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Dronley Community Woodland 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 Citizen Science Communications Deer Management Fire Prevention and Management Funding + Fundraising Governance, Volunteers and Employees Income Generation + Financial Management Mapping Managing Tree Risk Paths + Trails Rhododendron ponticum Starting a Community Woodland Group (CWG) Ticks Tree Harvesting Tree Health + Biosecurity Tree Nurseries Woodfuel Woodland Creation Woodland Crofts Woodland management - plans and surveys Woodland History
Our Rainforest Futures Project ORF. Community Group Rainforest Project Plans Native Woods project Multi-trails project Community Woodland Case Studies
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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 PDFs Events Dronley Community Woodland 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 Citizen Science Communications Deer Management Fire Prevention and Management Funding + Fundraising Governance, Volunteers and Employees Income Generation + Financial Management Mapping Managing Tree Risk Paths + Trails Rhododendron ponticum Starting a Community Woodland Group (CWG) Ticks Tree Harvesting Tree Health + Biosecurity Tree Nurseries Woodfuel Woodland Creation Woodland Crofts Woodland management - plans and surveys Woodland History Projects Our Rainforest Futures Project ORF. Community Group Rainforest Project Plans Native Woods project Multi-trails project Community Woodland Case Studies
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Starting a Community Woodland Group

    • Getting Started. CWA Information Note no. 1.

    • Setting up a community woodland group. CWA Information Note no 2.

    • Community right to buy and asset transfer. CWA Information Note no. 3

    • Good governance for community woodland groups. CWA Information Note no. 4

    • Community Consultation + Engagement. CWA Information Note no. 10

    • Liability and Insurance. CWA Information Note no. 11

    • Top Tips for Maintaining a Strong Board and Effective Employee Management. CWA Webinar. April 2025

    • Community Engagement. CWA Webinar. April 2024

  • Equal Opportunities Policy - example. Cormonachan Community Woodlands

  • See CWA’s webpages:

    • Funding Opportunties - in particular for: woodland creation and management; Trees and Tree planting; Paths and Path Building

    • Fundraising Opportunities

    • Governance, Volunteers and Employees

    • Woodland Creation

    • Funding + Fundraising

 
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The Community Woodlands Association is a Scottish Company Limited by Guarantee (No: SC275097) and Charity (No: SC038374). Registered Office: Old Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll PA31 8RQ.

The work of the CWA is supported financially by Scottish Forestry.

ⓒ 2019 Community Woodlands Association.