Part of our role is to ensure that the importance of native woodlands is recognised by Government and its agencies. This often involves meetings in Silvan House which houses the headquarters of Forestry Commission Scotland, as well as being the HQ of Forestry Commission Great Britain. I was at a meeting of a sub group of the Customer Representative Group, which is looking at the space between trees that we should leave when we plant a new native woodland. This open space is important for many of the animals and plants that live in woods.
Forestry Commission lease their building, so probably do not have control over this small stand of trees at the entrance. However it's crying out for a bit of silvicultural love and attention, and I sometimes wonder when one of the foresters who work there will take a bit of direct action!
