Monday, 14 March 2022
After the devastating effects of this winter’s storms and in a bid to restore Scotland’s woodland, Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is calling on people to consider a career in forestry though their m…
Friday, 11 March 2022
The sanctions being levied as part of the global community’s united response against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are a concerted effort to halt the war. This effort is to be supported and welcomed, …
Wednesday, 09 March 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is repeating its ‘Stay the Night’ initiative and permitting campervan and motorhomes to use 41 of its car parks across Scotland for overnight stays. Stay the Night wi…
Wednesday, 09 March 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is inviting anyone living across North Lanarkshire to give their views on a proposed ten-year management plan for the Heart of Scotland Forests. Woodland areas covere…
Tuesday, 08 March 2022
Young people from a wide range of backgrounds are applying their newly acquired skills to careers in forestry thanks to Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) apprenticeships programme. FLS is supp…
Friday, 25 February 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) and Forestry England have committed to a new direction for Camping in The Forest (CiTF) by acquiring the business from The Camping and Caravanning Club. The move foll…
Friday, 25 February 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has asked people to use common sense in relation to any visits to the storm damaged forests it manages. With forests in the East of Scotland battered by half a dozen …
Monday, 21 February 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland has been awarded a £25,000 grant by NatureScot to for riparian enhancement work on the Garple Burn, which lies on the northern edge of Galloway Forest Park. The Nature Rest…
Monday, 21 February 2022
With the clear-up of storm damage in some forests in South Scotland likely to continue for months, Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is asking members of the public to use their common sense when visit…
Friday, 18 February 2022
Artificial pine marten dens are being installed in forests along the east coast of Scotland and the A9 corridor to try to halt the advance of grey squirrels. Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) plans to…
Monday, 14 February 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is asking people across the central belt and south Scotland to not venture into forests it manages during storms that are expected later this week. The Met office has issue…
Friday, 11 February 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland’s efforts to help the Black Grouse population in south Ayrshire have received a £30,000 boost from NatureScot’s Nature Restoration Fund. The award will fund the removal of …
Wednesday, 09 February 2022
With the clear-up of storm damage in forests in Aberdeen and across Aberdeenshire likely to continue for months, Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is asking members of the public to use their comm…
Tuesday, 08 February 2022
Pucks Glen car park and all trails leading from it are to close for three weeks from 14th February to allow the safe felling and extraction of trees infected with Phytophthora ramorum around the …