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Briefing and information notes

Briefing note 9 - woodland creation update

This briefing note provides information on upcoming changes to the Forestry Grant Scheme Woodland Creation option and associated capital items.

21 Oct 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (3.07 MB)
Planting trees / woodland creation
Briefing and information notes

Briefing note 8 - budget categories and threshold scores

This briefing note provides an update on the Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) budget situation for 2017 and highlights threshold scores for applications.

21 Oct 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (303.22 KB)
Grants and funding
Briefing and information notes

Briefing note 7 - option update

This briefing note provides a summary of some recent changes to Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) options (from December 2016).

21 Oct 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (69.79 KB)
Grants and funding
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Briefing note 6 - budget categories and threshold scores

This briefing note updates the threshold scores for Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) applications coming forward to clearing rounds after November 2016.

21 Oct 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (295.82 KB)
Grants and funding
Briefing and information notes

Briefing note 5 - budget categories and threshold scores

This briefing note provides an update on changes to threshold scores for Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) applications (from October 2016).

21 Oct 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (295.02 KB)
Grants and funding
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Briefing note 4 - SRDP 2014-2020 Forestry Capital Grant Budgets

This briefing note updated the Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) capital grant availability for the 2016 claim year.

21 Oct 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (240.76 KB)
Grants and funding
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Briefing note 3 - prior notification of forestry tracks/private ways

A Forestry Commission Scotland Briefing Note (number 3, from November 2015) on prior notification of forestry tracks/private ways.

21 Oct 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (1.11 MB)
Forest management and planning
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Briefing note 23 - update on budget categories and threshold scores

This briefing note provides an update on the budget position and threshold scores for Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) applications as from 25 April 2019.

21 Oct 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (386.10 KB)
Grants and funding
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Briefing note 24 - changes to Capital Item Rates and Securing Future Plant Supply

This briefing note follows a recent review of FGS standard costs that has resulted in a number of changes to capital item rates that were introduced 24th June 2019.

21 Oct 2025 (Updated date)
FILE (61.60 KB)
Grants and funding
Briefing and information notes

Briefing note 25 - Programme for Government Funding

This note provides information on Woodland Creation, the consultation on the draft Scottish Forestry Corporate Plan and updates the budget availability for FGS.

21 Oct 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (587.54 KB)
Grants and funding

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