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Join CWA CWA members list Map of Community Woodlands Mentoring Professional Forester Mentorship CWG to CWG Mentorship Mentoring Resources Membership Payments Membership Benefits CWA Members Facebook Group CWA Communications Member specific promotions
Fundraising Planning Applications Forest Concepts Suitable for Community Woodlands Mapping for Community Woodlands Securing Tree Safety Tree Health and Biosecurity Managing Harvesting Contractors Deer management in community woodlands CWA Annual Conference 2025 2025 Tickets 2025 Presenters 2025 Workshops 2025 Site Visits 2025 Friday Evening Menu 2025 Stallholders Urban Woodlands site visit Kilsture Site Visit Ticks - to be respected not feared Income Generation Maintaining a Strong Board Dronley CW Site Visit Tree Identification Diversitree West Lothian Site Visits Dunnet Community Forest Site Visit Tarras Valley Site Visit AI & Funding Applications iNaturalist App - benefits for woodland groups How to be Heard Paths and Trails CWA Annual Conference 2024 2024 Tickets 2024 Presenters 2024 Workshops 2024 Site Visits 2024 Ceilidh 2024 Stallholders Funding Support 2024 Preparing and writing a request for tender Rhododendron Control Community Engagement - ASR Tree Seed Collection Creating Woodlands Fire Safety in Woodlands Carsphairn Site Visit Firewood Production Huts and Hutting Knoydart FT and Arkaig CF Site Visits Getting Fit to Fundraise Introduction to Local Democratic Finance Community Enterprise. Accelerate Workshop Woodland Biosecurity Abriachan Forest Site Visit Orchard Fence Building CWA Conference 2023 Presentations CWA Annual Conference 2023 How to write a good woodland plan Health and Safety and Risk Assurance in Woodland Management Understanding Carbon and Ecological Systems, and alternatives for funding
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CWA Information Notes CWA Newsletters and bulletins Back copies of the Bulletin Back copies of the Newsletter CWA Training event reports CWA Conference and Networking Events CWA Research reports Templates (and other useful forms) Woodland Management Plans Health and Safety Contracts Group Policies Harvesting Starting a Community Woodland Who we are and what we do Topics Deer Management Fire Prevention and Management Governance, Volunteers and Employees Mapping Managing Tree Risk Tree Harvesting Tree Health + Biosecurity Tree Nurseries Woodland Creation Woodland management - plans and surveys Woodland History
Our Rainforest Futures Project ORF. Community Group Rainforest Project Plans Native Woods project Multi-trails project Woodland Crofts Community Woodland Case Studies
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Community Woodlands Association
About Us What is a Community Woodland? Our Board Our Staff CWA Annual Reports and Accounts CWA Policy and Consultation Responses Current Consultations - September 2025 Fair Work First statement Donate Members Join CWA CWA members list Map of Community Woodlands Mentoring Professional Forester Mentorship CWG to CWG Mentorship Mentoring Resources Membership Payments Membership Benefits CWA Members Facebook Group CWA Communications Member specific promotions Events Fundraising Planning Applications Forest Concepts Suitable for Community Woodlands Mapping for Community Woodlands Securing Tree Safety Tree Health and Biosecurity Managing Harvesting Contractors Deer management in community woodlands CWA Annual Conference 2025 2025 Tickets 2025 Presenters 2025 Workshops 2025 Site Visits 2025 Friday Evening Menu 2025 Stallholders Urban Woodlands site visit Kilsture Site Visit Ticks - to be respected not feared Income Generation Maintaining a Strong Board Dronley CW Site Visit Tree Identification Diversitree West Lothian Site Visits Dunnet Community Forest Site Visit Tarras Valley Site Visit AI & Funding Applications iNaturalist App - benefits for woodland groups How to be Heard Paths and Trails CWA Annual Conference 2024 2024 Tickets 2024 Presenters 2024 Workshops 2024 Site Visits 2024 Ceilidh 2024 Stallholders Funding Support 2024 Preparing and writing a request for tender Rhododendron Control Community Engagement - ASR Tree Seed Collection Creating Woodlands Fire Safety in Woodlands Carsphairn Site Visit Firewood Production Huts and Hutting Knoydart FT and Arkaig CF Site Visits Getting Fit to Fundraise Introduction to Local Democratic Finance Community Enterprise. Accelerate Workshop Woodland Biosecurity Abriachan Forest Site Visit Orchard Fence Building CWA Conference 2023 Presentations CWA Annual Conference 2023 How to write a good woodland plan Health and Safety and Risk Assurance in Woodland Management Understanding Carbon and Ecological Systems, and alternatives for funding Funding Fundraising Opportunities Resources CWA Information Notes CWA Newsletters and bulletins Back copies of the Bulletin Back copies of the Newsletter CWA Training event reports CWA Conference and Networking Events CWA Research reports Templates (and other useful forms) Woodland Management Plans Health and Safety Contracts Group Policies Harvesting Starting a Community Woodland Who we are and what we do Topics Deer Management Fire Prevention and Management Governance, Volunteers and Employees Mapping Managing Tree Risk Tree Harvesting Tree Health + Biosecurity Tree Nurseries Woodland Creation Woodland management - plans and surveys Woodland History Projects Our Rainforest Futures Project ORF. Community Group Rainforest Project Plans Native Woods project Multi-trails project Woodland Crofts Community Woodland Case Studies
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H&S, Insurance and Managing Tree (and other) Risk

  • 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 - 2023)

    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 - 2000)

    • 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 (January 2024)

    • Tree Safety (CWA Conference 2021)

  • Tree Risk

    • Risk Assessment Form - managing tree safety (example)

    • Risk Assessment Form - managing tree safety (editable)

    • Community Woodland Tree Safety Assessment Template

    • Usage Zones Allocation advice

    Events Risk

    • Planned Events. Example Risk Assessment / Induction Form Cormonachan Woodlands Association

    • Participant Health Declaration. Cormonachan Woodlands Association

    • Tree inspection (Lantra)

    • Fire Prevention and Management

    • Tree Health and Biosecurity

 
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