Forestry
Pioneering Forest Machine Operator courses a success
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...
Shaun McGranaghan
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...
SRUC Advent Calendar: 18th December
Forestry involves sustainably managing trees and woodlands in rural areas for commercial, social or other benefits. Arboriculture is usually associated with the management of individual trees or groups of them...
JAS P Wilson visit
The NC Engineering group from Barony Campus enjoyed a visit to JAS P Wilson, UK based forestry and firewood suppliers and engineers. Based in Dalbeattie they serve customers throughout the...
Certificate in Forestry students make Barony a safer place!
After a lorry coming into the campus clipped the dyke and knocked part of it down, the forestry students took the opportunity to create a second path to save people...
Modern Apprentice opportunity for budding foresters
Forest Enterprise Scotland is on the search for eight new Modern Apprentices to begin a career in forestry. The apprenticeships will learn forestry skills ranging from tree planting, felling and...
Forestry Success at SRUC Barony
Two candidates on the Forest Machine Operator Skills Development course have successfully completed the programme. This is the first eight week course of a series of three courses delivered by...
Donation benefits students at SRUC Barony
Barony Campus has benefitted by receiving a very generous donation from John Deere Forestry! A high tech forestry simulator, worth £80,000 and two laptop simulators will provide an excellent training...
Environmental students visit Forestry Commission
Third year students from SRUC’s Edinburgh, Ayr and Aberdeen campuses visited a Forestry Commission woodland to look at harvesting operations and wildlife management. This trip was part of the Multipurpose...