Forest Infrastructure

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Date published: 21 June, 2017

Date superseded: 15 July, 2017

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This option has two distince aims.

1. To provide support for new access infrastructure that will bring small scale, undermanaged or inaccessible existing woodlands back into active management so as to:

  • improve the economic value of forest and woodland through timber production
  • increase the area of woodland in Scotland that is in sustainable management
  • improve the environmental and social benefits of woodland

Under this aim, this option is limited to existing woodlands of up to 50 hectares in size except in cases where low-level water crossings are being replaced.

2. To provide support for new access infrastructure to new woodlands as part of the Sheep and Trees initiative. This initiative is aimed at raising awareness of the many opportunities woodland can bring to land managers.

This option, as part of the Sheep and Trees grant package, is only available for upland livestock farmers when creating between 10ha and 50ha of productive conifer woodland.