Gairletter Windblown Felling
Added at 19:01 on 25 August 2025
We have received the following update from Forestry and Land Scotland:
"We have provided some maps illustrating the proposed amendment to our Glen Finart Land Management Plan that has been submitted to our regulator, Scottish Forestry, for approval. The purpose of this proposed plan amendment is to clear areas of windblown trees that have developed or spread due to recent storms. The “overview” map shows just the proposed felling areas; the new felling areas are generally being felled earlier than originally proposed, by approx. 5-10 years. Some other areas will be left for longer to balance this.
Please get in touch via the email address below or via the above websites once published if you have any questions or comments about these plans. These proposals will be published on our regulator Scottish Forestry’s Public Register for comment at:
https://forestry.gov.scot/support-regulations/public-registers/grant-schemes-design-plans
For reference, the Glen Finart plan has been published on Forestry & Land Scotland’s website at:
https://forestryandland.gov.scot/what-we-do/planning/active/glen-finart-land-managment-plan
(please note this version precedes this proposed felling work).