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Community Woodlands Association

Third Sector • Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, and more...

The Community Woodlands Association is the representative body of Scotland's 200 community woodland groups who are involved in or responsible for the management of thousands of hectares of woodland and open space.

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  • Community tree planting.
  • The Dunnet xylophone.
  • Lunch at our annual conference (pre-covid!)

Our story

The Community Woodlands Association was established in 2003 by its members as the representative body of Scotland's community woodland groups; to represent and promote community woodlands and to support new and existing groups. There are now around 200 groups across Scotland, involved in or responsible for the management of thousands of hectares of woodland and open space.

Our advice

Community ownership and management of natural resources is a great way to unlock potential and deliver wide ranging community benefits.

Our metrics

Number of hectares of woodland and open space managed.

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Action Area

Buildings & Places Nature

Positive Impacts

Greater Fairness Health & Wellbeing Strong Communities Thriving Wildlife

Location

Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, City of Edinburgh, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, Na h-Eileanan Siar, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian

Response to climate crisis

Mitigation

Reach

Nation

Organisation

Third Sector, 50 to 249 people

Shared by

Jon Hollingdale

Updated Nov, 2023

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