Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on its commitment to deliver a National Register of Ancient Woodland.
NatureScot is leading on this work, and has set up a steering group including Scottish Forestry and Forestry and Land Scotland. This register will allow Scottish agencies to use a single means of condition assessment for these woodlands rather than the multiple competing methodologies previously used. Procurement is currently underway to appoint a technical officer to undertake the work of assembling all available data.