Wednesday, 02 October 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland is inviting communities in and around Aberdeen to consider making Community Asset Transfer (CATS) requests for small woodlands around Durris and Aberdeen. FLS is looki…
Thursday, 26 September 2024
Laggan Wolftrax is celebrating 20 years of mountain biking and the successful partnership between Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) and community run Laggan Forest Trust (LFT). The anniversary wi…
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland is helping to promote responsible forestry, as highlighted in the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC), ‘Forest Week’ campaign (21-27 Sept). FSC is an international, non-gover…
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland earlier this month (9 Sept) hosted over 30 scientists from across the UK at Glen Prosen, to showcase how the organisation’s Angus Glens project will facilitate landscape-sca…
Monday, 23 September 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland has submitted a new planning application to develop the Skills Area at Glentress. This follows advice from the planning authority that the final revised design, devel…
Thursday, 19 September 2024
Peatland experts from across the UK have seen first-hand how a new approach by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is benefiting commercial forestry and conservation efforts. Delegates attending the annu…
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland is asking all visitors to its woodlands to be more considerate of other people in a bid to improve everyone’s day out. FLS looks after 300 destinations across Scotland…
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
A large landslide spilling across a Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) forest has forced the closure of the coastal path on the Glenelg peninsula between Totaig and Glenelg. Warning signs are in place a…
Friday, 23 August 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is offering a business opportunity for the management of red deer numbers across the FLS forest and land holding on Arran. The opportunity will give the successful bus…
Thursday, 22 August 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is inviting local residents and visitors to three of its main Aberdeenshire forests to take part in the consultation process for the Mearns Land Management Plan (LMP).…
Thursday, 22 August 2024
Sunart Community Company (SCC) has purchased the 88 hectare Longrigg Wood, Strontian, for community use. The woodland sits up on the western edge of the community, with views towards Loch Sunart, a po…
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has welcomed the NatureScot trial of two incentive schemes to support deer management in specific areas of the central belt and Highlands. FLS says some land managers …
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
In a first, two white-tailed sea eagle chicks have taken flight under the direct gaze of delighted visitors on the Isle of Mull. This breeding season, an adult pair of sea eagles became the first to n…
Monday, 19 August 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is inviting local residents and forest visitors to offer feedback on long-term plans for the management of local woodlands at Benarty, Pitcairn, Cardenden and Cullaloe…