Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 5 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made toward establishing a register of ancient woodlands.
In line with the action in the Scottish Biodiversity Delivery Plan, the development of a new Ancient Woodland Register is in progress.
NatureScot is leading this and has set up a steering group which includes public bodies and wider stakeholders to support the development of the Register. Resources have been allocated to commission a contractor over the next two years to work with the steering group to develop and publish the Register.