WW1 and Scotland’s Forests
The document is provided courtesy of Euan and Syd House and also appeared in the Forestry Commission Association website. Written by Eaun the resource time was assisted and funded by Forestry Commission Scotland and The Woodland Trust.
Euan’s article provides an interesting view of the situation and actions in Scotland’s forests during the 1914-1918 war with accounts of the men, women and resources used as well as the volumes of timber felled. The role of the Canadians, Newfoundlanders, local timber companies and people is described in some detail as are the end results of all the felling on the country’s forest reserve.
The article is reproduced in the attached PDF at the end of which is a series of photographs of people, forests, Canadians and forest working scenes some of which are courtesy of the Atholl estates archives.
Picture added on 05 October 2017 at 10:54