Burnfoot Land Management Plan

The Land Management Unit covers 247 ha, and is located 4.8 km north west of the small town of Langholm. 

The B709 Langholm to Eskdalemuir road passes close to the southern boundary of Burnfoot giving expansive views of the southern face of the forest. This forest is surrounded by a mix of pasture and patches of conifer plantations to the south, and rough grazing hill land elsewhere. It is part of Scotland’s national forests and land, owned by Scottish Ministers on behalf of the people of Scotland and managed by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS).

Forestry and Land Scotland is currently revising this land management plan, that will define the management prescription for the ten year period between (2025-35), and presents the vision for the long-term management of the forest block. Draft versions of the plan will be published here and we invite comments and feedback from the public on all of our proposals.

• Initial surveys - spring 2025
• Stakeholder consultation - spring 2025
• Development of final plan - summer 2025
• Submission to Scottish Forestry - autumn 2025
• Plan approved 21st October 2025 
• Plan expires 21st October 2035

• Map 1 - Location
• Map 2 - Current tree species
• Map 3 - Draft concept analysis | Map 3 - Draft concept analysis accessible text
• Map 4 - Management
• Map 5 - Future Restock