Forestry and Land Scotland
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Looking after Scotland’s forests and land, for the benefit of all, now and for the future.
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Joined July 2008
The @scotgov has published the @PeatlandACTION Five Year Partnership Plan 2025 – 2030 with commitments to the themes of Further, Fairer and Better. Peatland ACTION will be engaging with stakeholders in the new year on the implementation of the Plan. 🔗 https://t.co/4kAqkTXtc3
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This plan is the first in a series of rolling five-year plans designed to deliver Scotland’s long-term vision for peatland restoration. It aims to help the partnership focus on the right priorities,...
The first Peatland ACTION Five-Year Partnership Plan sets out Scotland’s aim to increase peatland restoration to more than 400,000 ha by 2040. Agriculture Minister @JimFairlieLogie commended the 90,000 ha restored since 1990 as steady progress is made each year.
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We've grown super-sized Christmas trees to light up towns and cities across the UK. Like all our timber, these trees come from sustainably managed forests that have been independently certified and audited. Learn more: https://t.co/S15LzK41QP
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Congratulations to @ForestryLS, winner of The Project and Programme Management Award, at our Scottish Public Service Awards 2025 for their Newton Tree Nursery initiative.
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We’re excited to announce the results of this year’s #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey! Over 1,100 people took part across Scotland, counting more than 1,500 squirrels in just one week – amazing! Read more about the results here: https://t.co/35gvrroP2w
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Only nine conifer species make up almost all UK commercial forests. Sitka spruce accounts for over half of all timber harvested. Read more: https://t.co/QpoRUFI6fO To boost resilience to climate change, Forest Research and partners (@ForestryLS & @ForestryEngland) planted 17
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🪵🔥If you're involved in the harvesting, processing, transport, import or trade of firewood in Scotland, please complete our firewood industry survey to help protect Scotland’s trees. 👇 https://t.co/XLKioRzi3p 🤝 Research led by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, in
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Forest Research are looking for people involved in the harvesting, processing, transport, import, or trade of firewood in Scotland to complete an important survey.
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We recently hosted foresters from Land and Forest Iceland at Glen Nant and its oakwoods. By sharing our expertise, it's hoped we can help Iceland’s foresters in efforts to restore native woodland and create diverse forests for timber. Read more: https://t.co/HkEI5AM6IP
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It’s National Tree Week and to mark the occasion, Forest Research staff are sharing the tree species they love most. 💚 🔎🌳 We’ve also updated our 'Easy Guide to Forest Trees and Their Uses' publication. Order online: https://t.co/Z5KrUTTU5F
#NationalTreeWeek @TheTreeCouncil
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We recently spoke to Scottish Wildlife Trust for their Words of the Wild podcast, about the work we’ve been doing with @lomondtrossachs on the islands in loch Lomond. Listen here to find out what we’ve been up to. https://t.co/mgLSWuBiJX
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The Cairnbaan Community Trust is the latest organisation to get the keys to one of our buildings. The Trust will re-purpose the former Knapdale Office and Workshop, to create a vibrant community-owned hub. Read more about the group's plans:
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Did you know that we work with communities looking at taking over land or buildings we manage if they feel they can be better used for local people? Our Community Asset Transfer Scheme or CATS is a way for them to bring ideas to us so we can work together to make it happen.
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The event will be held on 30 October and students will have a chance to quiz our staff - along with representatives from across Scotland’s forestry sector - on the ins-and-outs of the wide array of jobs available. Read more in our news release:
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You could learn how to operate large machinery, manage wildlife and help us save threatened and endangered species or provide a great forest experience for visitors.
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We are hosting a careers day in Inveraray for female students from across Argyll to inspire more young women to get into forestry.
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Changes to the Community Asset Transfer Scheme will ensure local communities can benefit from renewable energy developments. Developed with @ForestryLS, it will make it easier for community energy groups to lease windfarms due for upgrading. ➡️ https://t.co/gfuf697UrI
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We’ll establish a beaver monitoring and mitigation group where any emerging issues or concerns can be aired and addressed. This will inform management decisions in years to come. Read more in our news release:
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Glen Affric will offer good habitat for the beavers to establish themselves and become fully integrated into the local ecosystem. In turn their activities will create and improve habitats used by countless species of plants and animals for food, shelter, and reproduction.
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Beavers have officially returned to Glen Affric. Working in partnership with @treesforlifeuk and @BeaverTrust a family and a pair of beavers have been released into Loch Beinn a Mheadhoin on land we manage in Glen Affric National Nature Reserve.
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Dead and decaying trees are essential for biodiversity, providing habitats for fungi, insects, birds and mammals. Yet site managers are often unsure how visitors perceive them in the landscape. 📘 Read the full report and learn more about how people value trees outside
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We've also created accessible multi-user pathways and new routes into the forest for walking, wheeling and horse riding. More info:
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