Taymount Wood

West Stormont Woodland Group (WSWG) has submitted a revision to the asset transfer request to purchase Taymount Wood and Five Mile Wood. The revised request proposes a phased approach with the acquisition of 155 hectares at Taymount Wood.

This will be the focus of WSWG’s Wildwood Project to deliver community wellbeing and resilience through eco forestry for nature recovery and forest diversification for community benefit.

Decision notice

Forestry and Land Scotland has decided to agree to the request for the following reasons: 

  • Forestry and Land Scotland notified the local community of its intention to dispose of Taymount Wood on 21 June 2018. The alternative proposal to an asset transfer to West Stormont Woodland Group would be an open market sale of Taymount Wood
  • West Stormont Woodland Group has set out a clear long-term vision for management of Taymount Wood to contribute to addressing the twin climate and biodiversity crises, and to support nature recovery
  • West Stormont Woodland Group has provided a Woodland Management Plan and identified the resources required to implement that plan
  • West Stormont Woodland Group’s proposal fits with the intention of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 that relevant authorities must agree to a request unless there are reasonable grounds for refusing it
  • This decision takes into account comments made by the CATS Evaluation Panel, detailed in the decision notice

Decision notice - Taymount Wood

Documents and maps

The business case and maps were updated from the original application and are available to view below.

Have your say

Anyone may make representations about this request to Forestry and Land Scotland. Representations on Taymount Wood and Five Mile Wood closed on 20 February 2023. No representations were received.