Tuesday, 03 December 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland is advising that members of the public are advised to follow all site safety signage and stay out of work zones when felling at the Black Wood (nr Munlochy) begin later this…
Monday, 02 December 2024
Visitors to Mabie Forest are being advised that four months of felling work is due to begin early in December to clear diseased and dead larch trees. The forestry operations are part of Forestry and L…
Thursday, 28 November 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has welcomed local business, The Gin Bothy, as the first commercial enterprise to move into Glen Prosen. The announcement follows an extensive consultation process tha…
Monday, 25 November 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland, working with the Beaver Trust, last week (Thursday 21 Nov) released a family of five beavers into Loch Ard Forest The two adults and three kits have been released into rest…
Monday, 25 November 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has been working with the Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA) on two projects that will improve the management of feral pig populations and act as an early-warning syste…
Friday, 22 November 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) team in the north of Scotland has started on a four month programme of roadside vegetation management across north east Scotland and at locations near Fort Augustus.…
Friday, 22 November 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) rolling programme of larch removal in Dalbeattie Forest is nearing the end of its first phase and the work area is set to move for phase 2. The ongoing forest operat…
Friday, 22 November 2024
The first stage of work to restore river habitats on the new area of public land in Glen Prosen has been completed. Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) have put up almost 14km of fencing to exclude deer …
Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Upgrades to popular Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) parking sites in iconic Bridge of Orchy and Glen Lochy areas are helping to kerb dangerous parking on often busy roads. The increased parking space…
Friday, 15 November 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) are inviting people to get into the festive spirit with the opening of several Christmas tree sale centres later this month. With the countdown to Christmas well and t…
Monday, 04 November 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland has officially handed over ownership of the Glenmore Visitor Centre and Car Park to its new owners. The Aviemore and Glenmore Community Trust (AGCT) has acquired the visitor…
Thursday, 31 October 2024
Thanks to countless Halloween horror films, most people would not think of wandering into a woodland in the hours of darkness. But with the right equipment and at the right location, venturing out at …
Friday, 25 October 2024
A spectacular ancient ‘dun’ (or fort) on Scotland’s national forests and land has been recognised for its cultural significance. Kraiknish Dun on the Isle of Skye has been designated as a scheduled mo…
Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Restoration work on a crumbling disused building once hidden away in the middle of a forest on Scotland’s west coast has reached the stage of the building now “starting to resemble a bothy, minus the …