakers! Book your tickets: https://ow.ly/C1ni50YRLQr

Business leaders: this Earth Day, let’s talk about impact beyond offsetting🌳 Scotland’s tree cover is only 18% compared to a European average of 39% By partnering with us, your business can invest directly in restoring & protecting Scotland’s woodlands. Partner with us: https://ow.ly/pVwU50YJNPE

Big news for Scotland’s cities! 🌳 13 projects just won £740k via our Urban Forestry Challenge Fund to plant trees & create food forests across the country. Thanks to our partners JERA Nex bp for making this possible. Read about the projects: ow.ly/re9Y50YMFQU Applications reopen this autumn!

Entries are now open for the Urban Forestry category of Scotland's Finest Woods Awards, and we are proud to be sponsoring this category for a second year! 🏆 Judges are looking for projects that demonstrate excellence in woodlands and forestry. For criteria and to enter: https://ow.ly/nGbS50YFFUa

New graduates of our Community Woodland Traineeship have graduated! These Trainees are tackling Scotland’s forestry skills gap. Supported by BP, this initiative provides 5 weeks of hands-on training to boost local climate resilience and nature restoration. Full story here: https://ow.ly/Urcu50YCrTh

🌱 Four trainees are building the skills community woodlands need to thrive. We’ll be sharing their stories over the next few weeks. https://futurewoodlands.org.uk/forestry-skills-programme/

Much of Scotland doesn't fit the lush green haven it is stereotyped to be. In reality, we have some of the lowest tree cover in Europe. 🌏 The good news is, you can help change this - you don't need to be a big organisation or a landowner. You can donate to us here👉 https://ow.ly/3MHt50YrKCI

Rhododendron ponticum harms Scotland’s rainforests.🌸 Instead of using labour intensive methods to clear this invasive, we’re funding research by Treeconomy to turn it into a resource for woodland recovery. Find out more and contact Treeconomy to take this research further ow.ly/7WvJ50YuMvL

Don’t let trees be "value engineered" out.👇 Join us 17 June for Scotland’s flagship Trees & Development Conference. Practical insights for planners & architects with ICF & TDAG. You’ll leave with actionable insights you can apply in your role straight away. Book now: https://ow.ly/VuWg50Ytrhv

A message from our current CEO, Shireen Chambers, to let you know that applications to be our new CEO will be closing on Monday. We’re looking for someone strategic, inspiring, and ready to take this ambitious charity to the next level. For more details, and to apply: https://ow.ly/K8Kk50YsNJ6

International Women’s Day is a chance to thank and celebrate the people who shape our work and our sector, like our CEO. Shireen's forestry work has taken her around the world, making a difference to people and the planet everywhere.🌍 Take a look below at the extent of her impact over the decades

It’s World Wildlife Day 🐦 Trees can be lifelines for wildlife in urban areas - for resting, feeding, nesting. From remote glens to city streets, we works to protect, restore and reconnect Scotland's trees and woodlands. See the sites we’re currently working on: https://ow.ly/e6EN50Yos30

Last chance to apply! Applications close at 11.59pm this Sunday, 1 March for: 🌳Space on our fully funded Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) thinning training program. 🌳Research and Innovation grants. If you are interested, or know someone who is, send us your application: https://ow.ly/clEN50YmtIy

Not just a magnificent urban tree, but a magnificent Scottish one too! The Argyle Street Ash in Glasgow is a finalist for European Tree of the Year 🌳 Trees like this bring huge benefits to our towns and cities. Let’s celebrate and protect them. Vote by 22 February: www.treeoftheyear.org/vote

Scotland has some of Europe’s lowest urban tree cover. Let's change that. Our impact: 🌱 6,500+ trees planted 🌱 13 urban projects delivered 🌱 2,500+ people engaged This impact is only possible through partnerships. Will you support this vital work for climate & community? https://ow.ly/IiiE50YgZeq

Applications closing 1 March for fully funded training! There's only 12 fully funded spaces on our CCF training, and the deadline to apply is soon! If you are involved in the forest and timber industry, this training programme is for you - individuals or teams To apply: https://ow.ly/QiXh50YgVXo

We are looking for our new Chief Executive, could it be you?👇 If you’re passionate about trees and native woodlands, partnership‑building, and leading an ambitious team, you could be our next Chief Executive. Apply here before Midday, 16 March 2026: https://ow.ly/zp8N50Yeuiu

Scotland needs new ideas to protect its woodlands 🌳 We’re offering grants of up to £10k for research & innovation tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and tree health. If your project could be eligible - uncover more details & apply for funding before 1 March: https://ow.ly/ztFn50Y8Rq0

Scotland’s “ghost woodlands” are disappearing. Ancient woodland loss since the 1970s is estimated at the size of Glasgow. Restoration is urgent to protect carbon, biodiversity and climate resilience. And we need your help to restore and protect these woodlands: https://ow.ly/xNPM50Y80RX

We’re offering 10 fully funded places on a Continuous Cover Forestry programme to boost resilience & biodiversity in Scotland’s forests. 5% of Britain’s forests use CCF, largely due to skills gaps, but this TreeStory-led training tackles that shortage. Apply by 1 March: https://ow.ly/sbOk50Y0yjh

⚠️One week left to apply for our Urban Forestry Challenge Fund! We're providing grants of up to £100,000 for projects supporting the 3-30-300 rule to bring green spaces to our urban spaces. Could this be your project? To apply: https://ow.ly/ivJb50XX5sl You only have until 23rd January! 🌳

Our bespoke partnerships allow businesses to support Scotland's woodland in a way that aligns with their values whether that be working towards environmental targets or investing in skills. 🌎 See more about how our partnerships work WITH your goals as well: https://ow.ly/7g7z50XWIl5

New year, new funding🎉 See what projects we've supported so far through our Urban Forestry Challenge Funding, which are helping bring Scotland closer to achieving 3:30:300 rule. If your project could help us achieve this goal, apply for funding by 23rd January: https://ow.ly/eunC50XLjbo

How many trees can you see from your window? 🌳 Let us know! The 3:30:300 rule means 3 visible trees, a park within 300m, and 30% tree cover in every neighbourhood. Help us make this happen across Scotland and apply for our Urban Forestry Challenge Fund by 23 Jan 2026: https://ow.ly/f0QV50XLiT2

What if trees were treated as essential infrastructure? 🌳 We’re backing community projects to bring the 3:30:300 rule to life in Scotland’s towns and cities, just like these places across the globe. If you've got a project to help us get there, apply now: https://ow.ly/pPlj50XJAwF

This Christmas, support Scotland’s woodlands at a critical moment. 🌱 With 1 in 9 species facing extinction & forests under pressure from climate change, your Christmas donation protects wildlife, restores habitats & creates resilient green spaces for people and nature 👇 https://ow.ly/sJvQ50XK89N

We sponsored the Urban Forestry Award at least week's Scotland's Finest Wood Award Ceremony. 🏆 Congrats to TreeLink Storling who won this award, and to CCF as the runner up. Both of these groups show how powerful community action can be to protect, restore, and re-green the places we live. 🌲

Tomorrow is Tree Dressing Day! 🌳Initiated by Common Ground, this day involves communities decorating trees with ribbons, colours, and messages to celebrate nature and togetherness. Spot one this weekend? Think of it as a thank you and a reminder to appreciate and protect our green spaces💚🌿

Most of us never notice them, but the Shining Guest Ant is one of the UK’s most intriguing species. Professor Elva Robinson will share her research - part funded through our Research and Innovation Grants - in a free webinar on 3 December. 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-shinin...

We’re seeking our first Future Woodlands Patron to support urgent woodland restoration across Scotland. Starting at £1,000 a year, our Patrons will fund skills, research & community projects tackling the climate and nature crisis. Choose to give back this Giving Tuesday: https://ow.ly/yYXg50XA7sn

This National Tree Week, we've opened applications for year 2 of our Urban Forestry Challenge Funding, in partnership with JERA Nex bp!🎉 The fund supports projects that will help us reach the 3:30:300 goal. Last year, we supported 12 projects. For more info, and to apply: https://ow.ly/Qn3n50XwNfT

Behind the scenes of Edible Estates! Urban Forestry Programme Challenge funding will bring more to this community garden through a Tree Equity project involving: 🌱Planting 1,742m² orchard 🌱Planting 2,184m² woodland 🌱Engaging locals in biodiversity action. We can't wait to see the progress!

Our first-of-its-kind training programme kicked off last week! The first CCF cohort got hands-on with continuous cover thinning - a technique for managing resilient, biodiverse woodlands. This training helps close the CCF skills gap, the next course starts in the new year:https://ow.ly/zorS50XtZHm

Scotland’s ancient ghost woodlands are vanishing. Restoring them is a major priority for us. Currently, we're restoring six sites, including Loch Leven where 47 hectares have been deer-fenced to encourage regeneration. Help us continue to expand our restoration efforts: ow.ly/aJmq50XnUnc

Our Trustees help drive real change - restoring native woodlands from city spaces to wild places. 🌳 See below why they’re proud to be part of our mission and how their leadership helps us shape Scotland’s greener future. You, too, can support us on our mission: https://ow.ly/XC3f50XnFTF

It’s #TrusteesWeek, and we’re hearing from our Chair, Dave McCall, who reflects on a year of progress, challenges and impact at Future Woodlands Scotland. From strategy to leadership, hear how our Chair and our Trustees drive action to protect, create and restore Scotland’s woodlands. 🌲

Introducing our first Impact Report (2024/2025)! Since 2012, Future Woodlands Scotland has been helping bring more trees, wildlife, and nature back to life and you can see exactly how in our Impact Report, and through our recent blog. The full report: https://futurewoodlands.org.uk/our-impact/

Trees are vital for life, but did you know Scotland has some of the lowest woodland cover in Europe? Trees support wildlife, store carbon, and fight climate change - but they’re under threat 🌳 So what's the solution? Take a look below, and become part of this solution with us, if your values align

Our 2024/25 Impact Report is almost here - and the stats are just the beginning! 👀 Scotland’s forests are vital to a healthier future and your partnership is key to saving them. If you’re impressed by these numbers, wait until you see the case studies showing real action and impact across Scotland.

The Urban Forestry Challenge Fund is opening again on 24th November! If you think your project could help us deliver the 3-30-300 rule to bring our towns and cities cleaner air and greener streets, make sure to apply! Find out how to apply here: https://futurewoodlands.org.uk/urban-forestry/

Train for Free! | 10 places on new one-year training programme on Thinning for Continuous Cover Forestry. Applications now open for this unique course that starts in October 2025. Read more and apply: futurewoodlands.org.uk/applications... Deadline: 7 September 2025

💛 Painting Scotland Yellow – a new film celebrating the role of aspen in Scotland. We’re proud to have supported the work behind this film, helping to promote a better understanding and a more secure future for aspen in Scotland. 📽️ Watch the film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnl2...