The Easter weekend is usually a time when many of us would be enjoying family days out in the countryside and on the moors. This year, the advice is to stay at home, but rest assured that this precious landscape is alive with flourishing Spring plants, insects, birds and mammals. Scottish moorlands are managed year-round

The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) commissioned a survey of 1,000 Scots in March 2020 to ascertain their view of our native heather uplands. The responses reveal that an overwhelming majority of people (92%) associate moorlands with wildlife and 89% associate moorlands with Scotland. Furthermore, almost three-quarters of people (73%) recognise moorland as an

Scotland’s premier all female shooting club, Glad Rags and Cartridge Bags is delighted to announce that with gracious permission of Her Majesty the Queen, they will be hosting a charity clay shoot at Delnadamph, part of the Balmoral Estate, due to take place later in the year. Another exciting announcement is that Shepherd and Wedderburn Solicitors

Moorland managers and others are being urged by Scottish Land & Estates not to undertake muirburn (controlled burning of heather) during the Covid-19 pandemic, to help ensure there is no chance for any additional strain on public services. The fortnight before the end of the main muirburn season on 15 April is usually a very busy

Scotland’s moorlands – be it the heather clad hills that turn purple in late summer, to the vast areas of blanket bog rich in sphagnum moss and cotton grass – are famous the world over and it’s imperative they have a sustainable future. A new report published by Scotland’s Moorland Forum ‘Valuing Scotland’s Moorlands’ (February

9 March 2020 An East Lothian estate holding a prestigious wildlife and conservation accreditation has welcomed Scotland’s Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment to the estate to learn more about their vital work. Mairi Gougeon MSP visited the Hopes Estate in East Lothian on Wednesday 4th March where she was given a tour

A Highland estate is encouraging other land owners to get involved with a ground-breaking Scottish golden eagle conservation project after eagle chicks were donated to the project. As one of the first estates involved in the pioneering South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project, Pitmain and Glenbanchor Estate, a 12,000 acre estate near Kingussie, volunteered to

Major changes proposed for the operation of Scotland’s grouse moors have not been economically assessed and could deliver a hugely damaging blow to rural Scotland. Following evidence by members of the grouse moor review group to the Scottish Parliament’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee today, a joint statement was issued by the British

Around 150 rural workers staged a demonstration in Perth tonight (Tuesday 17 December), protesting against Chris Packham’s ‘relentless drive’ to wreck their livelihoods. The BBC presenter from the south of England – an outspoken critic of field sports – was giving a talk on nature photography at Perth Concert Hall. However, his appearance was met

Estate owners and gamekeepers are stepping up their efforts to help Scotland meet its climate change targets. And as the grouse shooting season draws to a close, rural communities have launched a new ‘#PreciousPlaces’ campaign to highlight the environmental, social and economic benefits delivered year-round by moorland managers. Grouse moors act as huge carbon stores