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
NameArea (ha)[4]Area (km²)Date establishedCouncil area
Argyll Forest Park21,133 211.331935[3]Argyll and Bute
Galloway Forest Park77,396 773.961947Dumfries and Galloway
Glenmore Forest Park3,566 35.661948[5]Highland
Queen Elizabeth Forest Park19,665 196.651953[6]Stirling
Tay Forest Park19,366 193.66Perth and Kinross
Tweed Valley Forest Park6,365 63.652002[7]Scottish Borders

References
  1. "Other national designations". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  2. "Forest Parks". Forestry and Land Scotland. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  3. "Argyll Forest Park". Forestry Commission Scotland. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  4. "National Forest Estate Forest Parks GB". Scottish Government Spatial Data Infrastructure. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  5. "Glenmore Forest SSSI Site Management Statement". Scottish Natural Heritage. 2008-10-30. p. 4. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  6. "Cowal and Trossachs District Strategic Plan 2014-2017" (PDF). Forest Enterprise Scotland. p. 13. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  7. "Dumfries and Borders District Strategic Plan 2009-2013" (PDF). Forest Enterprise Scotland. p. 16. Retrieved 2019-02-10.


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