Wednesday, 13 September 2023
A breeding pair of White-tailed Eagles has set up home in a Caithness woodland managed by Forestry and Land Scotland. Thought to be the first successful breeding pair in the area in almost 100 …
Wednesday, 13 September 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has appointed a dive team to carry out a check of the Glencoe Lochan sluice gate ahead of a mandatory ten-year inspection next month. The move comes ahead…
Wednesday, 13 September 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland has started work to extend the car park at Learnie Red Rocks mountain bike trails. The addition of 25 extra spaces will help cater for the growing number of mountain bikers…
Monday, 11 September 2023
The spectacular recovery of pine martens in Scotland is on the agenda for a gathering of pine marten experts in the Cairngorms. Researchers from around the world will be attending the Internatio…
Monday, 11 September 2023
Volunteers from West Fife Woodlands Group (WFWG) have worked with Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) to build a new footbridge at Muirside Woods, near Saline. The bridge is a vital link to …
Friday, 08 September 2023
Minister for Energy and the Environment, Gillian Martin, today (Friday 8 Sept) joined foresters past and present to mark the centenary of Glenmore Forest Park being in public ownership. G…
Wednesday, 06 September 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) team in Dumfries and Galloway are inviting local people to come along to a walk-and-talk tour (28th September) of the Torrs Warren woodland that lies close to Dunrag…
Wednesday, 06 September 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland staff in the Far North have been working to grow a wide range of wildflowers that should help boost numbers of a rare species of bumblebee and boost the fortunes of other po…
Friday, 25 August 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is seeking local community feedback on its 10-year Land Management Plan for the Little Clyde woodland. Due SW of Abington and near the villages of Elvanfoo…
Thursday, 24 August 2023
More than 12 weeks after the initial fire was put out, teams from Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) are still monitoring hotspots in Kerrow Forest, at Cannich. The move comes after a fire…
Monday, 21 August 2023
This article featured in the October edition of the Timber Trades Journal It is now well known that the rate of UK timber imports is not sustainable. In the context of the climate emergen…
Friday, 18 August 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is getting ready to complete the final stage of its Glentress Masterplan programme as the UCI team clears the last of the 2023 Cycling World Championship infrastructur…
Friday, 18 August 2023
People planning to head out to forests this autumn to try their hand at ‘foraging’ – to pick wild mushrooms – are being urged to ‘be sure what you’re picking and pick only what you need’. The call co…
Thursday, 17 August 2023
Work has begun this past week on the build of a new, blue grade mountain bike route at Laggan Wolftrax. The new route is designed to appeal to and encourage less experienced and younger r…