Forestry
Inside Scotland's Forestry sector
19% of land in Scotland is covered in forest, including commercial plantations, mixed woodlands, urban forests and even rainforests.
Over 25,000 people in Scotland are employed in maintaining, managing, harvesting and expanding these forests.
Work is underway to expand Scotland’s forests with more people needed in everything from hands on planting, specialist crafts like fencing, machine operators for felling, through to roles in environmental science, data and economics.
The following videos were recorded during the SDS Sector LMI sessions running during January - June 2024.
Presenters used data from the Sectoral Skills Assessment reports from 2023.
Use the following links to access the latest 2024 reports SDS Sectoral Skills Assessments 2024
Forestry sector in Scotland
Forestry now
Overview of what Scotland's Forestry sector looks like today
Getting started in Forestry
How to get started in Scotland's growing Forestry sector
Forestry futures
What does the future look like in Scotland's Forestry sector
Forestry Useful links
Want to find out more?
There are numerous sources of Forestry sector insight and intelligence.
Here are our top three picks of useful link to explore as a next step.
Plus, our full list of ‘Useful Links’ to download, use and share.
Forestry Sector LMI
If you're interested you can watch the full SDS/DYW Forestry Sector LMI session
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