Ormaig and Salachry Land Management Plan

Following extensive analysis and consultation, the Ormaig and Salachry Land Management Plan was formally approved by Perth and Argyll Conservancy in February 2026 and is scheduled for renewal by February 2036.

Ormaig and Salachry are two separate forest blocks north of Kilmartin. The forest areas are very visible from public roads and communities. Both are well advanced through restructuring of even-aged first rotation crops. 

Ormaig in particular is closely associated with Kilmartin Glen and its heritage landscape, containing five scheduled sites and forming a backdrop to several others. It also contains important Ancient Woodland Site remnants which feature in the views from the community of Ardfern to the west. 

The objectives for the Ormaig and Salachry Land Management Plan are: 

• maintain sustainable quality timber production
• plan and construct cost effective access to inaccessible crops and for establishment success
• develop a programme to remove most larch in phase 1 or phase 2 if phase 1 not feasible
• protect, connect and enhance the Ancient Woodland Site (AWS)
• protect and enhance the Scheduled Monuments (SMs) and heritage features
• restore and maintain areas of bog/wetland habitat, and other priority/protected species and habitats
• provide scope and opportunity for potential increased recreational use by local communities and tourists, as well as enable/compliment the community action plans
• provide opportunity for appropriate and well managed and integration with neighbouring land owners
• ensure that coupes are well scaled and shaped and roads sited to relate to landscape character and scenic quality
• scale, shape and plan coupes to maximise cost efficiencies for felling and access provision and re-establishment effectiveness
• protect current and new infrastructure in plan area- access rights for third parties, A816, WLATHR, forest roads, tracks, core paths etc.