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The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 allows ministers to compel landowners to sell if they decide that the sale will further sustainable development in the area. Funding for buying land has been provided by the Scottish Government through the Scottish Land Fund.
The national forest estate consists of land owned by the Scottish Government and managed by FLS. The estate covers 6,400 km 2, being roughly 8% of the land area of Scotland. Around two-thirds of this land (4,700 km 2) is forested, with the remaining land consisting of a mixture of agricultural land and open areas such as moorland.
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) (Scottish Gaelic: Coilltearachd agus Fearann Alba) was formed on 1 April 2019 and is responsible for managing and promoting the National Forest Estate in Scotland. [1] The national forest estate owned by FLS covers 6,400 km 2, being roughly 8% of the land area of Scotland. Around two-thirds of this land is ...
Approximately 4,700 km 2 of Scotland's forests and woodlands are publicly owned by the Scottish Government via Forestry and Land Scotland, and these are termed the National Forest Estate. [5] As of 2015, forestry contributed almost £1 billion to the Scottish economy, and the industry employed over 25,000 people. [6]
In 1999 all land titles (including the Ardgoil estate) held by the Secretary of State for Scotland were transferred to the ministers of the new Scottish Parliament. Since the Forestry Commission took over the management of the Ardgoil Estate, it has made 55 disposals of Ardgoil estate land amounting to 2,368 acres (958 ha).
The Forestry Act 1967 (c. 10) provides specific procedures for the Forestry and Estate Scotland's powers to compulsory purchase land for use for forestry. [28] Numerous other legislation also regulates compulsory purchase in a wide range of other types of land use and by a wide range of public bodies. [29]
In 2013 the Commission's forests in Wales were transferred to Natural Resources Wales, [1] whilst Forestry and Land Scotland was established in Scotland in 2019 to own and manage Scotland's National Forest Estate. [2] These forests range from small scale urban forests to many of the largest forests in Britain.
Crown Estate Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Oighreachd a' Chrùin Alba) is the self-financing public corporation of the Scottish Government responsible for the management of land and property in Scotland owned by the monarch 'in right of the Crown'. It was separated from the Crown Estate of the United Kingdom under the Scotland Act 2016. It is ...