Save Stobo Hope from Commercial Forestry Project

Court of Session, Edinburgh

Solicitors acting for the Stobo Residents Action Group lodged a petition for judicial review to the Court of Session, Edinburgh on Tuesday 16th April 2024. This petition (among other things) seeks to reverse the decision by Scottish Forestry in January 2024 to approve the proposed Stobo Hope forestry project without requesting an Environmental Impact Assessment.

Following the petition being lodged, there may be a permission hearing and if permission is granted for judicial review, a substantive hearing will take place at a later date.

Fundraising so far

The Stobo Residents Action Group Ltd and local community are extremely grateful for your generosity towards this crowdfunder. Many of you shared concerns about sitka plantations that are we believe are widely held, particularly by rural communities and environmentalists.

We need to raise more funds and would be most grateful if you could let others know of our crowdfunder page.

Media coverage

We are grateful to the following authors and publications for their coverage of the developing situation at Stobo Hope.

Mark Davey, 'Protestors trying to halt John Buchan Way tree planting', Peeblesshire News, 13 April 2024.

Mark Davey, '£10,000 raised for bid to save John Buchan Way', Peeblesshire News, 20 April 2024.

Paul Drury and Sian Bradley, ‘Scramble to save country trail from forestry push’, The Times, 16 April 2024.

Nick Kempe, ‘Brewdog’s Dead Forest and the dead-hand of Scotland’s forestry grants system’, Parkswatch, 14 April 2024.

Nick is an environmental campaigner and blogger who has investigated a number of questionable forestry projects in Scotland’s National Parks. Many of his findings have been reported in the national press.

An example of native woodland, Carrifran. Credit: Colin McLean Photography (copyright protected).

The Stobo Residents Action Group.