{"id":191,"date":"2023-01-13T17:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodlots.scot\/?page_id=191"},"modified":"2023-11-16T12:45:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T12:45:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/woodlots.scot\/?page_id=191","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"191\" class=\"elementor elementor-191\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a0580c5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a0580c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f97c846\" data-id=\"5f97c846\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f47e306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f47e306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/woodlots.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221003_145916-scaled-e1674043549267-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-m size-ocean-thumb-m wp-image-59\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodlots.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221003_145916-scaled-e1674043549267-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/woodlots.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221003_145916-scaled-e1674043549267-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-418484b0\" data-id=\"418484b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc6025c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fc6025c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e4e6e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32e4e6e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Scottish Woodlot Association aims to create a\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\">network of rented woodlot licences across Scotland and to <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\">enable woodlotters to work co-operatively and share skills, knowledge <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\">and equipment to help work their woodlots productively and sustainably for future <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\">generations. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\">We aim to encourage and assists members (both woodlotters and landowners) to develop and manage woodlots, particularly in their local <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\">forests and woodlands, and<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\"> we aim to help to foster a forest culture in Scotland based on the promotion of a network of relatively small-scale but<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\"> diverse and productive forests and woodlands. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\">We also aim to s<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\">upport and assist woodlotters in the production and marketing of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\">softwood and hardwood timber and wood products.<\/span><\/p><p>If you wish to become a member of SWA, please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/woodlots.scot\/?page_id=740\"><strong>Membership page<\/strong><\/a> or complete and return the membership form below by post.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f005471 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f005471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/woodlots.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/SWA-Membership-Application-2022-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Become a Member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6372b72e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6372b72e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e3c46c7\" data-id=\"6e3c46c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc020fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cc020fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Principles of Woodlots<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada60d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ada60d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d087560 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"d087560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2181\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2181\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Lease<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2182\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2182\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Responsibility<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2183\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2183\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Plan<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2184\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2184\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Duration<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2185\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2185\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Benefits<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2181\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Lease<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2181\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2181\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>The woodlotter pays an agreed sum annually to the landowner for the lease\/licence, based on a proportion of the income generated by his\/her management of the woodlot (e.g. timber or firewood sales), with allowances to the annual rental value also made by mutual agreement in terms of improvement to the condition of the woodland by the efforts of the woodlotter (e.g. invasive species removal, windthrow clearance, access\/drainage improvements, tree planting\/woodland expansion, development of management plans etc).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2182\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Responsibility<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2182\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2182\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>The woodlotter is responsible for compliance with all\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ukfisa.com\/Safety\/Safety-Guides\/fisa-guidance-on-managing-health-and-safety-in-forestry\" target=\"_blank\">health and safety regulations<\/a>\u00a0in working the woodlot and also with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forestry.gov.scot\/sustainable-forestry\/ukfs-scotland\" target=\"_blank\">UK Forest Standard<\/a>\u00a0best practice, and must maintain suitable insurance cover for all management activities proposed on the site.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2183\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Plan<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2183\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2183\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Woodlots are managed on the basis of an agreed woodland management plan, approved Long Term Forest Plan or approved felling licence, with rights to harvest timber being transferred from the landowner to the woodlotter in terms of an \u2018allowable annual cut\u2019 or other agreement between the two parties.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2184\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Duration<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2184\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2184\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Areas of woodland are leased or licenced for use by a landowner to a woodlotter for a\u00a0fixed period (usually minimum 5 years subject to trial period), renewable by mutual agreement.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2185\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Benefits<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2185\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2185\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li>Active management of smaller forest or woodland areas supporting livelihoods and increasing the resilience of both woodlands and local households<\/li><li>Improvement and diversification of the structure and condition of woodlands through detailed and intensive silviculture by the woodlotter in agreement with the forest owners and managers.<\/li><li>Supporting and developing forest-based businesses<\/li><li>Diversifying forest tenure in Scotland<\/li><li>Increasing engagement between local households and communities with surrounding forests and woodlands<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b20f608 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b20f608\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d3776e0\" data-id=\"5d3776e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130bd1db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"130bd1db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Case Studies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca8d885 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ca8d885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1291b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1291b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5100b8f\" data-id=\"5100b8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f712190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f712190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/woodlots.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/20221003_145705-scaled-pxp756uvkwgbh3zh14zhdp59kh5k8q6bpcqw565qk8.jpg\" title=\"20221003_145705\" alt=\"Speddoch\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebf85ff\" data-id=\"ebf85ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d590a2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d590a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Caerlaverock Castle<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2986130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2986130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Woodlot Licence at Castle Wood highlights the benefits of the model on sensitive sites. The woodland includes areas classed as Ancient Woodland, areas designated as Scheduled Ancient Monument (the environs of the castle), and is very wet in places. Meanwhile the nationally famous Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve lies immediately adjacent and the wood is popular with walkers. 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