The annual grouse shooting season got under way today with rural communities urging: “Support Moorland Life.” Newly published research (*link) shows that moorland management is sustainable and delivers a host of environmental, social and economic benefits and that alternative land uses would not produce better results. Rural businesses across Scotland have been writing to members

A new report from the University of Northampton concludes that there is no better alternative use for the UK’s uplands than integrated moorland management, under The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) targets. The review into sustainable driven grouse shooting was designed to look both at the sustainability of grouse shooting, and the various

Scottish estates are making final preparations for the Glorious 12th, the start of the grouse season. This year’s season is more important than ever to rural businesses, after the economic hit from the Covid restrictions on tourism and hospitality last year. At Roxburghe Estates in the Scottish Borders, head keeper Drew Ainslie and assistant factor

Leading UK rural organisations have today (23rd July) announced the launch of a formal partnership to promote the multitude of conservation and community benefits that make the countryside a better place for all to enjoy. ‘Aim To Sustain’ has been formed to highlight the crucial role that sustainable game shooting plays in delivering biodiversity net gain through

A wildlife rich stretch of Highland Perthshire is providing hope for the embattled kestrel, with monitors observing trend bucking chick production spanning almost 20 years. Recent national trends were published highlighting an alarming rate of decline for a favourite farmland bird, once commonly seen from roadsides, hovering above its prey. Data sourced from studies by

Rural organisations said today (26 November 2020) that the Scottish Government’s announcement that it is to develop a licensing scheme for grouse moors will be a seriously damaging blow to fragile rural communities. Following publication of Scottish Government’s response to Werritty Review of grouse moor management, the following joint statement was issued by: British Association

The Gift of Grouse ‘Moorland Briefing’ offers a round up of industry news as we head towards the conclusion of the grouse shooting season for 2020. This report offers an insight into the new safety measures implemented to limit the potential spread of Covid-19 and how they have been working well. The findings of a

New Scottish Government-led research into the impact of grouse shooting has provided ‘definitive proof’ of its value to rural Scotland. Scottish Land & Estates welcomed research carried out by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and the James Hutton Institute, which studied socioeconomic and biodiversity impacts of driven grouse moors as well as the employment rights of