Join Scottish Forestry's Integrating Tree Network for an insightful day exploring how trees can benefit your farming business now and in the future. They’ll meet at Strathpeffer Community Centre to hear from Davy McCracken, SRUC, who will share his practical experiences of the important role trees play in the future of our farms.
In the afternoon, Richard Lockett will talk about Knockbain Farm, his family’s award-winning 250 ha mixed farm near Dingwall. Over recent years, the farm has been developing a network of wetlands, hedges, ponds, and expanding areas of native and productive woodlands. A pedigree herd of Luing cattle is managed through mob grazing across grasslands and wildflower meadows, while the woodlands provide shelter, shade, wildlife habitat, timber, and wood fuel.
During the visit, discusions will focus on the farm’s woodland creation journey since the 1970s, including both successes and challenges, as well as the vital role that woodlands play in supporting livestock, enhancing biodiversity, and contributing to the overall resilience of the farming system.