ForestHarvest: non-timber forest products in Scotland

GATHERING - Harvesting Guidelines

Harvesting guidelines

Awareness of Scotland's wild resources is increasing, and markets for Scottish wild products are developing, so the need for a culture of sustainable harvesting is becoming more and more urgent. This section of the ForestHarvet website gives information about the three sets of harvesting guidelines which have been drawn up in recent years:

The Scottish Moss Collection Code (2007)

The Scottish Bulb Collection Code (2007)

The Scottish Wild Mushroom Code (2003)

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Other harvesting and collecting guidelines

• British Mycological Society Wild Mushroom Pickers' Code of Conduct
• Flora Locale's Code of Practice for collectors, growers and suppliers of native flora
• Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI) code of conduct (PDF file 528KB)

The work of creating this Harvesting Guidelines section of the ForestHarvest website was funded by the Scottish Forestry Trust, as part of the funding to develop the Scottish Moss and Bulb Collection Codes.