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…
Friday, 13 May 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is calling for corporate investors to help progress woodland creation and peatland restoration projects on land that it manages – and capture one million tonnes of CO2…
Friday, 13 May 2022
Visitors to Forestry and Land Scotland’s forests around Fort Augustus will benefit from path and bridge upgrades on the local trails – thanks to SSEN Transmission. The move –prompted by recently reti…
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is inviting local residents to come along to one of several drop-in sessions to find out more about plans to harvest 125,000 tonnes of timber from a hillside forest at east …
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland will next week (16 May) break ground on the long-awaited Glentress Masterplan development. After almost two years of COVID-19 delays the main contractor, Robertson’s Constr…
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Aberdeenshire road users are advised that major forestry works at Kirkhill Forest, just off the A96 at Tyrebagger beside Dyce, will see traffic management in place from 6th to 17th June 2022. F…
Friday, 29 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is inviting local residents and interests to offer their views in a review of the land management plan for the 9600 hectare site it manages at Loch Katrine and Lo…
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Ahead of the May Day weekend and the imminent holiday season, Forestry and Land Scotland has thanked the majority of visitors to its forests who display responsible and considerate behaviour. However…
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland has begun a tree planting project on the hillside above the Rest and Be Thankful, aiming to help efforts to improve the resilience of the well-known route in Argyll. The am…
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland welcomes a new Director of Land Management next month (May 3). Graeme Prest, who has over 30 years of wide-ranging experience within the Forestry Commission and its s…
Tuesday, 19 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is looking for five new panel members for its Community Asset Transfer Scheme (CATS). CATS enables community bodies to take on ownership or lease of public land o…
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is inviting visitors who are planning an Easter weekend visit to a forest to be ‘mindful’ to get the most out of their day. With thousands of visitors expected to head for …