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The Integrating Trees Network

The award winning Integrating Trees Network (ITN) is a farmer-led initiative that aims to encourage more farmers and crofters to plant trees.

Published: 25 Feb 2025

Topic: Planting trees

What does the network do?

More and more farmers in Scottish agriculture are realising the benefits that trees can bring to their farming businesses.

The Network helps raise awareness of the multiple benefits that planting trees can have on your land and business, be it:

  • providing shelter and shade for livestock
  • improving productivity
  • diversifying income streams
  • creating habitat for wildlife
  • reducing your carbon footprint

Network farmers and crofters host events across Scotland. This provides an informative and supportive network for other farmers and crofters who are considering planting trees.

People come together, online and in person, to share:

  • practical knowledge
  • experiences and advice about the processes
  • the practicalities of accessing funding and any challenges
  • common objectives and outcomes of planting trees

The Integrating Trees Network is supported by Scottish Forestry and the Scottish Government.

Our events

We list all our events on our main events page.

You can sign up for all of our upcoming events for free at the Ticket Tailor website.

Event video presentations

Tree management and making best use of your timber resource - Mike Strachan
Tree management and making best use of your timber resource - Phil Knott
Tree management and making best use of your timber resource - Ellinor Dobie
Shelterbelts and shelter woodlands, practical examples and benefits - Steven Elton
Shelterbelts and shelter woodlands, practical examples and benefits - Andrew Barbour
Shelterbelts and shelter woodlands, practical examples and benefits - Andrew Hall

Woodland creation application around the kitchen table with Andrew Adamson, Netherurd Home Farm

Andrew Adamson introduces us to Netherurd Home Farm, West Linton.

Andrew explains how woodlands support his farm business and the steps he took to help fund his new woodland through the Forestry Grant Scheme, including:

  • producing maps
  • an operational plan
  • an issues log
Planting trees
The landscape at Knockbain farm.

Woodland creation and management to maximise biodiversity

A presentation by Kenny Kortland, our Environment Policy Advisor. Learn about the positive impacts that trees can have on your farm business.
Woodland creation and management to maximise biodiversity

Important

Our Privacy Notice tells you what Scottish Government and Scottish Forestry do with any of your information we collect through the Integrating Trees Network.

Any questions?

Please do get in touch with our team if you:

  • have any questions about the network
  • would like to share ideas about the type of events you'd like us to focus on
  • want to know how to get involved

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