Monday, 24 July 2023
Trials of a new technique that uses thermal imaging cameras to capture the occupancy of over 100 artificial den boxes in Galloway Forest, have yielded positive results. This spring, checks by a…
Friday, 21 July 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland is inviting residents living in communities in the Selkirk and Galashiels area to offer comment on proposals for the future management of Yair Forest. The Yair La…
Tuesday, 18 July 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland is working with CivTech to develop innovative approaches to improve the effectiveness of wildlife management and the health and safety of Wildlife Rangers. The …
Tuesday, 11 July 2023
From 10 July Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) will begin to hand over control of Glentress to ESO for the final site dressing and preparation for the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships event in Augu…
Thursday, 06 July 2023
Anyone with an interest in how Forestry and Land Scotland’s plantations in and around Dunragit village are to be managed over the next 20 years is invited to take part in a consultation and give their…
Wednesday, 05 July 2023
Over 100 state foresters from across Europe visited Scotland last month (June) to learn how Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is managing a host of forestry challenges. FLS hosted the annu…
Tuesday, 04 July 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland is advising visitors to Carron Valley to avoid touching dead or apparently dying birds. The advice follows an apparent, but unconfirmed report of a number of dead gulls on …
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
New measures to promote access and keep the public safe are to be trialled during Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) next phase of storm damage clear-up at Kirkhill Forest. With work due …
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Mairi Gougeon, today (28 June) visited Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) foundational £6 million Glentress Masterplan development to lear…
Monday, 26 June 2023
The café and bike shop at Glentress are to re-open for business this week after Forestry and Land Scotland pulled out all the stops to resurface the walkways around the buildings. The announcem…
Thursday, 15 June 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland is reminding members of the public that its Carron Valley MtB trails are to be closed until 31 December. The closure, effective from Monday 19 June, is to allow the safe fe…
Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) recent purchase of Ariogan Farm, just south of Oban, is set to see an expansion of woodland creation and forest activity yet with less disruption to local communitie…
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has contacted the police in Perthshire after a fire was started by an overturned disposable barbecue. The incident took place on FLS managed land on the shores of Loc…
Friday, 09 June 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland has joined with SFRS in urging anyone who is planning to visit the countryside to help save lives by exercising extreme caution. The call comes as fire crews, foresters and…