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Long Term Forest Planning and Strategic Forest Plans: Applicant's Guidance

Guidance to assist in long term forest planning and the creation of strategic forest plans.
15 Aug 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (160.07 KB)
Guidance, notes, checklists and advice

Planning the Right Tree in the Right Place

This guide gives you the Scottish Government advice on planning for forests and woodlands. It's predominantly aimed at planning authorities.
09 Apr 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (1.74 MB)
Forest management and planning
Best practice, methods and standards

Design Techniques for Forest Management - A Practice Guide

This guide will help forest owners and managers design new woodland.
17 Apr 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (21.71 MB)
Forestry operations
Guidance, notes, checklists and advice

Long Term Forest Plan - Applicant Guidance

This guide helps you prepare a Long Term Forest Plan. It details what to include and how to get approval from Scottish Forestry. 
15 Aug 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (5.38 MB)
Forest management and planning

User Guidance for Entry of Forecasting Data

This document is for use alongside the production forecast spreadsheet and provides guidance on how the spreadsheet should be completed.
06 Oct 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (129.63 KB)
Guidance, notes, checklists and advice

Tree species and abbreviations

A list of broadleaf and conifer tree species alongside their abbreviations.  
13 Mar 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (20.12 KB)
Species
Guidance, notes, checklists and advice

Preparing a Woodland Management Plan

This guide will help you prepare a management plan for your woodland. It's aimed at managers and landowners of woodland under 100 hectares. 
17 Apr 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (420.47 KB)
Forest management and planning
Management plans / LTFP

Long Term Forest Plan Template (A3)

A Long Term Forest Plan (LTFP) sets out how you will manage your woodland over the next 20 years. You can use this template to complete your LTFP.
03 Sep 2025 (Updated date)
FILE (97.52 KB)
Forest management and planning
Management plans / LTFP

Long Term Forest Plan Template (A4)

A Long Term Forest Plan (LTFP) sets out how you will manage your woodland over the next 20 years. You can use this template to complete your LTFP. 
03 Sep 2025 (Updated date)
FILE (138.94 KB)
Forest management and planning
Management plans / LTFP

Long Term Forest Plan Scoping Template

Long Term Forest Plan scoping document template.
15 Aug 2025 (Updated date)
FILE (196.21 KB)
Forest management and planning

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