Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Mairi Gougeon, today (28 June) visited Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) foundational £6 million Glentress Masterplan development to lear…
Monday, 26 June 2023
The café and bike shop at Glentress are to re-open for business this week after Forestry and Land Scotland pulled out all the stops to resurface the walkways around the buildings. The announcem…
Thursday, 15 June 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland is reminding members of the public that its Carron Valley MtB trails are to be closed until 31 December. The closure, effective from Monday 19 June, is to allow the safe fe…
Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) recent purchase of Ariogan Farm, just south of Oban, is set to see an expansion of woodland creation and forest activity yet with less disruption to local communitie…
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has contacted the police in Perthshire after a fire was started by an overturned disposable barbecue. The incident took place on FLS managed land on the shores of Loc…
Friday, 09 June 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland has joined with SFRS in urging anyone who is planning to visit the countryside to help save lives by exercising extreme caution. The call comes as fire crews, foresters and…
Friday, 09 June 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland is advising visitors to Glentress that the café and bike shop will not now re-open until 28 June. The postponement follows the discovery of a number of groundwork issues th…
Friday, 09 June 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has recreated a 1984 photo of the Ryvoan Pass overlooking the Green Lochan to document the impact of deer management over the past 30 years. The 1984 image was …
Thursday, 08 June 2023
Mountain bikers hoping for a sneak preview of the new Glentress Masterplan trails that are facilitating the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championship event in Aug, are to be disappointed after the hot, dry …
Wednesday, 07 June 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is starting preliminary preparations for a major felling operation at Dunardry Hill, Knapdale. Although harvesting is not due to begin on the 40ha site until late sum…
Wednesday, 07 June 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is inviting people living in and around Brodick to give their views on a how Merkland Forest is to be managed over the next ten years. Merkland Forest (681ha), on the …
Tuesday, 06 June 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland has reassured members of the public that the Glen Coe Lochan is refilling following a sluice gate block, last week. Concerns were raised when visitors to the lochan were di…
Friday, 02 June 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is urging members of the public to adhere to warning and safety signage to avoid putting themselves in danger from being crushed by trees, machinery or being ‘shot’ by…
Friday, 02 June 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland is calling for more to be done to highlight the responsibilities that go with access rights after a ranger was assaulted for asking that a campfire be extinguished. T…