YOU WONT BELIEVE: 3 - What They Never Told You

Forestry agency chiefs 'very angry' after overturned disposable barbecue sparks fire by Perthshire woodland

Much of the ground was singed near the Blackwoods of Rannoch, and was dealt with by council rangers and two civilians

Daily Record · Jun 16, 2023

Fury at the arrival of parking meters in the previously free to enjoy Faskally Forest

Pleas to make Faskkally Forest near Pitlochry remain free for locals who need to arrive by car have fallen on deaf ears as after months of discussion, the dreaded parking fees to Forest and Land Scotland (FLS) began last week.

Daily Record · Apr 30, 2023

Dalbeattie councillor receives "numerous complaints" about introduction of forest parking charges

Kim Lowe says there have been a host of problems over the Easter period, with people unable to use the app or obstructing traffic by parking elsewhere

Daily Record · Apr 17, 2023

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.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 19, 2022

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…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 11, 2022

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.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 11, 2022

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.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 31, 2022

Members of the public asked to have their say on future of Kirroughtree Forest

A review of the land management for the popular site - home to one of the 7stanes mountain bike venues - is under way

Daily Record · Oct 12, 2022

Locals invited to have say on area of Lanarkshire woodland

Residents around the Lesmahagow and Coalburn areas are invited to the public consultation.

Daily Record · Oct 9, 2022

‘A growing machine’: Scotland looks to vertical farming to boost tree stocks

Hydroponics unit can produce saplings six times faster than it takes to grow them naturally outdoors

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2022