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Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) (Scottish Gaelic: Coilltearachd agus Fearann Alba) was formed on 1 April 2019 and is responsible for managing and promoting the National Forest Estate in Scotland. [1] The national forest estate owned by FLS covers 6,400 km 2, being roughly 8% of the land area of Scotland. Around two-thirds of this land is ...
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is responsible for the national forest estate, including unforested land within this portfolio, and to produce and supply timber. Within this they are expected to enhance biodiversity, increase public access to the outdoors, encourage tourism and support the rural economy. [ 26 ]
The national forest estate consists of land owned by the Scottish Government and managed by FLS. The estate covers 6,400 km 2, being roughly 8% of the land area of Scotland. Around two-thirds of this land (4,700 km 2) is forested, with the remaining land consisting of a mixture of agricultural land and open areas such as moorland.
A map of the forest parks of Scotland. Forest parks are areas of forest managed by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) that are managed for multiple benefits, with an emphasis on recreation facilities for visitors. [1] There are currently six forest parks in Scotland. [2] The first forest park was the Argyll Forest Park, on the Cowal peninsula ...
In 2013 the Commission's forests in Wales were transferred to Natural Resources Wales, [1] whilst Forestry and Land Scotland was established in Scotland in 2019 to own and manage Scotland's National Forest Estate. [2] These forests range from small scale urban forests to many of the largest forests in Britain.
Tay Forest Park is a forest park in the council area of Perth and Kinross in Scotland. It consists of a network of forests managed by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) that are spread across the Highland parts of Perthshire, [1] and covers 194 km 2 (75 sq mi) in total. [2]
The geography of Scotland is varied from rural lowlands to unspoilt uplands, and from large cities to sparsely inhabited islands. Located in Northern Europe, Scotland comprises the northern part of the island of Great Britain as well as 790 surrounding islands encompassing the major archipelagos of the Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and the Inner and Outer Hebrides. [3]
There are currently 43 NNRs in Scotland, which cover less than 1.5% of the land area of Scotland. Many of these reserves are IUCN Category II (national park) areas, such as Glen Affric, Rùm, Abernethy Forest and The Great Trossachs Forest. There are 19 NNRs with IUCN Category II status in Scotland.