Friday, 29 October 2021
Forestry and Land Scotland’s ‘Stay the Night’ initiative allowing campervan and motorhomes to use 32 its car parks across Scotland for overnight stays is to end on Sunday 31 October. Originally estab…
Thursday, 28 October 2021
Everyone knows that planting trees is vital for the effort for capturing carbon emissions and mitigating the impact of the Climate Emergency. But cutting down trees – when it’s part of sustainable fo…
Monday, 25 October 2021
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is inviting Arran residents to take part in the development of the Merkland Land Management Plan. The 681ha productive forest lies just to the north of Brodick …
Monday, 18 October 2021
Forestry and Land Scotland has begun the latest phase of its steep ground felling work at Loch Ness-side (Mon 18 Oct). The work at Grotaig, between Drumnadrochit and Invermoriston, will clear the mat…
Tuesday, 05 October 2021
Forestry and Land Scotland is consulting on its new, three-year Corporate Plan (2022-2025). Setting out the organisation’s proposed direction of travel and priorities for the next three years, …
Tuesday, 05 October 2021
Environment Minister, Mairi McAllan, has highlighted Forestry and Land Scotland as a place for young people as the organisation reached the milestone of having 40 Work Based Learning placements. The …
Thursday, 23 September 2021
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has again appealed for visitors to find alternative destinations to Ben A’an as car park extension work begins next week (28/09/2021) Work to add another 26 spaces to…
Monday, 13 September 2021
With Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) due to begin extension work at Ben A’an car park towards the end of this month (28/09/2021) visitors are being asked to be considerate and take the opportunity to…
Thursday, 09 September 2021
Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) has announced that enabling works facilitating the long awaited £multi-million redevelopment at Glentress are to begin at the end of September with the demolition of…
Friday, 03 September 2021
Forestry and Land Scotland is advising hillwalkers that the climbers car park at South Ballachulish, which gives access to Beinn a Bheither, will be closed until mid-November as the Gleann a Caolais m…
Thursday, 02 September 2021
With Scottish Venison Day (4th September) fast approaching, Forestry & Land Scotland is encouraging consumers to eat more wild venison. As land managers across the country work hard to keep…
Monday, 30 August 2021
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is inviting people in and around Aberfeldy and Kenmore to take part in the development of Drummond Hill Land Management Plan. Drummond Hill, which lays claim to being…
Friday, 27 August 2021
Forestry and Land Scotland is to begin repair work on the bridge on the lower section of the Puck’s Glen Gorge Trail, next week (30 Aug). The work to remedy undercutting by the fast flowing water in …
Friday, 27 August 2021
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is to carry out a cull of female deer in September as it manages increasing levels of negative impact from deer in Scotland’s national forests. Deer numbers across Sc…