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Steep-ground trees used in log cabin build

Tuesday, 20 February 2024

We recently provided logs the length of a double decker bus to a specialist carpenter for a full-scale log house.  The house is being constructed by Bedrock Buildings Ltd. and will be moved to…

Dig deeper: revealing the ruins of Brunell Township

Monday, 29 January 2024

The low stone walls and earthen banks of a post-medieval township were recently discovered in Glen Brittle Forest on the Isle of Skye during an environmental check ahead of harvesting. Likely dating …

New technology coming to Newton Nursery

Monday, 15 January 2024

Our nursery at Newton is a hub for innovation. We’re currently redesigning the nursery to modernise the infrastructure and ensure we can produce trees for our long-term planting goals. To make sure w…

Forest Therapy with CAMHS

Thursday, 11 January 2024

5 to 11 February marks Children's Mental Health Week, an opportunity to start conversations and raise awareness. To mark this important week, we're taking a look at some of the work being done by our …

4 ways to reuse your tree this holiday season

Thursday, 21 December 2023

Choosing a real tree for the holidays can be a great, sustainable option. But did you know that how you dispose of your tree afterwards can make a big difference to its carbon footprint? If you’ve go…

Dig deeper: the Bare Bones of Bargrennan Cairns

Thursday, 21 December 2023

To celebrate our archaeological learning resource The Bare Bones being nominated in the Current Archaeology Awards 2024 ‘Research Project of the Year’ category, we thought that we would shine a light …

Allan MacDougall - 48 years of dedicated service

Wednesday, 20 December 2023

Allan MacDougall has been awarded the Imperial Service Medal for 48 years of dedicated service. Allan was awarded the medal at Glenmore Forest Park after retiring last year. Working in Glenmore s…

Giant glasshouse to grow trees for future forests

Monday, 11 December 2023

A new glasshouse will soon be added to our nursery near Elgin. The building will be around the size of two football pitches and capable of growing up to 19 million trees a year. This exciting addit…

Field voles: the Cairngorms' most important mammal?

Wednesday, 15 November 2023

Is the humble field vole the Cairngorms' most important mammal? As unassuming as they might seem, field voles play a key part in the food chain and their numbers can have a huge impact on protected sp…

Dig deeper: brochs and biodiversity

Wednesday, 15 November 2023

The broch of Caisteal Grugaig is a unique structural ecological niche situated in an area of amazing Atlantic Rainforest. Could one of the finest brochs in Scotland be a home to biodiversity, just as…

Glenmore - 100 years of public ownership

Monday, 13 November 2023

In November 1923, only four years after the establishment of the Forestry Commission, Glenmore was purchased from the Duke of Gordon. 2023 marks 100 years of public ownership of this much-loved place.…

Walking in the Cairngorms

Monday, 06 November 2023

Glenmore was purchased from the Duke of Gordon in 1923, only four years after our predecessor, the Forestry Commission, was established. Since then, the area has been a hive for recreation, conservati…