Glen Isla Land Management Plan

Glenisla Forest is situated on the southern edge of the Cairngorms National Park. Appearing misnamed with Glen Isla being the glen to the west and south of the forest between Glen Shee, Prosen and Doll; Glenisla is used as the generic term for the minor glens of Finlet, Markie, Damff and Taitney.

Tree planting began in Glen Isla in 1949 continuing for the next two decades. Through the 1950s larch and pine were favoured with Sitka spruce in the 1960s. Restructuring of the forest started in 1993 when the first crops were approaching maturity.

The site is important for the habitat it provides for a number of Scotland’s iconic species of wildlife. The forest is an important commercial resource supplying raw material to local and regional industries. With its location in the famous glens in Angus, the forest also attracts recreational use both around the Backwater reservoir but also through the core path network through the wider forest.

Key issues the Glen Isla Land Management Plan will address are:

•    Plant health threat – Phytophthora ramorum (P. ramorum)
•    Management of Storm Arwen windblow trees
•    Sustainable timber production and harvesting of mature crops
•    Maintenance of habitats for European Protected Species
•    Drinking water quality – private and public supplies
•    Increase in native broadleaf planting
•    Peatland restoration on open ground 
•    Limited access – roads need to be extended to access timber from Glen Markie 

• Glen Isla LMP Full Text
  
  
• Map 1 - Location 
• Map 2 - Present Species North 
• Map 3 - Present Species Central
• Map 4 - Present Species South 
• Map 5 - Management Coupes North 
• Map 6 - Management Coupes Central
• Map 7 - Management Coupes South
• Map 8 - Thinning Coupes North 
• Map 9 - Thinning Coupes Central 
• Map 10 -Thinning Coupes South
• Map 11 - Future Species North 
• Map 12 - Future Species Central
• Map 13 - Future Species South 
• Map 14 - Restock Coupes North
• Map 15 - Restock Coupes Central 
• Map 16 - Restock Coupes South
• Map 17 - Recreation and Access North
• Map 18 - Recreation and Access Central
• Map 19 - Recreation and Access South
• Map 20 - Wildlife Management 
• Map 21 - Roads and Planned Roads 

Appendices

• Appendix I – Consultation record
• Appendix II – Supporting Information
• Appendix III – Tolerance Table
• Appendix IV – Schedule of Works
• Appendix V – Visualisations
• Appendix VI – Glen Isla Peat Restoration Plan
• Appendix VII – Glen Isla Woodland Creation Plan