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Forest planning to minimise wildfire risk in Scotland

Last updated :16 Jul 2026

Topic: Manage forests

A wildfire is ‘an uncontrolled vegetation fire which requires a decision or action regarding suppression'. This Information Note supports forest owners, planners, and managers in Scotland with wildfire risk and mitigation.

Summary

That is, to:

  • understand the wildfire risk to the forests they manage
  • reduce this risk through good practice in forest design and planning

Wildfires can have devastating impacts for people, property, industry, infrastructure, and the environment. 

Wildfires in forests make up a small proportion of all incidents, and often originate outside the forest boundary, but their impacts can be disproportionately large and costly to forest owners, society and the environment. 

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Forest planning to minimise wildfire risk in Scotland

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