Six key environmental benefits of moorland management are helping to tackle climate change. As efforts to combat climate change intensify through the COP26 summit, politicians and conservation bodies have been urged to embrace the contribution of sustainable moorland management. The six environmental gifts of grouse are:- Carbon capture;  Peatland restoration; Wildfire prevention; Habitat creation; Mountain

A failed legal challenge on heather burning in England may have a positive impact on how future regulation of muirburn is shaped in Scotland. The latest court defeat for Chris Packham’s Wild Justice group came this week when a High Court ruling by Mr Justice Dove dismissed Wild Justice’s ‘speculative’ attempt to judicial review Defra’s most recent

The UN International Day of Rural Women takes place on Friday 15 October, celebrating women all over the world who live and work in rural areas. In Scotland, women’s contribution to rural life is often overlooked, according to the rural network Scotland’s Regional Moorland Groups. Lianne MacLennan, national coordinator of Scotland’s Regional Moorland Groups, said:

Wildlife Artist Katie Hargreaves has led a host of Scottish businesses supporting an initiative which urges recognition of the importance of moorland life to the environment, wildlife and rural communities. Families, businesses and estates launched the Support Moorland Life campaign and another 20 businesses have signed up to mark the start of the Scottish Game Fair today,

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