[1] Native forest is now largely absent from much of the area, due partly to logging, and partly to the climate becoming wetter,[1] and Loch Rannoch is now largely surrounded by commercial forestry and open hillsides,[2] although a small area remains at the Black Wood of Rannoch on the southern shore of the loch.

Fishing is managed by the Loch Rannoch Conservation Association, which issues permits and control catches in accordance with the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003.

[1][5] Areas of forestry around Loch Rannoch owned by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) form part of the Tay Forest Park, a network of FLS forests spread across the Highland parts of Perthshire that are managed to provide walks and amenities for visitors.

[9] Mary, Queen of Scots, who was in Glen Tilt, wrote to Colin Campbell of Glenorchy on 3 August 1564, asking him to demolish a house of strength on an island in the loch.

[14] The forest supports a number of rare plants including species such as coralroot Corallorhiza trifida and serrated wintergreen Orthilia secunda.

FLS manage the wood as a forest reserve as well as to provide Scots pine seeds for use in regeneration projects across Scotland.