Transforming The Urban Landscape with Future Woodlands Scotland

From Issue Ten of Hidden Scotland Magazine

Transforming The Urban Landscape with Future Woodlands Scotland

Planting woodland where Scotland’s people live.

Words by Graeme Johncock · Photographs by Simon Hird

Printed in Issue Ten of Hidden Scotland Magazine, Spring and Summer 2025.

Scotland is world-renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, drawing thousands of visitors to explore its hills, glens and incredible sweeping vistas every year. However, in many of these beautiful locations, one thing is severely lacking – trees.

Thousands of years ago, this was a heavily forested land. Where towns and cities now stand, thick woodlands once thrived and their absence causes more problems than might be immediately obvious. Thankfully, there are people working to remedy that.

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