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Locals invited to get involved in their woodland

Monday, 15 April 2024

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is looking for willing helpers from the Mount Vernon and Broomhouse areas in Glasgow to join the Greenoakhill Volunteer Group. The new group, which will meet on the se…

A82 felling operation hits peak danger

Thursday, 04 April 2024

Forestry and Land Scotland will begin tree felling operations next week on the steepest part of the hillside at Loch Ness-side. Part of FLS’ long-term steep ground felling work along the length of the…

Glentress team prepared for busy Easter

Thursday, 28 March 2024

With the Easter holiday about to start Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) team at Glentress is stepping up a gear in anticipation of an increase in visitor numbers.  Best known as one of FLS’ key…

AGCT to take over Glenmore Visitor Centre

Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Aviemore and Glenmore Community Trust (AGCT) is to take over the Glenmore Visitor Centre and Car Park after a successful application to Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) Community Asset Transfer Sche…

Munlochy and Tore pupils visit Clootie Well

Monday, 25 March 2024

Local schoolchildren visited Munlochy Clootie Well this week (Wed 20 March) to learn a little bit about local history and culture as well as how to help protect the environment.  The pupils from …

Nevis Masterplan momentum builds

Friday, 08 March 2024

Forest Holidays has this month signed a lease with Forestry and Land Scotland that will mean work can begin on constructing 50 nature sensitive holiday cabins in Nevis Forest near Fort William.  …

Steep-ground trees used in log-cabin build

Tuesday, 05 March 2024

Specialist construction company, Bedrock Buildings, is preparing the logs at its workshop and is anticipating beginning work in the early summer to construct the building on a plot of land in the vi…

Conic Hill path warning

Tuesday, 05 March 2024

Forestry and land Scotland (FLS) is reminding forest visitors that the path at Conic Hill, Balmaha on the east shores of Loch Lomond, is currently of limits for public safety reasons. The reminder co…

Major peatland restoration milestone reached

Friday, 01 March 2024

Forestry and Land Scotland has set 10,000 hectares of peatland – on land it manages – on the road to recovery through ‘re-wetting’ sites. This significant milestone has been reached through years of …

Galloway Forest Park pond made dragonfly-friendly 

Friday, 23 February 2024

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has worked with a local contractor to give a pond in Galloway Forest Park a dragonfly-friendly makeover.  FLS had identified the pond as an area of importance fo…