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Business opportunities beckon as FLS reviews visitor offering
Forestry and Land Scotland is gauging market interest in visitor services at all of its key sites across Scotland. With potential opportunities for businesses of all sizes – including community enterprises - the Request For Information (RFI) aims to...
FLS car parks and trails remain open for local access
as Scotland strengthens its effort to slow transmission of COVID-19. Simon Hodgson, FLS Chief Executive, said; “As we all continue our efforts to limit the impact of the virus and to keep as many people as safe as we can, it’s now imperative that we...
Aoineadh Mòr (Inniemore)
not coloured in back indicating they are unroofed and ruined. You can see that the settlement is scattered along the river valley and is very remote. The story of these evictions is brought to life through Mary Cameron, who gives a personal and vivid...
Greening up Scottish coalfield sites will revitalise communities
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS), working in partnership with the Scottish Mines Restoration Trust (SMRT), Hargreaves, Hall Construction and local authorities. As well as benefitting local people and communities, the ambitious project will contribute...
Deeside Woods land management plan
The Deeside woods area is made up of three forest blocks, Cambus o’ May, Pannanich and Inver, which are all located along the river Dee between Aboyne in the east and Braemar in the west. The woodlands are all within the Cairngorms national park and...
A moment in time: visiting a Scottish broch
first time visiting a broch. As we explored the ruins, Matt pointed out various structural components hidden away within its walls. These clues are all essential parts of a broch – like the double walls, an internal stairway, the entrance passage and...
PW3 settling into fatherhood
Tweed Valley Osprey Project Co-ordinator, Di Bennett, brings us the latest update from the nest. The osprey chicks at the main Tweed Valley nest hatched a couple of days apart - two on 29 May and the third two days later. This small time gap makes a...
Heading south, mostly
Tweed Valley Osprey Project Co-ordinator, Di Bennett, brings us the latest update from the nest. On Friday 26 August, all three juveniles left the nest heading south, and it looked like they'd began their migration to Africa. We've never seen all...
Public urged to play their part in reducing incidences of wildfire
with SFRS in urging anyone who is planning to visit the countryside to help save lives by exercising extreme caution. The call comes as fire crews, foresters and a host of land management partners tackle wildfires across Scotland that are placing people...
Food and feathers
On 20 June, the osprey chicks in the main nest in Tweed Valley were 25 days old and while checking over the recorded footage it was great to see just how well they are growing and developing. Their feathers are coming through and this means that they...
Tagging the chicks
Tweed Valley Osprey Project Co-ordinator, Di Bennett, brings us the latest update from the nest. On 12 July the osprey juveniles in the main nest were 44 days old and were fitted with their identity rings and satellite tags. Tony Lightley, an...
Stay the Night is back!
parks across Scotland for the 2023 season. From 1 April until 31 October 2022, self-contained motorhomes and campervans (with all facilities including toilet inside the vehicle) will be permitted to park overnight, for one night only, in some of our car...
Fungi foragers urged to pick only what they need
finding – increasingly – that inexperienced fungi foragers are clearing whole areas, damaging fragile ecosystems and potentially harming forest dwelling animals who depend on fungi as a valuable food source. While foraging for mushrooms and other...
Looking for lichens
We see lichens all the times – in forests, on walls, even at the top of a mountain we’ve just clambered up – but how often do you actually notice them? With amazing names like Reindeer Moss and Old Man’s Beard, and amazing colours, there’s far more to...
Climate emergency
using nature-based solutions to many issues and ensuring that protecting biodiversity in our forests and land is foremost in all our work. We’re responding to the climate emergency by proactively building resilient forests and open land habitats that...
Double boost for Freshwater pearl mussels
colony of freshwater pearl mussels in north Highland. The habitat improvement work – supported with a £170,000 Biodiversity Challenge Fund grant from Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and managed by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) - will see 8000 native...
Environment Minister congratulates forestry apprentices
Environment Minister, Mairi McAllan, has highlighted Forestry and Land Scotland as a place for young people as the organisation reached the milestone of having 40 Work Based Learning placements. The 40 students (13 women and 27 men) are working across...
Ptarmigan Land Management Plan Consultation
much of the last 60 years, the woodland has been left to mature and develop, becoming part of the landscape that would eventually become a national park. In 1995, an area of over 4000 ha along the eastern shore was designated as the Ben Lomond Memorial...
Forester
for 6 months with the potential to offer you a role should a suitable vacancy arise. Working at Forestry and Land Scotland is all about ‘People, Pride and Purpose.’ Join us and take pride in helping look after something incredibly valuable to the people...
Photography
compact forest is home to some of Scotland’s best loved mountain biking trails that offer everything from slow, technical challenges to flat-out straights and big jumps. If you enjoy shooting action sports, this is a top destination to visit. Bring a...