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Report a suspected unauthorised felling

If you are concerned a tree has been felled without permission, you can report it to us as a suspected unauthorised felling. We will then investigate further.

Important - check whether the felling has been authorised

Before you report a potential unauthorised felling, it's important you check whether the felling was authorised.

You should check for:

felling permission with the Scottish Forestry Map Viewer
felling exemptions

Find out how to tell whether felling has been authorised

Reporting a suspected unauthorised felling

If you still have concerns you can report it to us as a suspected unauthorised felling and we will then investigate further.

If the felling is not on the map viewer and is not exempt, then:

fill out the unauthorised felling form
use our contact form to attach and send your completed form
alternatively you can contact us and we can complete this with you over the phone

Fill out our suspected unauthorised felling form Report a potential unauthorised felling via our contact form

Report a suspected unauthorised felling

Important - check whether the felling has been authorised

Reporting a suspected unauthorised felling

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