We are a team of experienced and innovative foresters, with a shared vision to create and manage well-designed, high-quality, sustainable woodlands that contribute to climate change mitigation and deliver financially for our clients.

Led by Jeremy Thompson, Forest Direct provides forest management services in the South of Scotland and North of England where our team have a vast knowledge of working with landowners, farmers, land managers, community groups and forestry industry regulators to help deliver their forestry objectives.

Your Woodland Journey

We can become involved in your woodland management at any stage, from advising on new opportunities, assessing existing forestry through surveys and digital mapping or designing sympathetic woodland creation schemes. We can maintain existing forestry assets and supply production forecasts and manage timber sales, as well as dealing with regulators on your behalf.

Each project is unique, and we treat it as such. We are a small and agile team so we can work flexibly with our clients and offer a bespoke forestry service to meet your needs. We have worked with the big forestry management companies, and they certainly have their place, but we are different, we can move quickly, we are flexible, we are trustworthy, and we have the experience to back it up. But you don’t have to take our word for it, read some of our client testimonials.

Grants and Funding

Our team has a strong understanding of funding and grant opportunities, including woodland creation grants, woodland improvement grants and road infrastructure grants. We can help manage the funding process on behalf of our clients.

The Environment

We are passionate about making a positive contribution to our environment. We design forests which are resilient to climate change, will support local biodiversity, mitigate flooding, reduce pollution, and provide homegrown timber.

In 2019/2020 Forest Direct planted nearly 900,000 trees, creating new woodlands that will absorb around 130,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and reduce the effects of climate change. If you are looking to invest in woodland creation to mitigate your carbon impact, please contact us to discuss carbon sequestration opportunities and the Woodland Carbon Code.

For more information about the forestry schemes we have managed, look at our Case Studies or get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you.