Forestry and Arboriculture

Forestry apprentices use cutting-edge technology

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Shona Warwick

Scotland’s Rural College is the first institute in the UK to have used cutting-edge technology to log students’ progression towards operating forest machinery. At the start of Scottish Apprenticeship Week...

Categories: Agricultural & Landbased, Apprenticeships, Barony, Campus, College, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-Based and Rural Skills and Uncategorized Tags: apprentice, apprenticeship, Forestry, John Deere, modern apprentice, Modern Apprenticeship and SRUCBarony
MSP Emma Harper with students

Barony Digital Classroom Launch

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Shona Warwick

Our new state-of-the-art digital classroom was unveiled last week at Barony. It is believed to be the first of its kind in the region. SRUC has invested around £80,000 to...

Categories: Agriculture, Animal Care, Barony, College, Degree, Forestry and Arboriculture, HN Level, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, Student opportunities, Uncategorized and Veterinary Nursing Tags: #Agriculture, Animal Care, Engineering, Forestry, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-based engineering, rural skills, SRUC Agriculture, SRUCBarony and Veterinary Nursing
students at Breathing Space presentation

Mental health campaign launch

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Shona Warwick

NHS 24 launched their new Breathing Space campaign ‘You Matter, We Care’ with the help of SRUC staff and students at Barony recently. Minister for Mental Health Claire Haughey welcomed...

Categories: Agriculture, Animal Care, Barony, College, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, Student opportunities, Uncategorized and Veterinary Nursing Tags: #mentallhealth and SRUCBarony

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    

Categories: Aberdeen, Agricultural & Landbased, Agricultural Technology, Agriculture, Animal & Biological, Animal Care, Animal Science, Ayr, Barony, Biological Sciences, Business, Campus, College, Countryside Management, Degree, Distance Learning, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Environment and Countryside, Environmental Management, Equine and Horse Care, Forestry and Arboriculture, Garden Design, Gardening Scotland, Golf & Greenkeeping, Greenkeeping and Sports Turf, HN Level, Horticulture, Hospitality, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, Landscaping, Oatridge, Organic Farming, Postgraduate, Poultry, Professional Certification, Professional Golf, Renewables, SRUC Subjects, Study level, Sustainability and Veterinary Nursing
students with awards

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, 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 and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering 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, Agricultural Technology, Agriculture, Animal & Biological, Animal Care, Animal Science, Ayr, Barony, Biological Sciences, Business, Countryside Management, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Environment and Countryside, Environmental Management, Equine and Horse Care, Forestry and Arboriculture, Garden Design, Golf & Greenkeeping, Greenkeeping and Sports Turf, Horticulture, Hospitality, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, Landscaping, Oatridge, Poultry, Professional Golf, Renewables, 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 and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, 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 Hannah D'Mellow

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