Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland is calling on members of the public, communities and businesses to take part in consultations for the development of new plans for Dalbeattie Forest’s visitor facilities.&nb…
Friday, 08 March 2024
Forest Holidays has this month signed a lease with Forestry and Land Scotland that will mean work can begin on constructing 50 nature sensitive holiday cabins in Nevis Forest near Fort William. …
Tuesday, 05 March 2024
Specialist construction company, Bedrock Buildings, is preparing the logs at its workshop and is anticipating beginning work in the early summer to construct the building on a plot of land in the vi…
Tuesday, 05 March 2024
Forestry and land Scotland (FLS) is reminding forest visitors that the path at Conic Hill, Balmaha on the east shores of Loch Lomond, is currently of limits for public safety reasons. The reminder co…
Friday, 01 March 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland has set 10,000 hectares of peatland – on land it manages – on the road to recovery through ‘re-wetting’ sites. This significant milestone has been reached through years of …
Monday, 26 February 2024
Communities and local businesses in the south of Scotland are being encouraged to come along to a series of workshops and have their say on the development of new plans for Forestry and Land Scotland’…
Friday, 23 February 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has worked with a local contractor to give a pond in Galloway Forest Park a dragonfly-friendly makeover. FLS had identified the pond as an area of importance fo…
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is urging walkers on the West Highland Way and the Rob Roy Way to observe all safety signage and follow on-site instruction as harvesting work begins at key locations …
Thursday, 15 February 2024
Kevin Quinlan, current Director of Environment and Forestry (EnFor) with the Scottish Government, is to take up a new role as the Chief Executive of Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS). Mr Quinlan will …
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Two more beavers have been released at Knapdale to help consolidate the population and strengthen the beaver community’s chance of breeding success. The latest releases, a translocation of animals fr…
Thursday, 08 February 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland is teaming up with the NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) to support children and young people’s mental health. Community rangers are involved in severa…
Monday, 05 February 2024
Surveys conducted in two Dumfriesshire forests show that artificial dens are boosting pine marten numbers in productive timber plantations. The plantations in Forest of Ae and Castle O’er are m…