Forestry and Arboriculture

Welcome to new students 2018

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

Our Principal, Wayne Powell, records a welcome video to all our students each year. You can watch this online here: Link to the video on Vimeo    

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Students awarded at prizegiving ceremony

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Shona Warwick

Hardworking students have been presented with certificates and prizes at the annual awards ceremony at Barony Campus in front of an audience of friends and family. More than 30 prizes were...

Categories: Agriculture, Animal Care, Barony, Barony events, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-based Engineering, Rural & Estate Skills, Student Successes, Uncategorized, and Veterinary Nursing Tags: #Agriculture, Animal Care, Engineering, Forestry, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-based engineering, Rural and Estate Skills, SRUCBarony, Vet Nursing, and Veterinary Nursing
kids in front of new holland tractor

Fun in the Sun at Barony Open Day

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Shona Warwick

A sunny warm afternoon attracted more than 3000 visitors to Sunday’s Open Day at Barony Campus. The day allowed the public to get up close to everything that happens on...

Categories: Agriculture, Animal Care, Barony, Barony events, Campus, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-based Engineering, Land-Based Skills, Rural & Estate Skills, and Veterinary Nursing Tags: Animal Care, Engineering, Forestry, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-based engineering, Open day, Rural and Estate Skills, SRUC Barony, SRUCBarony, and Veterinary Nursing

Why are you doing this?

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

We asked our current students what motivated them to study their course…. here are the full results: There are some variations by subject area – those studying subjects related to animals are...

Categories: Aberdeen, Advice, Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Animal & Biological, Animal Care, Animal Science, Ayr, Barony, Biological Sciences, Business, Countryside Management, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Environment, Environment and Countryside, Equine and Horse Care, Forestry and Arboriculture, Garden Design, Golf, Green & Renewable Technology, Greenkeeping and Sports Turf, Horticulture, Hospitality, Land-based Engineering, Land-Based Skills, Landscape, Oatridge, Poultry, Renewables, Rural & Estate Skills, Sports, SRUC Subjects, Student Life, Student Successes, Sustainability, and Veterinary Nursing
engineering electrics

School pupils enjoyed a Taste of their Future at Barony

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Shona Warwick

Over 170 school pupils gained the opportunity to try out different practical tasks at the “Taste of Your Future” event that was held on the Barony Campus at Scotland’s Rural...

Categories: Agriculture, Animal Care, Barony, Campus, Distance Learning, Forestry and Arboriculture, HN Level, Land-based Engineering, Land-Based Skills, Rural & Estate Skills, Uncategorized, and Veterinary Nursing Tags: #Agriculture, Animal Care, Arboriculture, Barony, chainsaw, Engineering, Forestry, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-based engineering, Rural and Estate Skills, rural skills, SRUC Barony, SRUCBarony, and Veterinary Nursing
chainsaw carving

Reuben’s bear

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Shona Warwick

Rueben Ellicot is currently on the Advanced Certificate in Forestry course at Barony Campus, and decided to have a go at some chainsaw carving. “After taking up Forestry as a...

Categories: Barony, Forestry and Arboriculture, and Student Life Tags: bear, chainsaw, chainsaw carving, Forestry, Forestry and Arboriculture, and SRUCBarony
SRUC student Jennifer Wright up a tree in PPE

A Blossoming Career

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Rich Gordon

An uncertain Jennifer Wright, unsure on what to study after school has blossomed, bloomed and grown into a successful young woman. After leaving Queen Anne High school in Dunfermline Jennifer...

Categories: Campus, Forestry and Arboriculture, Horticulture, Oatridge, and Study level Tags: Aboriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, MA week, Modern Apprenticeship, and SRUC Oatridge

New Entrants to Farming

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

The Scottish Government is committed to developing opportunities to encourage new entrants into the farming industry. A government working group, Farming Opportunities for New Entrants (FONE), has begun work and...

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Pioneering Forest Machine Operator courses a success

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Shona Warwick

The latest Forest Machine Operator Skills Development course delivered by the established partnership of UKFPA, the Barony campus at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), John Deere Forestry and Forestry Commission Scotland...

Categories: Barony, Forestry and Arboriculture, and Uncategorized Tags: Barony, Forestry, Forestry and Arboriculture, Forestry Commission, forwarded, harvester, John Deere, SRUC Barony, SRUCBarony, and UKFPA
Shaun McGranaghan SRUC Change your path

Shaun McGranaghan

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Rich Gordon

Shaun McGranaghan tells SRUC how he Changed His Path from Rapid Response Paramedic to Arborist. Shaun expresses how the SRUC Arboriculture course has given his life purpose and how he has became...

Categories: Barony, Change your path, Forestry and Arboriculture, and Uncategorized Tags: Arboriculture, Change your path, Forestry, Life Changing, mature student, SRUC, SRUC mature student, and Study