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Housing trust awarded £100k to repopulate glen with homes and woodland crofts

A HOUSING trust has been awarded nearly £100,000 to take forward a project to provide new affordable homes and woodland crofs in a Highland glen.

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The Scottish tree believed to be 'one of the oldest living things in Europe'

An ancient Scottish tree is located in a charming village's churchyard — a perfect spot for a spring day out.

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The Scottish forest where trees are draped in rags in an ancient pagan tradition

Those who are looking to head somewhere a bit different this April, the clootie well near Munlochy on the Black Isle peninsula is both fascinating and mysterious.

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Minister faces plea to save Scotland's historic pinewoods

A PLEA has been made to the Scottish Government to “step up” to save the country’s ancient Caledonian pinewoods.

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Inexpensive hidden cameras could help save Scotland's capercaillie

CONSERVATIONISTS are using inexpensive hidden cameras to monitor the capercaillie population without disturbing the endangered birds.

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Fury as licences issued for foot pack to hunt foxes despite 'illegal use' concerns

LICENCES for a foot pack to kill foxes were issued by Forestry and Land Scotland despite strong objections from internal experts who feared there…

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Scottish beaver sanctuary owner hits out at numbers still killed every year

AN ENVIRONMENTALIST who has turned his land into a sanctuary for beavers has hit out at the numbers still being shot in Scotland.

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New technology helps identify Scotland's expanding pine marten population

THERMAL-IMAGING technology is being used to identify Scotland’s expanding population of pine martens.

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Perth-based national gamekeeping group warns mass cull could leave young deer to starve

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) began its out-of-season national cull on August 31 - and it is feared small fawn could escape being shot and left to survive without their mother

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Experts deny deer will be left to starve during cull as gamekeepers voice concerns

GAMEKEEPERS have claimed that an upcoming cull of female deer in Scotland could leave orphaned fawns to starve if their mothers are killed.

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Residents given the opportunity to shape new woodland development in Lanarkshire

Forestry and Land Scotland held a drop-in event at Hartwood Home Farm.

Daily Record

Plans to re-introduce beavers into Scottish Highlands underway

A COMMUNITY consultation has been launched in the Scottish Highlands which could see beavers return to the north-west Highlands for the first time…

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Swathes of larch trees to be removed from Dumfries and Galloway in bid to halt disease

Forestry and Land Scotland are pulling out all the stops as it tries to stop the spread of phytophthora ramorum

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Scottish tech project aims to consign rocky rural roads to history

Digital interface for network aims to monitor conditions and support maintenance

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Residents urged to attend drop-in event to hear about new woodland near Shotts

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is inviting people from Hartwood, Allanton and Shotts to help inform the design of a new woodland.

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Dalbeattie Lions Club looking into creating community orchard

The Lions club are aiming to identify a plot of town to plant fruit trees and bushes

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Forestry and Land Scotland calls for private backers for woodland creation and peatland restoration

The public body has a 'pipeline of projects' that can only be fully developed through funding from corporations looking to offset carbon emissions

Daily Record

Major plans to harvest 125,000 tonnes of timber from Loch Lomond forest

Views are being sought ahead of plans to harvest around 125,000 tonnes of timber from a hillside forest at east Loch Lomond-side. Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is inviting local residents to come along to one of several drop-in sessions to find o

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Extra police patrols to be set up at Stirling beauty spots as officers anticipate busy Easter weekend

Police in Stirling have urged visitors to "act responsibly and park in permitted areas only" during an anticiparted busy Easter weekend.

Daily Record

People urged to be 'mindful' of fellow visitors to Lanarkshire forests this Easter weekend

Simple message from Forestry and Land Scotland is to "plan ahead, be prepared and behave responsibly"

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Dumfries and Galloway families being denied access to cheap firewood in publicly-owned forests

Staff shortages mean Forestry and Land Scotland has stopped issuing licenses allowing people to claim fallen timber

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Pine martens to be encouraged to join effort to stop spread of grey squirrels across Perthshire

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) plans to install over 30 artificial pine marten dens in forests along the east coast of Scotland and the A9 corridor in a bid to protect red squirrels from advancing greys

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Plans approved for new 50-space car park at Stirling beauty spot to ease traffic woes

A new 50-space parking area has been approved for a beauty spot near Fintry in a bid to ease traffic woes on nearby routes. Forestry and Land Scotland submitted an application to Stirling Council planners to create a designated parking facility with

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