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Mull's Aros Park access restricted

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is advising Mull residents and visitors that access to the main Aros Park driveway will be closed for two weeks from Monday 4 December. There will allow FLS teams cut…

New crofts to emerge from asset transfer?

Thursday, 16 November 2023

Five of the panel members who evaluate asset transfer applications for Forestry and Land Scotland visited Lower Ardochy recently  (22 October) to see the positive impact of their work. The group…

Argyll Beaver Centre in community ownership 

Friday, 10 November 2023

Forestry and Land Scotland has recently (27 Oct) completed the sale of the Barrandaimh farmhouse - home of the Argyll Beaver Centre - to local community group the Heart of Argyll Wildlife Or…

Slattadale buy-out success

Friday, 03 November 2023

Forestry and Land Scotland has today (Friday 3 Nov) successfully concluded another Community Asset Transfer with Slattadale SCIO that will benefit young people across the area.   The Slatta…

Latest innovation quest taps high-level expertise

Tuesday, 31 October 2023

Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) ongoing efforts to find hi-tech solutions to the practical and logistical issues in forestry practice is tapping into a new range of skills and expertise. FLS’s fou…

A82 safety work takes priority 

Monday, 30 October 2023

Forestry and Land Scotland is advising local communities, businesses and road users that it is delaying the resumption of its tree felling work on the A82 by Grotaig.  Although felling work is b…

FLS’ Stay the Night to run over winter

Wednesday, 25 October 2023

Forestry and Land Scotland are trialling an extension of its popular ‘Stay the Night’ scheme  to run over winter at some locations Instead of closing at the end of October, around 24 car parks a…

Communities invited to shape their own futures  

Friday, 13 October 2023

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Mairi Gougeon, today (Fri 13 Oct) welcomed the launch of Forestry and Land Scotland’s new Communities Strategy ahead of Community Land Wee…

Drivers urged to avoid forest roads

Monday, 09 October 2023

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is advising people in areas badly affected by the weekend’s heavy rainfall to not risk using forest roads in an effort to bypass flooding. FLS has warned that forest …