Friday, 30 September 2022
Tree seedlings are being grown six times faster in a vertical farm compared to traditional outdoor sowing, in the first UK trials of their kind. Growing 40-50cm tall in just 90 days – something that …
Thursday, 29 September 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is urging members of the public to have more realistic expectations of when access to local storm-damaged forests will resume. Almost a year on from the devastation of Stor…
Thursday, 29 September 2022
Local residents in and around Lesmahagow and Coalburn are being invited by Forestry and Land (FLS) to offer feedback on long-term plans for the forests and land they manage in the area. The consultat…
Monday, 26 September 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is inviting feedback as it reviews its ten year plan for Kirroughtree Forest. The forest, which is three times the size of Dumfries, encompasses several ancient woodlands a…
Friday, 02 September 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland’s East Region team helped secure the private water supply for residents in one of the Angus glens near Glenisla last week ahead of windblow clear-up operations in the area. …
Friday, 26 August 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is inviting people living in and around Lockerbie and Ecclefechan to give their views on the future management of two local woodlands. The management plans for both w…
Thursday, 25 August 2022
As it gears up to procure specialist peatland restoration for a new round of contracts, Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is surveying forestry contractors to help it scope out the range and capa…
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Visitor management has been an issue across much of the Highlands and Islands in recent years, fuelled in the last couple of years by lockdown regulations and the growth of staycations. While we welco…
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland’s licensed September cull of female deer is to begin next week as part of its management of the deer population in order to protect Scotland’s national forests. Coming in t…
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is inviting the local community from Whitburn, Harthill, Fauldhouse and Longridge to come along discuss the area and help inform the design of a new woodland. The Pol…
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland’ north Region team last month played host to a group of foresters from Ireland who were on a two day fact-finding trip to share expertise on various aspects of modern forest…
Tuesday, 09 August 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland’s team in the central belt is asking members of the public to report any suspicious activity in local forests. The call comes after a number of incidents where padlocks hav…
Thursday, 04 August 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is inviting anyone with an interest in how Kilsture Forest is managed over the next 20 years to take part in a consultation and make their views known. Lying within the Mac…
Friday, 22 July 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is trialling the use of drone-captured thermal imaging technology to track deer numbers across 1000 hectares of enclosed conservation woodland around Loch Katrine. Af…