The Met Office have issued a Red Weather Warning for very strong winds associated with #StormÉowyn causing very dangerous conditions and significant disruption across Central Scotland, including large areas of the National Park on Friday 24th January from 10am – 5pm. 1/3

As such, the National Park Authority buildings will be closed tomorrow. This closure covers all sites and services, including offices, visitor centres, slipways and public toilets managed by the National Park Authority. 2/3

We strongly advise against any attempts to travel to, or within the National Park during this time. Please follow Police Scotland & Transport Scotland for further advice. transport.gov.scot/news/storm-eow… 3/3

Due to #StormÉowyn we strongly advise people to avoid our forests in areas covered by weather warnings this weekend. There is a Met Office red weather warning in effect from 10:00 to 17:00 on Friday 24 January.

The Met Office Red Weather Warning for very strong winds associated with #StormÉowyn has now expired, but an Amber Warning remains in place, with severe weather and disruption expected to continue across much of Scotland, including large areas of the National Park. 1/3

Following the latest advice from the Scottish Government, all National Park Authority sites and buildings will remain closed on Saturday 25th January, including offices, visitor centres, slipways, and public toilets. 2/3

⚠️ #StormÉowyn – strong winds continue to cause widespread damage and travel disruption 🟠🟡 Met Office warnings remain in place 🚓 Follow Police Scotland travel advice Stay #WeatherAware ➡️ bit.ly/3ZP8gpu

1/3 While ourselves and partners continue to assess and clear damage from #StormEowyn, some locations in the National Park have been impacted by fallen and hanging trees.

2/3 As such, our staff has advised that the following sites should be avoided: Woodland beyond Loch Lomond Shores Falls of Falloch Tarbet Inchcailloch Loch Achray Campsite Conic Hill

3/3 Please #PlanAhead if visiting the National Park, and while work is ongoing, we ask visitors to follow instructions given by our staff and contractors for their own safety. Forestry and Land Scotland @WTScotsocial Scottish Water West Highland Way Official

So sad to see this devastating damage at Benmore Botanic Garden Simon Milne Important we all help this botanic gem in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs recover.

A week on from #StormEowyn and the amazing efforts of our Estates and Ranger Teams means that most National Park sites are now safe. However, there's still significant damage in areas, like at Conic Hill. Please follow advice while work is ongoing to make paths safe Forestry and Land Scotland

It's been a busy time for our Estates and Ranger Teams. As well as getting our sites ready for visitor season, #StormEowyn added a whole lot of tree clearing into the mix! 🙏 for all your work assessing and making our sites safe for visitors to enjoy. #ClearUp #BeforeAfter

Awesome team Loch Lomond & The Trossachs 👍🙏

After weeks of hard work clearing #StormEowyn damage, Forestry and Land Scotland have confirmed that the path to Conic Hill has been made safe and passable, and has now reopened.

Delighted to witness a welcome restatement by First Minister John Swinney of his commitment to tackling the climate and nature crises. Quite rightly highlighting the need 4 better collaborative approaches to increase scale and pace of emissions reduction + landscape scale restoration

Loch Lomond park boss backs First Minister's climate action call ift.tt/yhHuDP0

Tomorrow, we'll welcome Argyll and Bute Council Cairngorms National Park & Loch Lomond & The Trossachs to give evidence on the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1. Remember to share your views with us by 9 May 2025👉ow.ly/srKJ50VseT7 Watch the session live at 9am👉ow.ly/ZHjh50VseT9

Beaver population growing at Loch Ard We were pleased to release a further pair of beavers in Loch Ard Forest yesterday, in partnership with Forestry and Land Scotland , Loch Lomond & The Trossachs and Five Sisters Zoo.

An EXTREME wildfire warning is in place for southwest, eastern, central + north of Scotland. Common causes of wildfires: 👉Careless cigarette disposal 👉Unattended BBQs + open fires 👉Fires not extinguished properly 👉Sunlight magnified by glass bottles ow.ly/EbO850VvW70