Our Services

  • Planning

    Grant applications for all aspects of forest management (specialising in woodland creation and including complex, large-scale woodland planning)

    Long-term forest plans and woodland management plans

    Felling permission applications and others (prior notifications, EIA SORs, etc.)

    Planning for commercial woodlands to improve sustainability and resilience using alternative silvicultural systems and management of CCF mixtures.

  • Surveying

    Soils and peat depth surveying and reporting, with advice on species selection

    Forest inventory

    Tariffing and mensuration

    Bat roost potential surveys

    Hylobius and D. micans surveys

    Any other forest management surveying assistance such as beat up surveys, density assessments, etc.

  • Landscape

    Undertaking landscape visual analysis, assessments, and reporting

    3D representations of new forests in the landscape

    Landscape-sympathetic woodland design advice

  • Training and Advice

    Pre-application advice on potential site constraints and sensitivities for the viability of woodland creation schemes, including desktop / site assessments

    Training and mentoring (soils, planning)

  • Other

    Mapping work and analysis

    Statistical analysis of experimental and research plots and advice on set-up and monitoring of experiment sites

    Implementation of small woodland creation schemes

    Felling of small (≤ 38 cm) trees

Please note that the list above is not exhaustive, and other items may be added at a later date.

Geographical area: Anywhere in Scotland, extra mileage / accommodation rates may be charged if travel time exceeds 2 hours from either Edinburgh or Biggar.