Most forests & timber plantations in Scotland, be they publicly or privately owned, are managed under Scottish Forestry’s system of approved Long-term Forest Plans. Forest Plans cover a 20-year period and are formally and publicly reviewed every 10yrs. During this process, the areas to be harvested (felled and/or thinned) are identified and the areas to be replanted (species) are also agreed upon and shared with statutory stakeholders (Community Council, Local Authority, Nature Scot, Historic Scotland, SEPA) as well as the immediate neighbours and relevant NGOs like RSPB.

The aim of this scoping process is for information to be gathered relating to both potential opportunities and potential issues so that they can be identified and considered in the final version of the Forest Plan which is then submitted for Scottish Forestry’s approval. There are no proposals in this forest plan consultation that significantly change the objectives and methods of management that were established in previous versions of this plan, since 2006.