7stanes press releases

Young Bikers Clean Up At Glentress	A group of young mountain bikers got their gloves on for a litter pick at Glentress this weekend (Saturday 21 June) - and filled a pick up truck in only one hour! - 26/06/2008
Take A Two-Wheel Forest Tour This Weekend	- 17/06/2008
New Line Up At Ae	Ae forest is set to be one of the best venues for outdoor activities in the south of Scotland, with the opening of a new Ae 7stanes centre and additional mountain bike trails. - 17/06/2008
Views Wanted On Local Forestry	Forestry Commission Scotland is keen to share their plans for the future direction of forestry around Dumfriesshire and would welcome feedback from local people and businesses. - 21/05/2008
Volunteers Serve Up Mushroom Pie At Glentress	Volunteers working at Glentress Forest near Peebles have just launched a "tasty" new piece mountain bike trail which stretches 280 metres long. - 20/05/2008
Boost For Blue Route At Glentress	Families who are new to mountain biking are encouraged to try out the new sections of blue graded mountain bike trails at Glentress in the Scottish Borders. - 22/04/2008
Scottish Folklore Reflected In Mysterious Sculptures	Southern Scotland's myths and legends are set to be reflected in seven stone sculptures which have been installed across the 7stanes mountain bike centres, as part of a drive to encourage people to visit Scotland's forests. - 14/04/2008
Borders Folklore Reflected In Mysterious Sculptures	Local people are encouraged to put their best foot forward and take part in the quest to help crack the mystery of the 7stanes. - 14/04/2008
Mountain Bikers Encouraged To Step Up To Arts Challenge	Mountain bikers are encouraged to get in the frame by taking part in a photography competition organised by the 7stanes - with the chance to bag a camera wort - 14/04/2008
Dumfriesshire Folklore Reflected In Mysterious Sculptures	Local people are encouraged to put their best foot forward and take part in the quest to help crack the mystery of the 7stanes. - 14/04/2008
Liddesdale Folklore Reflected In Mysterious Sculptures	l people are encouraged to put their best foot forward and take part in the quest to help crack the mystery of the 7stanes. - 14/04/2008
Upgraded Mountain Bike Trail For Newcastleton	Riders are being encouraged to saddle up and try out the upgraded Caddrouns Blue Route in Newcastleton Forest set to open on Monday March 3 - 03/03/2008
Trailblazing Success Of Biking Project	The 7stanes mountain bike project has helped to boost the economy in southern Scotland by increasing the annual visitor spend to over £9m in 2007, according to an independent survey published today (Sunday 24 February) - 24/02/2008
Autumn Hotspots For Dumfries And Galloway	Visitors to forests and woodlands in Dumfries and Galloway are in for a treat now that the vibrant autumn colours are nearing their best according to Forestry Commission Scotland. - 15/10/2007
Forest Fun For All The Family – Including The Dog!	Galloway families will have the opportunity to take part in a forest adventure this weekend when local rangers host an Outdoor Pursuits Day. - 06/08/2007
Dumfries And Galloway Shift Up A Gear	Environment Minister Michael Russell announced a major boost to mountain biking in southern Scotland today (Thursday August 2) during a visit to Ae forest. - 02/08/2007
Mountain Bike Event Hailed A Success	Torrential rain couldn't dampen the spirits of hundreds of mountain bikers at the recent '10 at Kirroughtree' mountain bike event which has been hailed a big success. - 18/07/2007
Glentrool Shifts Up A Gear	Mountain biking in Southern Scotland is shifting up a gear with the opening of a new route at Glentrool, one of the 7stanes. - 21/06/2007
Safer To School Cycle Route Opens In Speyside	A Badenoch community is celebrating the completion of the first phase of a new cycle path that will ultimately provide a safer and healthier route to their local primary school. - 31/05/2007
Take A Fresh Look At The 7Stanes	Forestry Commission Scotland's 7stanes website and trail leaflets have had a makeover to bring the branding in line with the second phase of the project, which aims to encourage families and beginners into the sport. - 27/02/2007
Business Opportunity For Innerleithen Mountain Biking	Forestry Commission Scotland is on the hunt for entrepreneurs who can muster the necessary resources, business acumen and proper vehicles to run the passenger uplift service at its Downhill mountain bike venue, at Innerleithen, in the Scottish Borders. - 06/02/2007
7Stanes Sets Challenge For Arts Community	Artists and arts practitioners are being offered the opportunity to bring art to mountain bike trails in the South of Scotland, as part of the second phase of the 7stanes mountain bike project. - 12/01/2007
Making The Most From Mountain Bike Tourism	An innovative workshop for local businesses is being held in Peebles on Tuesday January 30. Organised by Forestry Commission Scotland’s 7stanes Project, Visit Scotland and Business Gateway, the workshop will aim to help both existing and potential businesses in the area make the most out of the growing market in mountain bike tourism. - 09/01/2007
Green Light For Safer Route To School	Cairngorms National Park planning chiefs have approved plans to develop family mountain bike trails at Wolftrax, near Laggan Bridge in Inverness-shire. - 15/12/2006
Improvements At Kirroughtree Forest	- 08/12/2006
7Stanes Help Businesses Make The Most Of Mountain Biking	Businesses in the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway are being offered the opportunity to tap into the undiscovered market of mountain biking, thanks to the 7stanes. - 14/11/2006
Autumn Colours Hit Dumfries And Galloway	Autumn is about to hit its peak in many forests and woodlands in Dumfries and Galloway. - 08/11/2006
New Loop Puts Skills In Top Gear	A new loop to be launched this weekend (Sat 30th Sept) at the famous 7stanes Dalbeattie Hardrock trail aims to improve riding skills and help bring new people into mountain biking. (photo-opportunity - see notes) - 27/09/2006
7Stanes Bikers Secure Second Place In 24-Hour Race	The 7stanes mountain bike team stepped things up a gear at the weekend to pull off an impressive second place finish in a major 24-hour race. - 15/08/2006
Borders Bikers Gear Up For 24-Hour Race	The 7stanes mountain bike team face a tough challenge this weekend when they attempt a gruelling 24-hour race. - 10/08/2006
Families Urged To Step Out Into The Great Outdoors	Families can swap their slippers and Sunday afternoon snooze for an adrenaline-fuelled adventure this weekend, when local rangers host an Outdoor Pursuits Day. - 09/08/2006
Stakeford Kids Have Wheely Good Time In Local Forest	Young people from Stakeford are being introduced to the excitement of mountain biking thanks to a new initiative from the 7stanes project. - 09/08/2006
Health Drive In Dumfries And Galloway	Forest rangers in Dumfries and Galloway have launched an all-out effort to encourage people in the area to take some exercise in local woodlands. - 01/08/2006
Biking Champ Joins 7Stanes Team	Ex-Scottish cross country champion Julie Cartner from Dumfriesshire has joined the 7stanes mountain bike project team. - 21/07/2006
Steer For The Hills And Take-Up The Reiver Challenge!	Woodland chiefs in Kielder Forest are urging bikers of all abilities to pump-up their tyres, tighten their sprockets and head for the hills! - 05/05/2006
Bike Fans Break New Ground In Kielder	- 15/02/2006
Scots Biking Gets "Superstar" Status	Mountain biking in Scotland has achieved "Global Superstar" status according to an independent international report. - 22/12/2005
New 7Stanes Team	The 7stanes mountain bike project for the south of Scotland has a new team in place. - 25/11/2005
Autumn Glory In Dumfries And Galloway	The dramatic season of Autumn is sweeping over many forests in the region of Dumfries and Galloway, creating a stunning display of red, orange and golden leaves. - 25/10/2005
New Deal Proposed For Glentress Forest Users	New and better facilities for visitors are in prospect at Glentress Forest, near Peebles in the Scottish Borders. - 20/09/2005
New Team Sought To Build On Biking Success	The 7stanes mountain bike project is looking for a bigger team to help keep Scotland a major destination for bikers from all over the world. - 26/08/2005
Euro Funds Put Scots Biking Into Top Gear	Mountain biking in the south of Scotland is set to jump up another gear with a cash boost of £1.7 million for the 7stanes project. - 25/08/2005
Spare Some Time To Talk About Forests	- 11/08/2005
Escape To The Country	An ex-law student who found himself in chains is one of the star turns at this year’s Kielder Forest Festival on Sunday 7 August! - 29/07/2005
Fighting Fit For Biking Event	The upcoming Merida mountain bike marathon, which takes place in the Borders at the end of this month, is set to test local forester Steve Penny to the limit. For the past six months, Steve, who works as area operations manager for Forestry Commission Scotland, has been taking to the saddle training hard for the gruelling event, which attracted 700 riders last year. - 05/07/2005
Head And Shoulders Above The Rest!	Woodland chiefs have put on their thinking caps to come up with the latest star turn at Chopwell Forest Festival. - 04/07/2005
Biking Project Notches Up Another Gear	Scottish mountain biking has stepped up another gear with the launch of a new "red hot" trail in Ae Forest, just outside Dumfries. - 27/06/2005
Ross Finnie Launches Consultation On Scottish Forestry Strategy	A 12-week public consultation about plans to set the direction for Scotland's woods and forests over the next five years and beyond has been launched by Scottish Environment & Rural Development Minister Ross Finnie. - 24/06/2005
Man With A Mission	The Forestry Commission has appointed Alex MacLennan, a 35-year-old outdoor enthusiast to help shape future recreational facilities in 200,000 acres of woods in the north east of England. - 24/05/2005
Edinburgh Treefest And Wood Market Bigger And Better	Edinburgh Treefest & Woodmarket is a great fun day out for the family and a brilliant opportunity to buy some of the best wooden products in Scotland. - 13/05/2005
Squeaky Clean At Glentress	Time to bring your bath towel, bar of soap and shower cap to Glentress forest as new showers are in full flow. - 03/05/2005
7Stanes Biking Team Gear Up For 05	The 7stanes mountain bike display team are back again this year and plan to amaze crowds with their skills at a number of events throughout the summer. - 19/04/2005
Champ Gives Thumbs Up For 7Stanes	The world's number one woman mountain biker has given a big thumbs up to the 7stanes trails found in the south of Scotland. - 14/04/2005
Number One Heads For 7Stanes	The top female mountain biker in the world is heading to the south of Scotland to give her support to the 7stanes biking trails. - 05/04/2005
Scottish Biking Championship To Glentress	Spectators are welcome to come along and cheer on some of Scotland's top mountain bikers when they compete at Glentress Forest on Sunday 3 April. - 29/03/2005
Foresters Need Help On Sign Theft	Foresters in Dalbeattie are asking the public to be their eyes and ears as waymarkers on the popular 7stanes mountain bike route keep on being stolen. - 29/03/2005
Bikers Get Active At Glentress	Cyclists of all ages and abilities are being given the chance to get more active by learning biking skills at a new skills loop opened at Glentress forest - the only one of its kind in Britain. - 21/03/2005
Mountain Bikers Celebrate New Aberdeen Trail	Forestry Commission Scotland has hosted an open day to celebrate the opening of its new mountain biking "fun park" in Kirkhill Forest, Aberdeen. - 01/03/2005
Commission Welcomes Eu Funding For Black Isle Mountain Biking	Forestry Commission Scotland is delighted by the announcement of £71,000 worth of European Union funding to help it build a network of challenging mountain bike trails in Learnie Forest, on the Black Isle, north of Inverness. - 24/02/2005
Double Biking Boost For Newcastleton	Mountain biking in Newcastleton received a double boost with a new award of 'Excellence' from the Hawick Partnership and the setting up of a local volunteer group to support trailbuilding. - 14/02/2005
Mountain Bikers Challenged To Tackle '10 Under The Ben'	Mountain bikers of all levels are being challenged to have a go in June at one of the toughest riding challenges ever held in Scotland. - 08/02/2005
Mountainbiking Plans For Glenmore Forest Park Withdrawn	Forestry Commission Scotland has permanently withdrawn its proposals to provide a challenging, off-road mountainbiking centre in the Sluggan Pass area of Glenmore Forest Park, near Aviemore. - 07/02/2005
Community Car Park Opens At Kirroughtree	A new community car park at Kirroughtree visitor centre is just one of many new features aiming to make the place more accessible to locals and tourists. - 02/02/2005
Expert Bikers To Wow City Crowds At New Year	Expert mountain bikers are to show off their dare-devil skills at the Parklife 05 event in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, on New Year's day. - 24/12/2004
Laggan Wolftrax Mountainbike Trails Now Fully Open	Mountain bikers looking for something to burn off the Christmas pudding might want to check out Forestry Commission Scotland's new Laggan WolfTrax trails at Laggan, Inverness-shire, which are now fully open. - 21/12/2004
Top Gear For Scottish Mountain Biking	Scotland has been rated as "one of the hottest places to ride in the world" in an independent report card on mountain biking. - 16/12/2004
Double Honours For Glentress Mountain Biking	Mountain bikers have just voted Glentress forest, near Peebles, as the best place in Britain to go mountain biking. - 17/11/2004
First Mountain Bike Ranger For Tweed Valley	The famous mountain bike trails in the Tweed Valley Forest Park are to be kept in tip-top condition thanks to a new mountain bike ranger for the area. - 08/11/2004
Glentress Goes Jumptastic	Bikers at Glentress are "jumping for joy" now that the new red route descent has been completed and is ready for action - 04/11/2004
New Improvements For Kirroughtree	Kirroughtree Visitor Centre is drawing in so many more visitors than before that a brand new car park and an improved access road is to be built to cope with demand. - 25/10/2004
Autumn Sweeps Across Dumfries And Galloway	Autumn colours are sweeping over many forests in the Dumfries and Galloway region creating a stunning display of red, orange and golden leaves - 19/10/2004
Take A Ride On The Dark Side!	- 29/09/2004
Top-Line Mountain Biking Comes To Inverness-Shire	A new era in mountain biking has begun in northern Scotland with the opening of the "Laggan Wolftrax" trails in Achduchil Forest at Laggan in Badenoch, southern Inverness-shire. - 27/09/2004
Brakes Off For Black Isle Mountain Bike Plans	Dreams for a cluster of off-road mountain biking routes in North Scotland to complement the famous "7stanes" network in South Scotland have taken a big step forward. - 27/08/2004
Gearing Up For The Holm Show Race	Organisers of the agricultural Holm Show in Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders are putting together the finishing touches for the mountain bike race and display that will be held at the Holm Show this Saturday. (28th Aug) - 23/08/2004
Minister Puts Newcastleton Biking On The Map	A brand-new mountain bike centre in the Scottish Borders village of Newcastleton aims to attract visitors from all over Britain. - 16/08/2004
Dumfriesshire Trailbuilder Sells Scots Biking Overseas	Mountain biking in Dumfries and Galloway is to be showcased in a major international conference in Canada. Andy Hopkins, the 7stanes trail designer and builder for the region, is to fly out to Canada next Monday (16th) to give a presentation in front of mountain bike specialists from all over the world as they meet in north Vancouver to share best practice in the industry. - 10/08/2004
Mega Mountain Bike Event Set For Selkirk	Selkirk is set for a biking event on 1st August which is likely to attract over 1,000 riders to the Scottish Borders. - 26/07/2004
Britain's Elite Bikers At Innerleithen Race	Biking fans are in for big action this weekend (24/25 July) as some of the best downhill mountain bikers flock to the Scottish Borders for a major national competition. - 20/07/2004
Bridge Over The River Ae	The Army has joined forces with Forestry Commission Scotland and Ae Community Council to open a new bridge over the River Ae. - 09/07/2004
Glentress Trails Get A Boost	- 30/06/2004
Borders Bikers Wow City Crowds	Three mountain bike aces from Peebles wowed thousands of spectators at the Royal Highland Show last week. - 28/06/2004
Wilson Reviews Year 'Full Of Change' In Scottish Forestry	Scottish Forestry Minister Allan Wilson described the past year in Scottish forestry as a "busy year, full of change," when he presented the Scotland's Finest Woodlands Awards at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh today. - 25/06/2004
Kirroughtree Trails To Give Healthy Kickstart	Kirroughtree Forest, near Newton Stewart, has put itself on the map as a major destination for mountain biking with the launch of a network of new trails. - 14/06/2004
Dalbeattie Forest Wins Top Award	Dalbeattie Forest in Dumfries-shire has won a major commendation in a prestigious national awards programme. - 08/06/2004
Holm Show Biking Race	Forestry Commission Scotland are joining forces with the organisers of the Holm Show at Newcastleton (Scottish Borders) to host a mountain bike race on Saturday 28th August. - 27/05/2004
Borders Biking Trail Is Red Hot	Mountain biking in the Tweed Valley Forest Park has jumped into top gear with the opening of another red hot trail, the 12 mile Traquair XC (cross country) Trail, in Traquair Forest in Innerleithen. - 17/05/2004
Biking Championship Comes To Dalbeattie	Spectators are welcome to come along and cheer on some of Scotland's top mountain bikers when they compete in Dalbeattie Forest on Sunday 28 March. - 19/03/2004
Bike Business For Mabie	Forestry Commission Scotland is on the hunt for a highly motivated team to drive forward a new mountain bike business opportunity in Mabie Forest, near Dumfries. - 03/03/2004
Forest Park "A Big Success"	Visitor numbers in the Tweed Valley Forest Park have rocketed over the past year. Latest figures released by Forestry Commission Scotland reveal more than 364,000 visitors made their way to the forest park, a whopping 130,000 more than the previous year. - 23/02/2004
Laggan Bike Trail Receives Planning Green Light	Planning chiefs have approved plans to open a challenging off-road mountain bike trail in Strathmashie Forest, near Laggan in Inverness-shire. - 19/01/2004
Biking Business Boom In The Borders	The third new mountain bike business in the Borders to be set up with Forestry Commission Scotland has just been given the green light. - 15/01/2004
Borders Biking Trails Shaping Up	Work is progressing well on two new mountain bike trails planned for the Scottish Borders. - 13/01/2004
7Stanes Trailblaze In Kirroughtree	Work is well under way on building purpose-built mountain bike routes in Kirroughtree (near Newton Stewart) under the £2 million 7stanes biking project. - 15/12/2003
Thumbs Up For Charity Riders	Staff on the 7stanes mountain bike project would like to thank all riders who helped raise £280 for the Children in Need charity. - 03/12/2003