The Glencaird Hill land management unit is located approximately 16 km north of Newton Stewart, in Dumfries and Galloway. Covering an area of approximately 500 ha the area comprises mostly conifer woodland with some areas of broadleaves. It is part of Scotland’s national forests and land owned by Scottish Ministers on behalf of the people of Scotland and managed by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS).

Forestry and Land Scotland is currently revising the Land Management Plan (LMP) for this area. It is an opportunity for us to review the management objectives, and to set out our operations for the next ten years. 

This page will be regularly updated with information, documents and maps as the plan takes shape.

Community consultation 

It is important that we understand why this area is important to others. Consultation with stakeholders (including the local community) is a requirement of the land management planning process, but it is also a valuable opportunity for FLS to engage with the public, talk about our work, and discover what's important to you.

We are holding a public consultation at Glentrool Hive on the 20 August 2024 between 2pm and 7pm – please come along and have your say.

Give us your feedback

We are keen to know what you think of our proposals and have created a form below to encourage those interested to contribute their thoughts or opinions on the land management plan.

Timeline

Project initiation | Spring 2024
Scoping and development of draft concept | Spring 2024
Stakeholder and public consultation | Summer 2024
Plan development | Autumn 2024
Submission to Scottish Forestry (sector regulator) | Autumn 2024

Plan documents and maps

Map 1 - Location map
Map 2 - Current tree species
Map 3 - Draft concept