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…
Wednesday, 16 August 2023
A private estate near Thurso has become the first ever in Scotland to enter in to a deer larder sharing agreement with Forestry and land Scotland (FLS), in a move designed to encourage collaboration i…
Friday, 11 August 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland is encouraging people of all ages and backgrounds to take a look at the opportunities it can offer through its rolling nationwide recruitment drive. The call co…
Monday, 07 August 2023
Aberdeenshire road users are advised that major forestry works at Tyrebagger Forest, near Dyce, will see traffic management in place on the A96 and the B979 from 15th August. Forestry and…
Wednesday, 02 August 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland has begun (27 July 2023) restoring 60ha of peatland at the Cairngorm Mountain Resort in Glenmore that will help put the vital mitigation work in the public ey…
Monday, 31 July 2023
At least 30 capercaillie hens attended leks in managed forests on Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) land in Strathspey this year, the most in years. The number of male capercaillies displaying o…
Friday, 28 July 2023
Forests in Moray will be a hive of activity at the end of July as Forestry and Land Scotland once again plays host to the Scottish Orienteering 6-Days Event. Featuring five events between …
Monday, 24 July 2023
Trials of a new technique that uses thermal imaging cameras to capture the occupancy of over 100 artificial den boxes in Galloway Forest, have yielded positive results. This spring, checks by a…
Friday, 21 July 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland is inviting residents living in communities in the Selkirk and Galashiels area to offer comment on proposals for the future management of Yair Forest. The Yair Lan…