We were delighted to be chosen as a case study for the Scottish Landscape Alliance's new Landscape Charter. Here is a bit of back ground and below that a link to our case study. In 2009, Scotland’s landscape community came together to create the first Landscape Charter, confirming strong support for the European Landscape Convention. 20 years on from its first publication and in recognition of the significant changes needed to address the climate and nature emergencies we face, a review of...

Kilsture Forest Ecosystem Map on Google Earth South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre is currently developing a unique interactive digital map of Kilsture’s ecosystem. The map will feature all the species recorded in Kilsture giving us a wonderful interactive visualisation of the richness of the wildlife in the forest. It can be used by anyone interested in exploring the forest ecology, and also as a key communication tool informing Kilsture Forest Community Groups woodland...

In this episode of Let’s Talk Better Forestry , Morag Paterson talks with Julia Farrington , co-chair of the Kilsture Forest Community Group , about the group’s evolving relationship with Forestry and Land Scotland and their efforts to care for this unique community woodland in Dumfries and Galloway. Julia explains how local people campaigned to keep the forest in public hands, and how a volunteer agreement grew into a full memorandum of understanding for joint management. The discussion...