Urban forest education in the central belt of Scotland has been given a boost with the appointment of a Woods In and Around Towns education officer.
Wendy Hay has joined Forestry Commission Scotland to help build stronger education links through the Woods In and Around Towns (WIAT) initiative, which is using woodlands to improve the lives of people in urban areas.
Her role will involve working with schools, the Forest Education Initiative and private landowners to deliver new forest education projects throughout the Lothians, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire and parts of Fife and Ayrshire.
Ms Hay was previously assistant head ranger at Kelburn Country Centre and has also worked as a primary school teacher.
