Latest News/Events
Community Woodlands Annual Conference – 7th to 9th November, Rothes Hall Glenrothes
Tuesday 8th July, 2008A 2 day conference on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th Nov, will include a variety of topics relevant to community woodland group delegates. Friday 7th will be a seminar day,…
The Second Scottish Aspen Conference - Boat of Garten 3rd - 4th Oct 08
Monday 7th July, 2008Highland Aspen Group is hosting this event as a follow-up to the conference held in Kingussie in May 2001. The 2008 conference will present the progress made…
Welcome!
The Community Woodlands Association was established in 2003 as the direct representative body of Scotland’s community woodland groups. We help community woodland groups across the country achieve their aspirations and potential, providing advice, assistance and information, facilitating networking and training, and representing and promoting community woodlands to the wider world.
Read more on the background of CWA
Photography Competition
CWA invites you to take part in our Photography Competition. There are 3 age categories ranging from 0 to 100+ so everyone can take part, all you need is a digital camera! You have the whole summer to get out there and discover your local woodlands and to tell us what they mean to you.
Closing date is 1st September 2008. Please make sure you read the rules and complete an entry form for each of your images.
Local People Leading
The CWA supports the Local People Leading Campaign. Specifically, Local People Leading calls on the government to commit their support to the following key actions:
Action 1: Put power in the hands of local communities.
Action 2: Review and extend the scope of Land Reform (Scotland) Act.
Action 3: Enable the transfer of public assets into community ownership.
Click here to find out more and to register your support.