Inside the Complex World of Lichen
Lichen is a hidden gem in our woodlands, often overlooked and underappreciated. Scotland is ho…
Forest Operations and Red Squirrel Conservation
Scientific Name: Sciurus vulgaris Population in Scotland: Around 120,000 Population on FLS land…
Managing Woodland For Sea Eagles
White Tail Eagle Facts: Scientific Name: Haliaeetus albicilla Population in Scotland:  …
Bats at Tentsmuir Forest
Until recently conifer woodlands were not known to be great places for bats, but Tentsmuir Forest wa…
Why Do Trees Lose Their Leaves?
The changing of seasons from summer to autumn brings about a startling change in many trees with v…
Spooky Stories
Autumn might be full of colour, but when night falls, the forest can be a scary place. Dark trees, …
Big Douglas
While the majority of our timber harvesting is in fairly standard coniferous trees, occasionally som…
10 things you didn't know about conifers
To celebrate National Conifer Week, we’ve delved into our archives and mined information from our fo…
Slow Burn: Charcoal production in Callander
Back in 2019, Forestry and Land Scotland partnered with the Callander Landscape Partnership to excav…
Year of Coasts & Waters 2020: Seven brilliant beach walks!
Fancy a stroll along the beach? It’s not just about forests here y’know. Scotland's weather may not …
Mesolithic map makers
Imagine the world of the wild harvesters, living within the wildwoods of Scotland over six thousand …
Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day 2020
Tuesday 23 June 2020 marks the seventh International Women in Engineering Day. This campaign aims …
World Environment Day 2020
World Environment Day is a great way to flag up all of the important work that people around the wor…
Countdown begins
Two adult ospreys were at the nest this morning and there appeared to be a little alarm displayed by…
Conserving heritage and habitat at Wallace’s House
An unusual archaeological survey by Forestry and Land Scotland adds a new chapter to an old story, o…