Taynuilt Land Management Plan

Taynuilt Forest comprises three separate forest areas - Fearnoch, Glen Nant and Inverawe - centred around the village of Taynuilt. Fearnoch and Inverawe are primarily commercial conifer forests, whilst Glen Nant is a native woodland SSSI.

All three forests have some recreation interests. Inverawe is highly visible, sitting on the western slope of Beinn Cruachan. Glen Lonan forms part of a public water supply catchment.

Timeline

• January 2018: Initial stakeholder consultation
• April 2018: Public consultation meeting, Taynuilt Village Hall
• April 2020: Submission of plan to Perth & Argyll Conservancy for approval
• February 2021: Plan approved

• Land Management Plan (PDF 4.04MB)
• Location map (PDF 1.12MB)
• Visualisations of proposals (PDF)
• Felling within first ten years (PDF 1.1MB)
• Thinning within first ten years (PDF 1MB)
• Future habitats and species within the first ten years (PDF 1.1MB)
• Landscape scale opportunities and constraints (PDF 1.1MB)
• Opportunities and constraints at Fearnoch North (PDF 677KB)
• Opportunities and constraints at Fearnoch South (PDF 692KB)
• Design concept map at Fearnoch North (PDF 652KB)
• Design concept map at Fearnoch South (PDF 690KB)
• Management map at Fearnoch North (PDF 670KB)
• Management map at Fearnoch South (PDF 822KB)
• Future habitats and species map at Fearnoch North (PDF 578KB)
• Future habitats and species map at Fearnoch South (PDF 685KB)
• Opportunities and constraints at Glen Nant (PDF 584KB)
• Design concept map at Glen Nant (PDF 581KB)
• Future habitats and species map at Glen Nant (PDF 579KB)
• Opportunities and constraints at Inverawe (PDF 555KB)
• Design concept map at Inverawe (PDF 554KB)
• Management map at Inverawe (PDF 563KB)
• Future habitats and species map at Inverawe (PDF 2.28MB)
• Roads and infrastructure map (PDF 1MB)

The primary objectives for the plan area are: commercial conifer timber production, restoration of Ancient Woodland sites, landscape reappraisal, coupe restructuring and protection of designated features. Certification under the UK Woodland Assurance Scheme is another important objective to which the plan will contribute.