LOGS the length of a double decker bus, harvested by Forestry Land Scotland (FLS) and supplied to a specialist log cabin builder, are now being used to build a full-scale log house. The house is now being constructed by Bedrock Buildings and they will erect it on site in the early summer, on a plot of land in the village …
New riverbank woodlands are being planted across Scotland to help tackle rising temperatures due to climate change, restore habitats and reinstate healthy river systems that support some of Scotland’s most iconic species including otter, osprey, and Atlantic salmon. Foresters at Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) are now planting hundreds of hectares of new ‘riparian’ (riverside) woodlands, in all regions, but …
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Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is teaming up with the British Dragonfly Society to help protect and boost the population of some of the rarest dragonflies in the British Isles. Over 50 FLS sites are home to some of Britain’s rarest dragonflies. The new conservation partnership will focus on improving dragonfly habitat as a whole, but with a particular focus …
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People in Scotland who take part in activities such as mountain biking, water sports, angling and wild camping in Scotland’s forests are being urged to think about how their hobby could negatively impact wildlife and the environment. The call comes from Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) who today launch a campaign, “Protect Scotland’s Wildlife”, and publish the results of research, …
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Inexpensive camera technology is being used to boost conservation efforts by providing a more accurate capercaillie count in the Highlands. The cameras – dotted across the 60,000 hectares of landscape that forms the Cairngorms Connect project area – have captured over 3000 images and some video of capercaillie and give a more accurate assessment of capercaillie distribution and breeding success …
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Fifty mature trees that were badly damaged during Storm Arwen have been repurposed from a forest into the river bed of a burn in north east Scotland, in an effort to boost natural habitat, particularly for endangered Atlantic salmon. The mature spruces had been blown and snapped during the winter storms in Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) Scolty Woods outside …
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New research commissioned by Scottish Forestry offers evidence that commercial forestry will be the mainstay of climate emergency mitigation in Scotland’s push towards Net Zero. A recently published report, with work carried out by Forest Research, assesses different options for woodland creation and management from the perspective of carbon sequestration and a reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions. It found that …
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Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is trialling the use of drone-captured thermal imaging technology to track deer numbers across 1000 hectares of enclosed conservation woodland around Loch Katrine. After an increase in reports of deer entering the enclosed area, FLS is now able to identify and monitor exact numbers in a bid to prevent damage to the regenerating young woodland. …
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A landscape scale restoration project that will see an old conifer forest transformed into a modern, ‘mosaic’ forest, starts in earnest this month. Located in a part of West Sutherland renowned for its mountainous landscapes made up of the oldest rocks in Europe, Forestry & Land Scotland’s West Sutherland land management plan will restore blanket bog and plant new native …
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Cows will be kept under control with GPS collars linked to satellites, in a trial of virtual fence technology – the first in Scotland by Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS).
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