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Forestry and Land Scotland Update November 2025

Argyll and Bute Council · 5 November 2025
Back to Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands Area Community Planning Group — 5 November 2025 and its agenda

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1 | FLS/MAKI update | Jeni West | November 2025 
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS)
update November 2025 
Land Management Plans (LMPs)
Lussa
• Proposals being designed for LMP revision. 
South Knapdale
• Proposals being designed and scoped out.
East Loch Awe
• Scoping undertaken. Drop-in consultation events proposed for Nov/Dec 2025. 
Ormaig & Salachry
• Submitted to Scottish Forestry (SF) March 2025, due on Public Register November 2025. 
Other information
Carradale 
Deer Hill felling coupes underway.
Deer Hill flailing November 2025. 
Beinn Ghuilean
Programmed to commence January 2026. 
Kilmichael
Felling due to commence in Succoth, Kilmichael Glen, with extraction on public road. 
Extensive project with operations for the Balfour Beatty/SSE substation works ongoing,
disruptions to the Achnabreac Firetower trail. Updates/changes will be made on FLS website. 
Storm damage- areas surveyed following latest storm, works prioritized and ongoing.