About the Community Woodlands Association

Who we are and what we do

CWA was set up by its members in 2003 to:

• Support new and aspiring community woodland groups as well as established one, to achieve their aspirations, and
• Promote and represent community woodland groups within the political arena and to the wider world

We network the community woodland movement through seminars and newsletters, and offer training and in-depth support across a range of themes, including:

• Acquiring land
• Woodland management
• Social enterprise development
• Capacity building and community involvement
• Recreation, arts, culture and heritage

We also organise an annual conference.

There are around 200 groups across Scotland, involved in or responsible for the management of thousands of hectares of woodland and open space. Just over half own their woodlands, the remainder lease or work through a variety of formal and informal partnership arrangements.

CWA Memorandum and Articles of Association