Forestry and Land Scotland Update
Argyll and Bute Council · 7 May 2025
Back to Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands Area Community Planning Group — 7 May 2025 and its agenda
Text extracted from the council's PDF. Layout and reading order may differ from the original.
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1 | FLS/MAKI update | Jeni West | May 2025 Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) update May 2025 Land Management Plans (LMPs) Lussa • Scoping underway for LMP revision. South Knapdale • Proposals being designed, external stakeholder consultation April/May 2025. East Loch Awe • Scoping underway for LMP revision. Ormaig & Salachry • Submitted to Scottish Forestry (SF) March 2025 for approval. West Loch Awe • Mid term review starting on first 5yrs of LMP operations. Larch- Phytophthora ramorum Ardcastle specific tree health felling operation on-going. P.ramorum spreading at further confirmed sites in Mid-Argyll. Peatland restoration Tangy peat restoration now complete. Area will be used as windfarm mitigtion area. Buidhie open ground peat restoration will hopefully start late May. Approx 42ha of hag reproducing to complete.
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2 | FLS/MAKI update | Jeni West | May 2025 Other information Extensive project with operations for the Balfour Beatty/SSE substation works. Disruptions to the Achnabreac Firetower trail which has a Mon-Friday closure to allow for quarrying works and mitigate from conflict between MOP and construction workers. Updates/changes will be made on FLS website or in Achnabreac car park should they be required.