Thursday, 11 January 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland is working with geotechnical contractors to make safe two unstable 350 tonne boulders – and a number of smaller ones - on a hillside above the B828. High up the slope and a…
Thursday, 11 January 2024
Mountain bikers and other forest visitors are being advised that the Dalbeattie Richorn (7Stanes) car park will be closed at the beginning of February. The move will allow Forestry and Land Scotland,…
Wednesday, 10 January 2024
Local residents in and around Port of Monteith, Buchlyvie and Gartmore are being invited by Forestry and Land (FLS) to offer feedback on long-term plans for the forests and land they manage in the are…
Wednesday, 06 December 2023
A new glasshouse that’s almost as big as two football pitches and capable of producing up to 19 million trees a year for planting out into the forests of the future, will soon be built at a nursery in…
Thursday, 30 November 2023
Three pairs of beavers were earlier this month released at sites managed by Forestry Land Scotland (FLS) in support of the Scottish Government’s policy to reinforce existing beaver populations. The a…
Monday, 27 November 2023
Communities on the eastern side of Loch Linnhe are the latest to benefit from a successful completion of another Forestry and Land Scotland community asset transfer. Through the Nether Lochaber Commu…
Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is advising Mull residents and visitors that access to the main Aros Park driveway will be closed for two weeks from Monday 4 December. There will allow FLS teams cut…
Thursday, 16 November 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is urging dog owners to be extra vigilant when choosing a dog sitter, following a series of incidents involving irresponsible professional dog walkers in E…
Thursday, 16 November 2023
Five of the panel members who evaluate asset transfer applications for Forestry and Land Scotland visited Lower Ardochy recently (22 October) to see the positive impact of their work. The group…
Friday, 10 November 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland has recently (27 Oct) completed the sale of the Barrandaimh farmhouse - home of the Argyll Beaver Centre - to local community group the Heart of Argyll Wildlife Or…
Friday, 03 November 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland has today (Friday 3 Nov) successfully concluded another Community Asset Transfer with Slattadale SCIO that will benefit young people across the area. The Slatta…
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) ongoing efforts to find hi-tech solutions to the practical and logistical issues in forestry practice is tapping into a new range of skills and expertise. FLS’s fou…
Monday, 30 October 2023
Forestry and Land Scotland is advising local communities, businesses and road users that it is delaying the resumption of its tree felling work on the A82 by Grotaig. Although felling work is b…
Monday, 30 October 2023
New riverbank woodlands are being planted across Scotland to help tackle rising temperatures due to climate change, restore habitats and reinstate healthy river systems that support some of Scotland's…