Research, resources and guidance
Research, resources and guidance
On this page you will find some of the research and guidance we use to plan and manage our destinations and activities.
Our Visitor Strategy
Forestry and Land Scotland is already the largest provider of outdoor recreation opportunities in Scotland.
But we want to have more people participating in – and benefitting from – access and outdoor activities more often on Scotland’s national forests and land.
We've developed a new Visitor Strategy to help us achieve this over the next ten years. It sets out our aims and priorities for the future and will help us build an action plan. You can read the full strategy by clicking the link below.
Visitor profile research and other guidance
- Nothing to see here: Delivering better wildlife viewing experiences (PDF)
- The Strategy for Scottish Mountain Biking 2019-2025
- Profile of forest visitors: All Forests Survey Report 2013 (PDF)
- Profile of forest visitors factsheet: Cycling and mountain biking in forests (PDF)
- Profile of forest visitors factsheet: Visits to forests in National Parks (PDF)
- Our path grading system: Paths for All (external website)
Accessible trail case studies
- Creating our accessible trails: Aldie Burn case study (PDF)
- Creating our accessible trails: Callendar Park case study (PDF)
- Creating our accessible trails: Puck's Glen case study (PDF)
- Creating our accessible trails: The Waterfall Trail case study (PDF)
- Creating our accessible trails: The Wild Watch case study (PDF)