Thursday, 02 February 2023
Work is to begin later this month to develop 56 environmentally sensitive Forest Holidays cabins at Glentress. This work, which is taking place in and around the current Buzzard’s Nest car park, skil…
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Counting voles and ringing bats is all a day’s work for the five ecology interns on placement with Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) for the next 12 months. They’re working out in the field during a…
Monday, 23 January 2023
Volunteers keen on getting in on a bothy-build are being invited to get in touch with the Mountain Bothy Association (MBA). The build – or renovation – will be of a disused building that has been lic…
Thursday, 19 January 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland is looking to recruit seasonal rangers to help manage visitors to some of it’s hot-spot destinations during the summer. As the largest provider of outdoor recreation in Sco…
Friday, 13 January 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland is advising that access restrictions and diversions will be in place at several locations across the Trossachs as work begins to tackle forests affected by tree disease, Phy…
Thursday, 05 January 2023
New research and a five-year study of red squirrel behaviour indicate that conservation efforts targeting one of Scotland’s most-loved species need to be rethought. One report - from Forestry a…
Monday, 05 December 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland will this month begin major forestry works along the north coastal section of Tentsmuir Forest to clear damage caused by Storm Arwen last winter. The work planned for Decem…
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) South Region team has helped keep the wheels on Arran High School Mountain Bike Club’s plans to develop an all-weather skills trail facility at Dyemill Forest, Lamla…
Monday, 21 November 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has announced that Twinflower will take on management of the Glenmore campsite on the shores of Aviemore’s Loch Morlich. A new dedicated Scottish outdoor busine…
Monday, 14 November 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is inviting people living in and around Campbeltown to help shape a new Land Management Plan for Beinn Ghuilean Forest. A popular recreational resource and part of th…
Friday, 11 November 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) Head of Wildlife Management, Ian Ferguson, has been awarded the Balfour Browne Trophy for 2022 in recognition of the exceptional contribution he has made to dee…
Friday, 11 November 2022
Following last year’s exceptional storm events, Forestry and Land Scotland is helping to boost resilience and winter preparedness levels by hosting (26 Nov) a Community Off-road Transport Action Group…
Wednesday, 09 November 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is working with SSE’s network businesses – SSEN Transmission and SSEN Distribution - to increase power line resilience before winter weather sets in. Thousands of hom…
Thursday, 03 November 2022
Local residents in Larbert are being invited by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) to offer feedback on long-term plans for the management of Larbert woods, located beside the Forth Valley Royal Hospita…