Friday, 29 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is inviting local residents and interests to offer their views in a review of the land management plan for the 9600 hectare site it manages at Loch Katrine and Lo…
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Ahead of the May Day weekend and the imminent holiday season, Forestry and Land Scotland has thanked the majority of visitors to its forests who display responsible and considerate behaviour. However…
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland has begun a tree planting project on the hillside above the Rest and Be Thankful, aiming to help efforts to improve the resilience of the well-known route in Argyll. The am…
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland welcomes a new Director of Land Management next month (May 3). Graeme Prest, who has over 30 years of wide-ranging experience within the Forestry Commission and its s…
Tuesday, 19 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is looking for five new panel members for its Community Asset Transfer Scheme (CATS). CATS enables community bodies to take on ownership or lease of public land o…
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is inviting visitors who are planning an Easter weekend visit to a forest to be ‘mindful’ to get the most out of their day. With thousands of visitors expected to head for …
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is gathering views and ideas to help make the most of an ambitious £Multi-million project to rejuvenate the 7stanes product and its wider cycling and visitor offer to …
Tuesday, 12 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland has built a new bridge to provide safer woodland access to people visiting the Clootie Well and surrounding woodlands at Munlochy. The new bridge, on the ‘Woodland Trail’ (…
Tuesday, 12 April 2022
Douglas Primary School pupils last month rolled up their sleeves to help plant 250 trees at a community event at Mainshill, a former coal site that is now managed by Forestry and Land Scotland. …
Friday, 01 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is advising forest visitors that access to Leanachan Forest (near Fort William) will be limited for extended periods while major forestry operations are carried out. The pla…
Friday, 01 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is warning that visitors who persist in arriving at closed forests and then park inconsiderately are going to end up causing an accident. Last week, after parking iss…
Friday, 01 April 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is urging people to be more considerate and follow advice to stay away from closed, storm-damaged forests. The call comes after visitors to Screel Hill – a closed forest so…
Thursday, 17 March 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is asking visitors to avoid Tentsmuir Forest car park towards the end of March. The access road to the car park will be closed, week commencing Monday 21 March, to al…
Thursday, 17 March 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is reminding people that they should stay away from forests that have been badly damaged in the recent storms. The call to heed FLS advice comes after some visitors a…