Forestry and Land Scotland is already the largest provider of outdoor recreation opportunities in Scotland.
But we want to have more people participating in – and benefitting from – access and outdoor activities more often on Scotland’s national forests and land.
We've developed a new Visitor Strategy to help us achieve this over the next ten years. It sets out our aims and priorities for the future and will help us build an action plan. You can read the full strategy by clicking the link below.
There are so many things to see and do in our national forests. There’s something for everyone, whatever you’re into.
We have hundreds of individual forests in Scotland. A forest park is a group of forests that help you to get the most out of each region. Each collection is mapped and described to make planning a visit easier.
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
About The Kinnoull Shed is the perfect place to host your next event. Conveniently located less than ten minutes from Perth city centre, our old forestry workers shed has been developed into an ideal base for group events in the forest. Set in stunning Kinnoull Hill, the shed has access to a number of waymarked trails with magnificent views over the river Tay. There's also an ...
Thursday, 31 March 2022
Thursday, 09 September 2021
The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 requires us to publish certain information on our expenditure. This promotes openness and transparency across the Scottish public sector. In line with the Act, we publish expenditure information on: payments of more than £25,000 (excluding payments to staff) public relations external consultancy hospitality and entertainment overseas travel ...
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
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Thursday, 01 April 2021
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Thursday, 24 May 2018
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Friday, 13 March 2020
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Monday, 21 May 2018
Social media is part of all of our lives and we enjoy managing our communities for you. To keep our channels welcoming to everyone, we've created community guidelines. We remove comments/posts if they don't meet our standards. In extreme cases, multiple offenders will be banned. When using Forestry and Land Scotland social media channels: Be civil: don't post anything abusive, defamatory or ob...
Thursday, 16 January 2020
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Monday, 08 June 2015
Our forests are at risk from tree pests and diseases. These can dramatically affect the health of our trees, upsetting the delicate ecosystem balance and devastating large areas of woodland. Pests and diseases hitch a ride in mud and debris on shoes, paws and tyres, ending up in new forests. Here, they can spread rapidly in environments with no natural resilience. We're doing everything we can to...
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
Purchasing and decorating a real Christmas tree is one of the most exciting things to do in the festive season - and there's nothing like a real tree from Forestry and Land Scotland! Join us as we take you through five top tips for looking after your real tree when you bring it home. 1. Pick the perfect tree! Without a doubt, the best Christmas tree is one that is all-natural, sustainably grow...
Monday, 14 July 2014
This is a complex project involving many technical aspects of our industry and workforce. From conventional harvesting to large scale Skylining and safety fencing, our techniques for this project will change depending on the site requirements. Before harvesting There are numerous things to consider before felling any trees along the A82. Due to the landscape we work closely with civil engineer...
Wednesday, 21 August 2019
We have started work on ongoing harvesting works to fell and extract mature fully-grown trees alongside the A82 between Glencoe and Inverness. Why? The forest is a growing resource that needs to be managed. This work needs to be done now because the trees are mature and ready for harvesting. What will happen if you don’t fell the trees? If we leave the trees they grow even bigger and the c...
Monday, 14 July 2014
The A82 project is removing non-native conifers along the Loch Ness to mitigate against future hill slips and protect this iconic road. Our contractors are currently working on an area four miles from Drumnadrochit. We are currently removing mostly Douglas firs, which were planted on the hillside around 90-years-ago, making them some of the earliest plantings by the Forestry Commission in ...
