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Scolty Woods - reminder to steer clear

Friday, 01 July 2022

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is again asking visitors to its woodlands to avoid Scolty Woods so as not to cause any unnecessary delay to the efforts to open up the forest for safe access. The woo…

Over-flights prepare FLS for timber recovery

Friday, 01 July 2022

Forestry and Land Scotland’s team in Aberdeenshire and Tayside has completed a massive effort to gather the detailed data that will inform the complex planning of full-scale recovery work in its storm…

FLS continues to lead the way in community empowerment

Thursday, 30 June 2022

Almost 150 community groups across Scotland are taking the opportunity to benefit their communities thanks to Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) leading role in community empowerment. In its fifth an…

Steep ground felling safer forty years on

Monday, 27 June 2022

Forestry and Land Scotland’s Steep Ground Felling Programme along the A82 is the most technically challenging timber harvesting in Britain. Carried out on dangerously steep slopes immediately beside …

Call for responsible access

Wednesday, 15 June 2022

As part of its bid to help halt biodiversity loss, Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is calling on all visitors to its destinations to play their part and be mindful that forests are not there just for…

Bird flu appeal to forest visitors

Friday, 10 June 2022

Forestry and Land Scotland is advising all visitors to its forest destinations to avoid touching dead or apparently dying birds. The call comes in response to increasing numbers of reports of dead bi…

Seed drone test-bed at Rest and Be Thankful

Tuesday, 07 June 2022

Forestry and Land Scotland has tested the viability of using drones to plant tree seed on the hillside above the A83 in Glen Croe. The trial was carried out in March as part of FLS’ contribution to t…

Safety call as clear up work gets underway in earnest

Monday, 06 June 2022

Forestry and Land Scotland is warning members of the public to find avoid the Tyrebagger and Scolty forests and find alternative destinations to visits as storm clear up work begins in earnest. Heavy…