Kinnoull and Paddockmuir Land Management Plan

Kinnoull Hill, Deuchny Woods, Binn Hill and Paddockmuir Wood sit to the east of Perth, looking out over the River Tay. Together they form one Land Management Plan called the Kinnoull Hill and Paddockmuir LMP.

The plan area covers 260 hectares. Land ranges from five metres above sea level at Paddockmuir to 230 metres at the top of Deuchny Hill. 

Kinnoull and Deuchny are part of the Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park, a 305-hectare site created in 1991. We manage this together with Perth and Kinross Council, who own the west-facing side of Kinnoull Hill.

The previous 10-year LMP expired in April. We’ve started the review process, and this first consultation invites your views. We’re asking stakeholders – including statutory bodies, third sector groups, businesses, neighbours and individuals – to share their thoughts on how the Kinnoull and Paddockmuir LMP area should be managed over the next 10 years.

If you’d like to send us your feedback but aren’t sure where to start, you could think about the following questions:

• What’s your connection to this place?
• Why is this place important to you?
• Is there a significant feature or issue we should know about?

This plan is at an early draft stage, but a few key objectives have been identified. You can find more detail in the stakeholder consultation document, linked at the bottom of the page.

• The Kinnoull Hill and Deuchny Woods blocks serve as recreation hubs for the population of Perth and the surrounding area, we’ll maintain current facilities and continue to work with partnership organisations to improve or expand resources if possible.
• The spread of Phytophthora ramorum disease is likely to start affecting the larch present in the LMP area in the near future.
• We’ll assess all areas of larch and ensure they are accessible if felling is required at short notice to slow the spread of the disease.
• We’ll look after Deuchny Hillfort, a Scheduled Monument, by removing vegetation and reshaping the nearby woodland. We’ll also protect other historic features during forestry work.
• Although timber production is a secondary focus in this area, we’ll continue to produce timber as part of good forest management. In particular, areas managed under low impact sylvicultural systems will require thinning operations to encourage a diverse next generation of trees to establish and patches of windblown trees will be recovered where possible.

The consultation periods highlighted will mainly take place online. We’ll contact stakeholders and neighbours directly and place signs at forest entrances with details about how to get involved.

• September - October 2025: Initial scoping, including public consultation (28 days)
• October - November 2025: Preparation of the draft plan
• November - December 2025: Final stakeholder scoping and public consultation on draft proposals, including public drop-in session at Kinnoull Hill shed on 12 November, 12pm – 7pm.
• December 2025: Preparation of the final plan and submission to
  Scottish Forestry for approval (the submitted LMP will be available on their public register)

• Consultation Information
• Location Map
• Kinnoull Hill and Deuchny Woods Concept Map
• Paddockmuir Concept Map
• Concept maps annotations