Scotland’s forestry sector shows remarkable growth, with an economic impact of £1.1 billion and over 34,000 jobs supported. Confor’s CEO praises the industry’s resilience and increasing demand for low-carbon wood materials.

Confor, The Woodland Trust, The Tree Council, and Trees for Cities urge the new UK Government to invest in tree planting and address timber security, climate change, and woodland management challenges

Confor looks ahead to the next tree planting statistics which could be the highest for a generation, potentially exceeding the 11,210 hectares planted in Scotland in 2018/19.

Toby Perkins MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister responsible for Forestry, witnessed the extensive scale of the forestry industry during his visit to Egger in Hexham. There, he met with business leaders spanning from nurseries to sawmills and panel board manufacturers. Accompanying …

International forestry leaders recently visited Scotland to gain insights into the Scottish approach to delivering wide-range benefits through planting trees.

Former UK Cabinet Minister Douglas Alexander has seen the economic and employment benefits of forestry and wood processing at close hand after visiting a tree nursery and sawmill. Mr Alexander toured Glennon Brothers’ Windymains sawmill and Alba Trees, both located …

Confor is looking forward to a positive Scottish Forestry Summit which act as a springboard to deliver the clarity, commitment and consistency.

Robbie Moore MP will appear before a forestry and timber audience for the first time at the policy conference organised by Confor in London on December 7.

Confor Wales’ National Manager, Anthony Geddes and Virginia Crosbie, an Anglesey MP inspected a new house development that makes use of locally sourced Welsh timber and local forests in Pentraeth.

Forest Research has launched a new citizen science app combining England and Scotland windblow data to increase the knowledge of the full impact of Storm Arwen. The app is easy to use and allows anyone to validate and improve the …