Aros Park lies one mile south of Tobermory on the Isle of Mull. Much of the park has historically been woodland, with a mix of early estate plantings and later commercial conifers, before acquisition by the Forestry Commission in 1957. Aros Park is Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) main recreation facility on Mull and is a popular destination both for local islanders and visiting tourists. It is the focus for a network of footpaths accessible both on foot from Tobermory and by car. It also comprises the Sound of Mull Cliffs site of special scientific interest (SSSI) along it’s coastal boundary to the south.

 

Objectives

• Support and enable investment in facilities and access for both locals and visitors to the Isle of Mull.
• Continue to manage policy woodland silvicultural system.
• Continue to work with the community on facilitating and progressing opportunities for community involvement in the forest given its close proximity to Tobermory.
• Work with the community to protect the important Victorian heritage of Aros Park Estate.
• Continue to maintain SSSI (Sound of Mull Cliffs) in favourable condition and restore plantations of ancient woodland sites (PAWS), including the SSSI buffer; develop and implement a plan to reduce and contain R. ponticum.
• Facilitate solutions for management of herbivore impact to support species diversity and ground vegetation as well as encouraging natural regeneration.

 

Timeline

• Spring 2024: surveys and internal scoping meetings
• August 2024: initial public consultation
• 2024-2025: development of management proposals
• Summer 2025: consultation on management proposals
• Autumn 2025: submission of proposals to Scottish Forestry

Consultation

The documents and maps below are the final draft proposals. We would be pleased to receive comments from interested parties on these proposals which will then be finalised for submission for approval by Scottish Forestry.

If you have comments please send these to us using the contact details at the bottom of the page by 29 June 2025

The principal document is the Aros Park LMP final draft April 2025, which includes a summary of the proposals. 

Map 1 shows the location of the forest. Map 5 shows the felling proposals while Map 11 displays the future species and habitat vision for the forest. The other maps provide background information and highlight the issues and opportunities taken into account during the preparation of this LMP.

 

Documents

• LMP Aros Park final draft 2025
• LMP Aros Park appendices draft 2025
  
  

Maps

• Maps 1
• Map 2
• Map 3
• Map 4
• Map 5
• Map 6
• Map 7
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• Map 11
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