COMMUNITY WOODLANDS IN SCOTLAND

The government is encouraging the establishment of community woodlands in Scotland. Reliance for the implementation of this policy is being placed on the private sector, with the public sector fulfilling a faci litating role. This paper considers the factors which are likely to de termine the private sector's response to this encouragement, including the opportunity cost, grant aid, commercial planting and the use of w oodlands for access and recreation. It concludes that the response is likely to be limited.