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Fishing in Galloway Forest Park
Galloway boasts some stunning locations for keen fishers to enjoy the calm waters. Kirroughtree and Glentrool Visitor Centres are both excellent places to visit before you take to the lochs. Fishing permits Weekly permits to fish selected lochs (except...
Preparing our forests for the future
But that's what forest planners are trying to do right now. We don’t know which tree diseases to expect in the future. All we can do is take action to mitigate the threat once it presents itself and then learn to ‘live with it’. Tree diseases such as...
Glentress team prepared for busy Easter
to be a busy, working forest that is also accommodating the closing phases of the Glentress Masterplan development. With all of this work going on around a network of established and new trails for walking, cycling, running and riding, keeping visitors...
Nature in its purest form: Photographing a White-tailed Eagle
birds sadly went extinct in Britain in the 1900s. More recently they were successfully re-introduced, starting with a small population on Scotland's Isle of Rum. Amazingly, David got close enough to see the eagle's tag - it had been tagged in Glen Nant...
Slow Burn: Charcoal production in Callander
Back in 2019, Forestry and Land Scotland partnered with the Callander Landscape Partnership to excavate and research multiple sites of charcoal burning found in Leny Woods. This initiative became the Leny Woods Community Archaeology Project and helped...
Why we fell trees
the last several years, there’s barely a day goes by when the state of the climate and environment is not in the news. And we all know that trees are a large part of the solution to our over-heating planet. So why on earth would we cut any down? In this...
Reminder of access impact as Leanachan North Face works begin
(near Fort William) from this week. There are two distinct phases of work. From May ’22 civil engineering works that will allow harvesting work later in the year will cause significant disruption to visitors on the roads. The harvesting – which will...
Apprenticeships
What is an apprenticeship? We offer several types of apprenticeship, but they broadly follow the same path. An apprenticeship allows you to obtain a paying job while also studying for a recognised qualification. This means you get the benefit of...
Watersports
a great way of getting close to nature. However, you should always be extremely careful near, and on, open water and take all precautions to ensure a safe trip. Check out our water safety page for more useful information. Soft paddling Slip quietly...
Frogtopia: Building the perfect pond
In December, the Forestry and Land Scotland team at Glentress in Tweed Valley Forest Park were ably assisted by volunteers from the Borders Forest Trust and the Scottish Borders Council as they tackled the daunting task of clearing the drained wildlife...
Trail Building
encourage people to enjoy our forests on foot, horse and bike, but as the land owner and manager, we have a responsibility to all visitors to make their visit safe and enjoyable. Many mountain bikers will accept the risk of riding these trails, however,...
Common sense call as South Scotland forest clear-up continues
with the significant levels of storm damage in the forests we manage. It’s going to take months in some places to clear it all up but we are beginning to open up more recreational access. "We know people want to get back into the forest and we are keen...
FLS to hand over Glentress site for the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships prep
FLS investment in the Glentress Masterplan development that has facilitated The Championships event coming to the Tweed Valley. During the hand-over, available car parking space will gradually diminish as event vehicles and infrastructure for the event...
New woodland survey shows strong support for more woodlands in Highlands
woodland is managed by FLS and it produces some 500,000 tonnes of timber each year, that’s used in housebuilding, fencing, pallets and numerous other uses. Forestry is one of the nature based solutions – alongside peatland restoration – that FLS is...
Long, slow recovery for fire-damaged forest
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is urging all forest visitors to avoid lighting fires when out and about in a forest after assessing that a fire-damaged habitat of international importance will take generations to recover. The plea comes as the FLS...
International interest in FLS's pioneering work
State forestry organisations from Latvia, Barbados and Australia have all expressed a keen interest in learning more about some pioneering solutions being developed to try and improve the yield from Scotland’s existing seed stock. Planting trees is...
Lek It Be: Black Grouse mating season
The ‘lekking’ season is when black grouse breed, and a few of our destinations have been affected, with roadworks in Galloway Forest Park delayed in order to give the grouse population room to manoeuvre. “Not wanting to get in the way of love, we have...
Views wanted on forestry agency corporate plan
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is seeking views on looking after Scotland’s national forests and land, for the benefit of all, now and for the future. A public consultation has started on a Draft Corporate Plan for the new Scottish Government agency,...
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...