Reforesting Scotland is a membership organisation concerned with the ecological and social regeneration of Scotland. It aims to significantly increase the forested areas of the country.

History

Reforesting Scotland is an environmental charity established in 1991. Its founding directors were Bernard Planterose, Emma Planterose, Martin Howard and Donald McPhillimy. Its first development officer was

Andy Wightman Andrew Dearg Wightman is a Scottish Independent politician, who served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothian region from 2016 to 2021. He was elected as a member of the Scottish Greens, but resigned from the party in ...

. In 2008, the organisation received support from Business Stream. In May 1993, Reforesting Scotland organised a study tour to

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to examine the Norwegian land use system to inform thinking on the future of land use in Scotland. In 2011 it launched a campaign - A Thousand Huts - to encourage Scots to build

huts A hut is a small dwelling, which may be constructed of various local materials. Huts are a type of vernacular architecture because they are built of readily available materials such as wood, snow, ice, stone, grass, palm leaves, branches, hid ...

for recreational use in

woodland A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with trees, or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the ''plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see ...

. It is a

Scottish charity The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) is a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government with responsibility for the regulation of charities in Scotland. OSCR is the independent regulator and registrar for more than 24,000 Scottish ch ...

(number SCO18032). Reforesting Scotland 25

Journal

Reforesting Scotland grew out of the biannual journal ''The Tree Planter's Guide to the Galaxy'' launched by the editorial team of Bernard and Emma Planterose, Ron Greer and Martin Howard in the summer of 1989. The journal was renamed ''Reforesting Scotland'' from Issue 7 (Autumn 1992).Planterose, Bernard, Planterose, Emma & Howard, Martin (eds.), ''Reforesting Scotland'' No. 7, Autumn 1992 Guest editorials were written by James Hunter, Iain Thomson, Justin Kendrick and

between 1992 and 1994. The journal was edited by Brendan Hill from 1994 to 1996, and by Karen Grant from 1996 to 1998.

Mark Ballard Mark Ballard (born 27 June 1971) is a former Scottish Green Party politician. He was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothians region from 2003 to 2007, and co-convener of the Edinburgh Green Party from 2007 to 2010. He was ...

was editor from 1999 to 2001. Dr. Mandy Meikle has edited ''Reforesting Scotland'' since the autumn of 2002. Regular contributors include Sally Macpherson, Fi Martynoga, Donald McPhillimy and Nick Marshall.

References

External links

Official website
1991 establishments in Scotland Charities based in Edinburgh Organizations established in 1991 Environment of Scotland Scottish coast and countryside Land reform in Scotland Reforestation {{UK-charity-stub