Friday, 24 June 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is on the lookout for new forester for Arran. With the previous Forester, Andy Walker, having retired in March 2022, the local FLS team is keen to attract someone who is re…
Thursday, 23 June 2022
Environment Minister, Mairi McAllan, yesterday (Wednesday 22 June) viewed Climate Emergency adaptation first hand during a visit to Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) steep ground timber harvesting si…
Tuesday, 21 June 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland has had to revise its improvement works at Aros Park, Mull, after inspectors have deemed the Alainn Tower unfit for purpose after discovering extensive rot within the struct…
Wednesday, 15 June 2022
As part of its bid to help halt biodiversity loss, Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is calling on all visitors to its destinations to play their part and be mindful that forests are not there just for…
Friday, 10 June 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is advising all visitors to its forest destinations to avoid touching dead or apparently dying birds. The call comes in response to increasing numbers of reports of dead bi…
Tuesday, 07 June 2022
Cows will be kept under control with GPS collars linked to satellites, in a trial of virtual fence technology - the first in Scotland by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS). The system, pioneered …
Tuesday, 07 June 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland has tested the viability of using drones to plant tree seed on the hillside above the A83 in Glen Croe. The trial was carried out in March as part of FLS’ contribution to t…
Monday, 06 June 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is warning members of the public to find avoid the Tyrebagger and Scolty forests and find alternative destinations to visits as storm clear up work begins in earnest. Heavy…
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
Visitors to Forestry and Land Scotland’s Aros Park on Mull will soon be able to try out a new free activity – Disc Golf. The sport, popularised in the US but now a fast-growing sport world-wide, requ…
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is reminding forest visitors that forestry operations will begin in Leanachan Forest (near Fort William) from this week. There are two distinct phases of work. From May ’22…
Monday, 30 May 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is inviting feedback from people across Scotland on how to further grow its work with communities across the country and make best use of Scotland's national forest and land…
Friday, 20 May 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is looking to find new operator (s) to run its three Camping in the Forest sites in Scotland under long term lease arrangements. Following a recent buyout from The Camping …
Friday, 20 May 2022
A rare species of moth that is increasingly hard to find in its usual central Highlands locations has been found on a Lowland Raised bog in Fife. Normally associated with dry moorland habitat where i…
Monday, 16 May 2022
The damage caused by storms Arwen and Corrie could speed up efforts to restore a strip of land along the River South Esk and the White Water in Glen Doll, Angus. Forestry and Land Scotlan…