Three leading figures working in rural Scotland have been nominated today for a prestigious outstanding contribution award. The Helping it Happen Scottish Award for Outstanding Contribution to Rural Scotland aims to celebrate those who have spent their lives working in and for Scotland’s countryside. Scottish Land & Estates has announced...
Eight rural organisations have published new guidance for walked-up and rough shooting and field trials, ready for the new Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023 coming into force in the autumn. Once the Act comes into effect, no more than two dogs can be used at the same time to flush a mammal for shooting and rabbits are now included in...
The Duke of Northumberland’s Burncastle Estate near the Lammermuir Hills is the latest landholding to have been awarded prestigious wildlife recognition to acknowledge its outstanding conservation work. Wildlife Estates Scotland (WES) accreditation was presented to the estate at the Border Union Show at Kelso this weekend. Burncastle...
The crucial role that gamekeepers, stalkers and rural workers played in tackling the huge wildfire at Cannich is being explained in a new video released this week. Loch Ness Rural Communities, a group highlighting land management, employment, wildlife and conservation that goes on in the Straths around Loch Ness, has released the film in...
A summit held today to discuss wildfires in Scotland has been welcomed – but land managers have urged the Scottish Government to listen to fire experts and recognise the value of controlled burning. Scottish Land & Estates were among representatives to attend the wildlife summit in Beauly organised by MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch...
The Scottish Country Sports Tourism Awards were held on Saturday 1st of July at the GWCT Scottish Game Fair, recognising providers of country sports who are going the extra mile to deliver exceptional experiences to sporting clients. The awards, presented on the Scottish Land & Estates stand, recognised the exceptional contributions of...
Five Scottish farms and estates – accounting for nearly 75,000 acres - have been awarded prestigious international accreditation to recognise their ongoing work in wildlife management and conservation. The award of Wildlife Estates Scotland (WES) accreditation was made at the GWCT Scottish Game Fair, with three properties receiving...
A decision to extend the investigatory powers available to the SSPCA goes against the advice of an independent taskforce set up by the Scottish Government to examine the issue, Scottish Land & Estates said today. The government said today that new powers will “allow the Scottish SPCA to in certain circumstances search, examine and seize...
Achieving certainty about the direction of Scottish agriculture policy is critical to fostering innovation and supporting a new generation in farming, Scottish Land & Estates said today. The rural business organisation was speaking as the Royal Highland Show began at Ingliston and said that opportunities for progress were being stifled by...
Scottish Land & Estates has urged the Scottish Government to grant immediate authorisation for Asulox to control bracken following news that it has been permitted for use south of the border. SLE wrote to the Scottish Government last week, as it has in previous years, asking for permission to be granted as a matter of urgency before...
