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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. There are currently six forest parks in Scotland.

The first forest park was the Argyll Forest Park on the Cowal peninsula, which was established in 1935. The largest is the Galloway Forest Park, at 774 square kilometres (299 sq mi).

List of forest parks

Name Area (ha) Area (km2) Date established Council area
Argyll Forest Park 21,133 211.33 1935 Argyll and Bute
Galloway Forest Park 77,396 773.96 1947 Dumfries and Galloway
Glenmore Forest Park 3,566 35.66 1948 Highland
Queen Elizabeth Forest Park 19,665 196.65 1953 Stirling
Tay Forest Park 19,366 193.66 Perth and Kinross
Tweed Valley Forest Park 6,365 63.65 2002 Scottish Borders
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