• Woodland Management Plans (CWA Information Note no. 5)

• Long-term Forest Plans (CWA Information Note no. 6)

• Woodland Survey (CWA Information Note no. 7)

• Forest inventory and mensuration (CWA Information Note no. 8)

• Employing a community forester (CWA Information Note no. 9)

• How to write a good woodland management plan (September 2023)

• Introduction to myForest (January 2023)

Woodland Management Plans (WMP’s)

The Scottish Forestry directory of management plan templates and guidance has 4 options for woodland/forest plans:

1. For woodlands less than 100ha where thinning will be carried out within 10 years: management plan with thinning

2. For woodlands less than 100ha where no thinning will be carried out within the plan period (10 years): management plan without thinning

3. For woodlands larger than 100ha or where there will be significant felling and replanting within the 10-year plan period: Long term forest plan (FGS grant is available for preparing and renewing long-term forest plans).

4. For urban woodlands: WIAT plan (grant funding, under the Woodlands In and Around Towns options, is available for preparing an urban woodland management plan)

Community Woodland Group WMPs

Huge thanks to all Member groups who generously share their woodland management plans. We aim for this part of the website to become a repository for member woodland plans to allow greater insight and sharing between community woodland groups.

If you are happy to share your Woodland Management Plan in this way, please get in touch: admin@communitywoods.org

• Menstrie Community Woodland 2024-2029

• Craigielands Community Wood 2025-2035

There’s nothing in this section yet.

• See CWA’s Funding Opportunities webpage

• Mapping

• H&S, Insurance + Managing tree risk

• Fire prevention and management

• Tree harvesting

• Woodland creation