Urban woodlands have been shown to have large social returns on investment by improving local wellbeing. They are likely to have very different objectives to rural forestry.
Helpful publications
- Forestry Commission Scotland: A guide to the Forestry Grant Scheme support for Urban Woodland Management Factsheet
- Forestry Commission Scotland: A guide to the Forestry Grant Scheme support for Urban Woodland Management Table
- Conference Report 2014: Trees, People & the built Environment II
- The woodland Trust: Urban woodland management guide 1 - damage and misuse
- The woodland Trust: Urban woodland management guide 2 - litter and fly tipping
- The woodland Trust: Urban woodland management guide 3 - complaints and queries
- The woodland Trust: Urban woodland management guide 5 - thinning and felling
Relevant website/organisation
- Forestry Commission Scotland: Woods In and Around Towns (WIAT)
- Trees and Design Action Group: open forum dialogue and projects promoting the role of the urban forest in the UK
Case studies
- Forestry Commission Scotland: WIAT case studies Craigmillar
- Forestry Commission Scotland: WIAT case studies Cuningar Loop
- Forestry Commission Scotland: WIAT case studies Castlemilk
- Forestry Commission Scotland: WIAT case studies Drumchapel
- Royal Forestry Society: various – case studies on right hand side