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Mabie Forest has been owned by the Forestry Commission since 1943. It has become a recreational forest, with walking routes and 7stanes biking trails. [54] Queen Elizabeth Forest Park: Stirling: 16780 The Queen Elizabeth Forest Park consists of several forests. It became a forest park in 1953 as part of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. [55 ...
A map of the 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] The first forest park was the Argyll Forest Park, on the Cowal peninsula ...
NatureScot maintains the official list of Scotland's Great Trails and is the custodian of the brand, but responsibility for creating and maintaining each route lies with each local authority through which a route passes, although Scottish Natural Heritage provides some of the finance and publicity. [16]
The forest has been under the management of the Commission since it was planted in the 1920s. [42] [43] Mortimer Forest: Shropshire: 1029 Mortimer Forest originally provided firewood for Ludlow Castle. It now contains several biking trails and walking routes as well as a permanent orienteering course. [44] [45] New Forest: Hampshire: 37677
The Cateran Trail is a 103-kilometre (64 mi) [3] circular long-distance walking route in central Scotland. The trail has no official beginning or end and can be joined at any stage. [4] The route was established, way-marked and is now maintained by, the Perth & Kinross Countryside Trust. A variety of terrain is covered by the trail including ...
Kirroughtree Forest is located near Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland and overlooks the Irish Sea. It is managed by Forestry and Land Scotland and is part of the Galloway Forest Park. [1] It has been developed as a centre for mountain biking trails.
Scotland's Great Trails are long-distance "people-powered" trails in Scotland, [1] analogous to the National Trails of England and Wales or the Grande Randonnée paths of France. The designated routes are primarily intended for walkers, but may have sections suitable for cyclists and horse-riders; [ 2 ] one of the trails, the Great Glen Canoe ...
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.