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18 publications for Manage forests

Management plans / LTFP

Management Plan Template (without thinning)

This document is a template for creating a management plan where no thinning is proposed to be undertaken.
09 Oct 2025 (Updated date)
FILE (74.39 KB)
Forest management and planning
Management plans / LTFP

Long Term Forest Plan Template (A3)

A Long Term Forest Plan (LTFP) sets out how you will manage your woodland over the next 20 years. You can use this template to complete your LTFP.
09 Oct 2025 (Updated date)
FILE (97.52 KB)
Forest management and planning
Management plans / LTFP

Long Term Forest Plan Template (A4)

A Long Term Forest Plan (LTFP) sets out how you will manage your woodland over the next 20 years. You can use this template to complete your LTFP. 
09 Oct 2025 (Updated date)
FILE (138.94 KB)
Forest management and planning
Best practice, methods and standards

Guidance on Cultivation for Upland Productive Woodland Creation

This guide helps forestry practitioners prepare upland sites for productive woodland creation. It explains cultivation techniques and what you need to consider in your woodland creation application. 
24 Jul 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (2.48 MB)
Forest management and planning
Guidance, notes, checklists and advice

Guidance for Woodland Creation and Rig and Furrow

This guidance outlines best practices for woodland creation on sites featuring rig and furrow, ensuring the protection of historic landscapes in line with the UK Forestry Standard.
14 Aug 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (229.81 KB)
Forest management and planning
Strategies, approach and targets

An Approach to Prioritising Control of Rhododendron in Scotland

This guide helps land managers target rhododendron control where it matters most. It supports smarter funding decisions and coordinated action across Scotland.
31 Oct 2025 (Updated date)
FILE (872.57 KB)
Biodiversity and conservation
Management plans / LTFP

Deer Management Plan Template

This template helps land managers create a deer management plan to support long-term forest plans. It ensures deer impacts are assessed and managed effectively across woodland areas.
09 Sep 2025 (Updated date)
FILE (387.40 KB)
Forest management and planning
Plant health notices

The Plant Health (Phytophthora pluvialis) (Scotland Demarcated Areas Revocation) Notice

04 Mar 2026 (Updated date)
PDF (90.00 KB)
Tree health, pests and diseases

Key publications available in Scottish Gaelic on request

We can provide Scottish Gaelic versions of our key publications. If you need a translation, let us know.
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