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]

A map of the forest parks of Scotland

The first forest park was the Argyll Forest Park on the Cowal Peninsula, which was established in 1935.^[3] The largest is the Galloway Forest Park, at 774 square kilometres (299 sq mi).^[4]

List of forest parks

Name Area (ha)[4] Area (km2) Date established Council area Argyll Forest Park 21,133 211.33 1935[3] Argyll and Bute Galloway Forest Park 77,396 773.96 1947 Dumfries and Galloway Glenmore Forest Park 3,566 35.66 1948[5] Highland Queen Elizabeth Forest Park 19,665 196.65 1953[6] Stirling Tay Forest Park 19,366 193.66 Perth and Kinross Tweed Valley Forest Park 6,365 63.65 2002[7] Scottish Borders

References

1. "Other national designations". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
2. "Forest Parks". Forestry and Land Scotland. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
3. "Argyll Forest Park". Forestry Commission Scotland. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
4. "National Forest Estate Forest Parks GB". Scottish Government Spatial Data Infrastructure. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
5. "Glenmore Forest SSSI Site Management Statement". Scottish Natural Heritage. 30 October 2008. p. 4. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
6. "Cowal and Trossachs District Strategic Plan 2014-2017" (PDF). Forest Enterprise Scotland. p. 13. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
7. "Dumfries and Borders District Strategic Plan 2009-2013" (PDF). Forest Enterprise Scotland. p. 16. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

External links

• Official website
• A guide to Scotland's Forest Parks - Forestry and Land Scotland