CWA Information

• Actions for community woodland groups. Tree Risk workshop - summary. 2025 CWA Conference

• Managing tree risk in woodlands. John Ireland - Powerpoint presentation. 2025 CWA Conference

• Liability and Insurance. CWA Information Note no. 11

National Guidance

• Guidance on Managing Health and Safety in Forestry. Forestry Industry Safety Accord

• Common Sense Tree Management. National Tree Safety Group.

• Hazards from trees. A general guide. Forestry Commission

• A brief guide to occupiers’ legal liabilities in Scotland in relation to public outdoor access. Scottish Natural Heritage

• Health and Safety and Risk Assessment in Woodlands. CWA Webinar. January 2024

• Tree Safety. CWA Conference 2021. Breakout session

Along with the other information in the Topics section, the templates and examples below may help CWGs get started with tasks they might not have encountered before.

Some of the templates can be downloaded and edited or adapted as required. All of the templates come from community groups or organisations that have given CWA permission to share them, or they link you back to the source website.

The featured templates are models – please ensure you get legal advice if necessary.

Tree Risk

• Risk Assessment Form - managing tree safety - example

• Risk Assessment Form - managing tree safety - editable when downloaded

• Tree Risk Record Sheet - example + editable when downloaded

• Community Woodland Tree Safety Assessment - example

• Usage Zones Allocation advice

• Tree inspection (Lantra)

• Fire Prevention and Management

• Tree Health and Biosecurity