The Shetland Amenity Trust gathered genetic data on Shetland’s native willow to develop conservation actions required for relict trees. The aim of this project was to generate genetic diversity information about the different willow species currently present across Shetland, to provide a better understanding of individual species diversity and the population health at different sites. […]
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We funded Carbon Rewild to test the suitability of bioacoustics to carry out simple and accessible biodiversity monitoring surveys that can be deployed in multiple locations within a site by experts and non-experts alike. Automated recording units captured the acoustic signatures of wildlife, including vocalisations and other sound-producing behaviours across 12 Scottish woodland sites. Outcomes […]
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We awarded a grant to Plantlife who convened a multi-stakeholder civic mediation project: Finding the Common Ground on Sustainable Upland Deer Management. Upland deer management in Scotland has been undergoing significant transformations due to policy changes and environmental, economic, and social shifts. Effective management of these changes required cross-sector collaboration at various levels. Although there […]
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Community Woodlands Association were keen to showcase the social and economic benefits derived from community woodlands through four case studies of diverse communities actively managing their woodlands. The objective was to deliver case studies of 4 community woodlands, showcasing the diversity of benefits communities receive from active management of their local woodlands, allowing the 4 […]
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University of St Andrews Professor Rob Wilson‘s research proposal asks “With climate scenarios suggesting that the Scottish climate will become both warmer and wetter, how might this affect the current stock of oak woodlands and their distribution?” This project by the University of St. Andrews will combine data from the physical and chemical analysis of […]
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The University of West of England and the Woodland Creation & Ecological Network (WrEN) were keen to test the hypothesis that relative levels of avian species richness within woodlands can be measured by extracting and identifying DNA filtered from the air. This project sought to test whether an emerging method of extracting DNA from the […]
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This scoping study by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh was conducted to explore the development of a project to find and propagate mature elm ‘survivors’ from areas severely impacted by Dutch elm disease. Dutch elm disease (DED) is caused by two related fungi which are spread by bark beetles and it has devastated all elm […]
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The aim of the Native Woodland Discussion Group and Forest Policy Group’s Natural Climate Solutions awareness programme, was to clarify and collate the current state of knowledge and key messages around native woodlands, carbon sequestration and storage. Outcomes The Native Woodlands and Carbon: an Emerging Picture report highlights gaps in our knowledge and some of […]
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The grant supported Plantlife, in partnership with the Alliance for Scotland’s Rainforest, to commission and produce a website and impactful short film to secure support for Scotland’s rainforest Scotland’s rainforest is one of our most precious habitats but few people knew it existed and fewer still know how globally significant it is. The film was […]
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The objectives for this partnership between Rick Worrell and Falkland Stewardship Trust, was to collect scion material from wild apple trees in western Scotland, produce grafted plants, and establish 2 small seed stands from these. The trees were previously verified to be wild apple by DNA analysis at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh (RBGE). Outcomes Scion […]
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