CSFL frequently collaborates with partners from academia, policy, business, and third sector organisations on projects of varying scale and duration. Below are some examples of our collaborative work. Informing a conversion to coppice This was a collaborative project between CSFL and Crìoch Woodland Services whose aim was to understand the environmental impacts of coppice with standards woodland management with findings that have a practical use by informing the management and monitoring approach of oak woodland sites in the west of Scotland on Montrose Estates. Read more about the project here. Setting the agenda: Rooting future woodland restoration research in practitioner needs A collaborative project with steering group members from the Woodland Trust, Future Woodlands Scotland, Trees for Life, and Borders Forest Trust.The project included an initial stakeholder workshop, followed by a report titled Setting the agenda: Rooting future woodland restoration research in practitioner needs, and was rounded off by a full day event on 9 June 2026 (report and slides from the event). This article was published on Tuesday 20 October 2026
