ON the community-owned and -managed estate of Knoydart in the Highlands of Scotland, work is afoot to improve the sustainable management of the woodlands and produce much-needed timber for house-building.

Key to the plans is a new sawmill, and Forestry Journal was invited to see it installed.

But the remote location presented a considerable logistical challenge for Wood-Mizer agent Keith Threadgall.

Below you can watch footage of how Keith and the team overcame the challenge. 

FULL FEATURE: The impossible task of getting a new Wood-Mizer sawmill to Knoydart