Tuesday, 01 March 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 follows positive discussions between the three parties, which enables FLS and Forestry England to buy the controlling shareholding of 72% from the Club. It will enable each country to separately manage it...
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 storms since the end of last year, FLS has been working as quickly as is safely possible to clear fallen trees from roads and its huge network of paths and cycle trails. As far as possible, FLS is ca...
Wednesday, 23 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 visiting local woodlands. Although some access routes continue to be closed for safety reasons, many are now open and ready for the welcome return of visitors. The latest information on forests in the ar...
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 Restoration Fund award will see non-native conifer removed from the banks of the burn (approx. 5ha total) and make it a more attractive habitat for salmon and trout. The work will also have a kno...
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 install over 30 pine marten dens along the grey squirrel migration routes in a bid to protect red squirrels. For the first time, grey squirrels are being found north of Dunkeld in Tayside and moving...
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 issued an amber warning for Storm Dudley - 18:00 on Wednesday to 09:00 on Thursday – which is expected to bring gusts of up to 90 mph in coastal and upland areas. Further high winds are expected when St...
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 non-native conifer from 35ha of land at a site close to Loch Bradan in Galloway Forest Park, which will help to keep the area open and sustain it as a lekking site – one of the largest in the a...
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 common sense when visiting local forests. Although some forests continue to be closed for safety reasons, others are slowly beginning to see a return of visitors. The latest information on forests in th...
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 gorge. Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is closing the site both to ensure public safety and to carry out the required work and restore access in time for the Easter holidays. Phytophthora ramorum, ...
Friday, 04 February 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is inviting anyone living in and around Oban to give their views on a proposed ten-year management plan for Cologin Forest (2 miles south of Oban). The new plan sets out how FLS intends to manage the woodland maintain timber supplies, diversify tree species to enhance the landscape and to carry out peatland restoration work. Work has already begun on a new ...
Monday, 31 January 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is advising road users that traffic management measures will be in place at Glentress from approximately 14 February to 7 March. Temporary traffic lights will be in place as work is carried out to improve the access from the A72 and make it easier to get into and out of the site. The traffic management will be in place at all times during this period but traffic levels...
Friday, 28 January 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland is asking people to avoid the east coast forests it manages while a Met Office amber storm warning is in effect. The warning for Storm Malik warns of potential wind speeds of 80mph on Saturday 29 January from 7 am until mid-afternoon. Trefor Owen, FLS Director of Land Management, said; “Everyone has seen the impact of Storm Arwen and is aware of how much damage stro...