Thursday, 26 March 2020
The vital role that forestry and the wood processing sectors are playing in the current COVID-19 pandemic was highlighted by Rural Economy and Tourism Secretary, Fergus Ewing, today (Thursday 26 March…
Thursday, 19 March 2020
Forestry and Land Scotland is to close its visitor centres across Scotland in response to the challenges of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The move is in line with UK and Scottish Government guidelines on s…
Monday, 09 March 2020
A watercourse survey carried out ahead of work to replace culverts has uncovered a previously unknown colony of freshwater pearl mussels in north Highland. The habitat improvement work – support…
Monday, 09 March 2020
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has recently unearthed a secret WW2 underground bunker whilst carrying out felling operations in the Scottish Borders. It is thought that the small bunker in Craigiel…
Wednesday, 04 March 2020
Anyone with an interest in how Westfield Woodland, near Alyth, is managed over the next 20 years is invited to take part in a consultation being run by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS). The plan incl…
Tuesday, 03 March 2020
Forestry and Land Scotland is urging the public to take notice and act on the safety signs erected as felling continues at Beinn Ghuilean. The warning comes as some members of the public appear to be…
Tuesday, 03 March 2020
Forestry and Land Scotland’s deer management programme was hailed as exemplary when Rural Affairs Minister, Mairi Gougeon, today (3 March) announced a £13 million, five-year venison supply contract be…
Tuesday, 03 March 2020
Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) programme of converting vacant and derelict land into new forests is soon to reach another major milestone this spring, when a newly remediated site is handed over f…
Monday, 02 March 2020
Trainees in the south of Scotland are going from strength to strength under Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) Modern Apprentice programme. Already six out of the seven Modern Apprentices have secure…
Monday, 20 January 2020
Forestry and Land Scotland’s South Region team is advising members of the public that work will soon be underway to prepare for tree felling in Mark Hill Forest, Kippford. Preparatory work – to make …
Monday, 13 January 2020
Forestry and Land Scotland yesterday (Thursday 16 Jan) started work to fell diseased trees at Beinn Ghuilean, by Campbeltown. The larch trees - infected by Phytophthora ramorum, for which there is no…
Friday, 06 December 2019
Forestry and Land Scotland has advised that trail restrictions around Beinn Ghuilean, by Campbeltown, from January – April 2020 will be extended further than was initially intended. The closures…
Wednesday, 04 December 2019
Forestry and Land Scotland’s Arran-based team has advised that short periods of closure will affect the Glenashdale Falls path this winter as diseased Ash trees are to be felled and removed from the s…
Thursday, 28 November 2019
Finding a technological solution to improving the yield from Scotland’s existing seed stock has taken a step forward – with ideas put forward by five companies winning research and development funding…