Celebrating the very best woodland management has never been more important. This year, the Royal Forestry Society Excellence in Forestry Awards turn the spotlight on the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Incredibly, it’s twelve months since the last written update on our Small Woods project. During that time, despite the difficulties of coordinating face-to-face meetings, the Standards Development Group (SDG) has continued its discussions and has made a lot of progress towards a draft standard. There was a hiatus over the summer holidays, and we took the opportunity for a period of reflection, holding a Steering Group meeting to review the rate of progress and direction of travel. Since that meeting, the next steps have been agreed with the SDG, and we now have some significant developments to share with you.

DGA Forestry LLP (formerly David Goss & Associates) (FSC-C011541) is one of Scotland’s longest established independent forestry consultants. In 2019 they celebrate 20 years of FSC forest management certification, as one of the first private forestry companies in the UK to achieve the standard.