Friday, 01 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is advising forest visitors that access to Leanachan Forest (near Fort William) will be limited for extended periods while major forestry operations are carried out. The pl…
Friday, 01 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is warning that visitors who persist in arriving at closed forests and then park inconsiderately are going to end up causing an accident. Last week, after parking iss…
Friday, 01 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is urging people to be more considerate and follow advice to stay away from closed, storm-damaged forests. The call comes after visitors to Screel Hill – a closed forest so…
Thursday, 17 March 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is asking visitors to avoid Tentsmuir Forest car park towards the end of March. The access road to the car park will be closed, week commencing Monday 21 March, to al…
Thursday, 17 March 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is reminding people that they should stay away from forests that have been badly damaged in the recent storms. The call to heed FLS advice comes after some visitors a…
Monday, 14 March 2022
After the devastating effects of this winter’s storms and in a bid to restore Scotland’s woodland, Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is calling on people to consider a career in forestry though their m…
Friday, 11 March 2022
The sanctions being levied as part of the global community’s united response against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are a concerted effort to halt the war. This effort is to be supported and welcomed, …
Wednesday, 09 March 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is repeating its ‘Stay the Night’ initiative and permitting campervan and motorhomes to use 41 of its car parks across Scotland for overnight stays. Stay the Night wi…
Wednesday, 09 March 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is inviting anyone living across North Lanarkshire to give their views on a proposed ten-year management plan for the Heart of Scotland Forests. Woodland areas covere…
Tuesday, 08 March 2022
Young people from a wide range of backgrounds are applying their newly acquired skills to careers in forestry thanks to Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) apprenticeships programme. FLS is supp…
Friday, 25 February 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) and Forestry England have committed to a new direction for Camping in The Forest (CiTF) by acquiring the business from The Camping and Caravanning Club. The move foll…
Friday, 25 February 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has asked people to use common sense in relation to any visits to the storm damaged forests it manages. With forests in the East of Scotland battered by half a dozen …
Monday, 21 February 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland has been awarded a £25,000 grant by NatureScot to for riparian enhancement work on the Garple Burn, which lies on the northern edge of Galloway Forest Park. The Nature Rest…
Monday, 21 February 2022
With the clear-up of storm damage in some forests in South Scotland likely to continue for months, Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is asking members of the public to use their common sense when visit…