List of forests managed by Forestry and Land Scotland

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[[Forestry and Land Scotland]] (FLS) () was formed on 1 April 2019 and is responsible for managing and promoting the National Forest Estate in [[Scotland]].<ref name=scot>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The national forest estate owned by FLS covers 6,400&nbsp;km², being roughly 8&nbsp;% of the land area of Scotland. Around two-thirds of this land is forested, with the remaining land consisting of a mixture of agricultural land and open areas such as [[moorland]].<ref name=arrangements>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

==List of Forests==
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! scope="col" width="20%" | Name
! scope="col" width="15%" | Location
! scope="col" width="5%" | Size (hectares)
! scope="col" width="55% | Description
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|[[Achnashellach Forest]]
|[[Scottish Highlands]]
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|Achnashellach Forest does not have recreational facilities that many other Forestry Commission forests have. It is in a remote part of the Scottish Highlands and is fairly mountainous. The Forest was originally part of a [[Caledonian Forest]].
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|[[Argyll Forest Park]]
|[[Argyll and Bute]]
|24,281
|In 1935, Argyll Forest became the first Forest Park in Britain. It lies on the border between the [[Scottish Highlands]] and the [[Scottish Lowlands]].
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|[[Craik Forest]]
|[[Scottish Borders]]
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|Craik Forest is primarily a commercial forest with timber being processed at facilities nearby. There are some recreational facilities within the forest.
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|[[Dalbeattie Forest]]
|[[Dumfries and Galloway]]
|1100
|Dalbeattie Forest has primarily been a commercial forest, though the Forestry Commission has worked with local organisations to expand recreational facilities. The forest now hosts one of the [[7stanes]] biking trails.
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|[[Forest of Ae]]
|[[Dumfries and Galloway]]
|9100
|Ae was created by the Forestry Commission soon after it was established. While it is mainly a commercial forest, it is also one of the 7stanes forests.
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|[[Galloway Forest Park]]
|[[Dumfries and Galloway]]
|97000
|Galloway Forest is the largest forest in Britain. In 2009 it became the first Dark Sky Park in the UK.
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|[[Garscadden Wood]]
|[[Glasgow]]
|16.94
|Garscadden Wood lies within the [[Drumchapel Woodlands]], slightly north west of Glasgow.
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|[[Glen Affric]]
|[[Highland (council area)|Highland]]
|9000
|Glen Affric is home to a large area of [[Caledonian Forest]] and is designated a [[National Nature Reserves in Scotland|National Nature Reserve]].
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|[[Glencoe Lochan]]
|[[Highland (council area)|Highland]]
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|Glencoe Lochan forest was established by [[Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal|1st Baron Strathcona]] in the 19th century. It is a coniferous forest.
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|[[Glenmore Forest Park]]
|[[Highland (council area)|Highland]]
|3500
|Genmore contains some [[Caledonian Forest|Caledonian woodland]]. It became the second Forest Park to be created by the Commission in 1948.
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|[[Knapdale Forest]]
|[[Argyll and Bute]]
|19800
|Knapdale has a colony of beavers as part of the Scottish Beaver Trial.
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|[[Mabie, Dumfries and Galloway|Mabie Forest]]
|[[Dumfries and Galloway]]
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|Mabie Forest has been owned by the Forestry Commission since 1943. It has become a recreational forest, with walking routes and 7stanes biking trails.
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|[[Queen Elizabeth Forest Park]]
|[[Stirling (council area)|Stirling]]
|16780
|The Queen Elizabeth Forest Park consists of several forests. It became a forest park in 1953 as part of the coronation of [[Queen Elizabeth II]].
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|[[Tay Forest Park]]
|[[Perthshire]]
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|The Tay Forest Park is made up of several different forests. The forest has been visited by several royals, including [[Queen Victoria]] and [[Queen Isabella of Scotland]].
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|[[Tweed Valley Forest Park]]
|[[Scottish Borders]]
|6800
|The Tweed Valley Forest Park is made up of seven forests around the Scottish Borders. [[Glentress Forest|Glentress]] and [[Innerleithen Forest|Innerleithen]] forests are part of the 7stanes biking trail project.
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==References==


[[Category:Forestry in Scotland]]
[[Category:Forests and woodlands of Scotland‎]]

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