A survey has been launched aiming to gather the views of people growing native trees in Scotland. This forms part of the development phase of major projects in Scotland that are looking to support the tree growing and nursery sector in coming years.
Anyone involved in growing native trees is invited to complete the survey and contribute your thoughts. The survey should take around 10 minutes to complete, and the contents of your response will remain anonymous.
We are running a prize draw, one respondent will receive a ‘Taste of Galloway’ Hamper worth £60 from www.harrisandco.uk!
The survey is now live, available HERE. Deadline for completion = 21st June.
This forms part of the ‘Coastal Woodlands’ strand of the Solway Coast and Marine Landscape Connections Project (SCAMP – https://www.solwaycoastmarine.co.uk/) and the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Landscape Connections initiative (https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/projects/restoring-loch-lomond-trossachs-national-parks-rarest-woodlands) – both funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Landscape Connections initiative.
These projects share an ambition to support the Scottish tree-growing sector, and this survey asks growers about the challenges and opportunities they foresee in the next ten years, to allow support to be tailored for best results.
The Coastal Woodlands strand of SCAMP is being led by Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands. McNabb Laurie, Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands Manager, said:
“If you are involved in growing native trees in Scotland on any scale, or would like to be, and you have a moment, please do complete this survey. The SCAMP project has tree planting ambitions and ideally that would align with genuine support for the tree growing sector in the the country – everything from training the next generation of tree growers and business support, through to seed sources, equipment and facilities. As a thank you for your time, we will randomly select one response to win a lovely hamper in the prize draw!“
Sophia Edejer from The Loch Lomond & Trossachs Countryside Trust said:
“The Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Landscape Connections initiative has the ambitious aim to connect and restore the National Park’s native woodland habitat. We recognise the importance of plant nurseries to support this aim and are therefore keen to understand how we can work more collaboratively to deliver nature restoration at scale. We look forward to hearing directly from all growers!”
The Survey is being overseen by Elana Bader from Darroch Nurseries. Elana added:
“It’s really fantastic that large, landscape scale projects are asking how they can meaningfully support our existing native tree nursery sector and help address known and persistent challenges. We are excited to play a very small part in connecting the dots and building relationships between those who grow our native trees and those who plant them.”
For more information about the Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands initiative, please visit www.dgwoodlands.org.uk.
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