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Energy Offering 2019
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Black Grouse Habitat Project
With its postbox-red ‘eyebrows’, blue-black feathers and distinctive cackling cry, the male black grouse is one of nature’s eye-catchers. Meanwhile the female, called a greyhen, quietly gets on with laying the eggs and raising the chicks, her...
Biodiversity and you
"Without biodiversity, there is no future for humanity," wrote Professor David Macdonald of Oxford University in The Guardian last year, and he did not exaggerate. New projects focused on the protection and conservation of habitats rich in biodiversity...
Beinn Ghuilean land management plan
The forest lies on the north facing slopes of Beinn Ghuilean, which dominates the skyline to the south of Campbeltown on the Mull of Kintyre. The forest design plan area comprises 144 hectares rising from about 40 metres above sea level to over 300...
Out of season deer control on Scotland’s national forests and land
Background Our deer management activities Recognising that deer are a valued and important element of Scotland’s biodiversity, culling of deer is nevertheless a necessary part of managing the impacts of deer and keeping the ecological balance in check...
Our digital services and your privacy
Here you can find information on how Forestry and Land Scotland handles the information received from our website and social media users. Why collect personal data? We only collect information we need. We use this to: make site improvements respond to...
Talla fledges too
This week, many ospreys across the region will have taken their first flights and have started their final journeys towards reaching full adulthood. Here in Tweed Valley, it was young Megget that was the first to leave the main nest on 18 July. Her...
CATS Evaluation Panel members wanted to help boost community empowerment
Forestry and Land Scotland is looking for five new panel members for its Community Asset Transfer Scheme (CATS). CATS enables community bodies to take on ownership or lease of public land or buildings on Scotland’s national forest and land, where the...
Information for candidates
All our vacancies are evaluated using the Civil Service's Success Profiles recruitment framework. We recommend reading the information on this page before you begin your application. Success Profiles aim to deliver a better fit between you as a...
Forest Planner
We are recruiting for Forest Planners to prepare plans that set out how we are going to care Scotland's national forests and land in the future. If you enjoy getting outside, working with others and exploring options and ideas about how best to manage...
Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2023
Every year we take on around 25 apprentices throughout our organisation, and all across Scotland. From Trees and Timber to Mechanical Engineering, and Procurement to Data Science, we're proud to offer apprenticeships across a wide variety of...
Permissions and permits
I would like to: buy a parking permit fly my drone purchase surplus timber for domestic firewood put on an event go horse riding follow the dog sports code drive my vehicle in the forest film or photograph in the forest go metal detecting and gold...
Public urged to revise expectations of storm clear up
Forestry and Land Scotland is urging members of the public to have more realistic expectations of when access to local storm-damaged forests will resume. Almost a year on from the devastation of Storms Arwen, Malik and Corrie much of the storm damage...