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PE2119: Help protect the Black Grouse by reviewing how new forestry schemes are regulated and implemented

Petition Summary

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review the operation of the Woodland Creation scheme and:

• make it mandatory that all new deer fencing is marked with wooden droppers where necessary as it is erected to help prevent bird strike
• require all work on these schemes to be stopped or paused by the end of March to protect ground nesting birds
• require NatureScot to carry out initial and annual Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) to consider what effects woodland creation is having on resident wildlife
• ensure any recipient of a forestry grant who then puts the forest up for sale must return the grant in full when sold.

Petitioner: Calum Campbell

Status: Closed

Date published: 24 September 2024

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