Finding Forestry: Creating a space that enables growth, communication and connection for the forestry sector in the UK

This report was prepared by Inverness College – University of the Highlands and Islands in
partnership with Lantra and the Institute of Chartered Forester (ICF) at the request of Forestry
Commission England and the project steering group. The initial remit of the project was
described as a “scoping study to explore a new UK forestry learning mechanism”, it was
commissioned in response an identified forestry sector skills crisis and the need to recruit and
train more professional forestry workers to meet increasing government woodland creation
targets over the next 5 years and beyond.