Tuesday, 15 December 2020
A Scottish Government research site formerly leased by the James Hutton Institute has been acquired by Forestry and Land Scotland. The 328 ha (810 acre) site - Hartwood Farm, Hartwood, Shotts –…
Monday, 14 December 2020
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is stepping up its response to quad and motor bike riders that illegally access trails in Scotland’s national woodlands. The warning comes as several riders wer…
Monday, 14 December 2020
Forestry and Land Scotland is inviting people living in and around New Galloway to offer their views on the development of a new Land Management Plan for the Bartaggart site. This establi…
Monday, 14 December 2020
Forestry and Land Scotland has planted 5,000 native trees along the banks of the River South Esk as part of a major project to improve biodiversity and the long-term catchment resilience on the River.…
Friday, 11 December 2020
Forestry and Land Scotland has been helping Saving Wildcats colleagues at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Highland Wildlife Park to kit out the new conservation breeding enclosures as the n…
Thursday, 10 December 2020
Forestry and Land Scotland is urging people not to pick wild rhododendron leaves for Christmas wreaths, flower arrangements or table decorations – in case they end up spreading a deadly tree disease.&…
Wednesday, 09 December 2020
A project that is gearing up to revolutionise tree nursery practices is a contender in next week’s Scottish Public Service Awards. Nominated for the Sustainability Award, TreeTape is a new system of …
Monday, 07 December 2020
Forestry and Land Scotland is inviting people in and around Shotts to take part in its development of a new Damside Land management Plan. The plan is concerned with a 480ha of former opencast coal mi…
Friday, 04 December 2020
With felling work to remove diseased trees in Campsie Glen starting w/c Dec 14th , local residents and visitors are being urged by Forestry and Land Scotland to heed all safety signage and follow the …
Friday, 04 December 2020
Preparatory steps to get the hillside above the Rest and Be Thankful ready for woodland creation will begin later this month. Forestry and Land Scotland, which is working in partnership with Transpor…
Thursday, 03 December 2020
While many organisations claim they take the ‘long view’ not many plan a century or two ahead - but Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) does just that in its work to plant the forests of the future.…
Wednesday, 02 December 2020
Forestry and Land Scotland’s West Region team is drawing up long-term emergency plans to deal with the substantial spread of tree disease, Phytophthora ramorum, which attacks larch trees. The steps a…