| Date: | 13 September 2018 |
| Location: | Logie Coldstone and Glen Tanar Estates, near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire |
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| Description: | An opportunity to visit two estates working with CCF systems in Scots pine as well as some other species, to view the successes, discuss the silvicultural and financial challenges and to consider future options. |
| Contact: | For more information see the flyer or to book your place email administrator@ccfg.org.uk |
| Date: | 28 September 2017 |
| Location: | Eildon Estate and the Bowhill Estate at Melrose and Selkirk. |
| Description: | The visit is being hosted by Buccleuch Estates Ltd on their Eildon Estate. The woodlands that surround Eildon House are a key part of the famous Scott’s view, one of the most photographed tourist viewpoints in the Scottish Borders. The visit will concentrate on the practicalities and challenges of operating continuous cover forestry in coniferous / broadleaved mixed woodland on a moist, rich site in the Scottish Lowlands. |
| Flyer: | For more information, please download the PDF flyer (214 KB  ). |
| Contact: | Contact the CCFG Administrator if you would like to attend: administrator@ccfe.org.uk |
| Date: | Thursday 8 September, 2016
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| Location: | Glenbranter Forest, Cowal |
| Description: | This meeting was held in Glenbranter Forest, Cowal and involved visits to some of the finest stands of old conifers in the British Isles. The morning was spent at Pucks Glen, the afternoon at Dukes Wood and the roundup at Ritual Grove. A full report will be available in due course. |
| Date: | Thursday 24 September, 2015 |
| Location: | Novar Estate |
| Description: | The 2015 Scotland meeting was held on Thursday September 24th at Novar Estate.
The day was led by Ronald Munro Ferguson and Cameron Ross and attended by 50 delegates.
A report will be made available in due course. |
| Date: | Wed 27 Aug |
| Location: | Faskally and Atholl Estates, Perthshire |
| Description: | In the morning we visited Baluain on the Atholl Estate where regeneration of the existing larch plantation has been managed using a group selection system. In the afternoon we went to Faskally Forest where transformation towards an irregular forest was started 60 years ago. |
| Date: | 5 September, 2013 |
| Location: | Ossian Woods, Corrour Estate, Lochaber |
| Description: | Review (1.52 Mb) – Handout (109 Kb) |
| Date: | 6 September, 2012 |
| Location: | Cawdor and Darnaway Estates in Moray |
| Description: | ‘Developing irregular structures that will meet the objectives of private woodland management – Review (612 Kb) |
| Date: | 2 Sept 2011 |
| Location: | Glentress Forest Park, Scottish Borders |
| Description: | Transformation from even-aged plantations to an irregular forest – Review (870 Kb) – Selection of research |
| Date: | 2 Sept 2010 |
| Location: | Beecraigs Country Park and Callendar Woods, West Lothian |
| Description: | Implementing CCF in woodlands with high visitor pressure – Review (365 KB) |
| Date: | 3 September 2009 |
| Location: | Glenmore |
| Description: | Review of Visit (355 KB) |
