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…
Thursday, 01 February 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland is working to clear up damage caused by winter storms to forests across the north. A helicopter survey of the area has been undertaken to assess the scale and impact of the …
Friday, 12 January 2024
Forestry and Land Scotland is urging forest visitors to steer clear of several of its forests across the north that have been affected by winter storms. For public safety, car parks and trails …
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…