Issues affecting rural businesses and communities in Argyll have been raised with the UK Government during a visit by John Lamont MP to Ardkinglas Estate near Cairndow. Mr Lamont, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Scotland Office, joined representatives from several estates in the region in a meeting organised by Scottish...
Scottish Land & Estates has issued the following statement in response to a new report by RSPB Scotland regarding hen harrier survival rates. Mark Tennant, chairman of Scottish Land & Estates, said: "The vast majority of the UK’s hen harrier population is found in Scotland, with more than 500 pairs recorded in a recent report by...
The Scottish Government’s land reform plans run the risk of ‘failing rural Scotland for generations’ if the private business sector’s economic and environmental contribution is not embraced. Speaking today at the annual conference of Scottish Land & Estates – which represents rural businesses across Scotland – Mark Tennant, chairman of...
Scottish Land & Estates has issued the following statement following publication of the Wildlife Crime in Scotland Annual Report for 2020-2021. Sarah Jane Laing, Chief Executive at Scottish Land & Estates, said: “Rural businesses play an important role in addressing the nature and biodiversity crisis and working with partners to tackle...
A coalition, comprising Scottish Land & Estates, Scottish Association of Landlords and Propertymark, has had its application for Judicial Review of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Act 2022 accepted and this will be heard in the Court of Session on 4 May 2023. How Can You Help? Although the three organisations involved in this case...
Farmers and land managers have renewed their appeal for dog walkers and owners to take care around livestock in rural Scotland this Easter. Scottish Land & Estates (SLE), which represents rural businesses, said it was crucial to minimise the risk of dog attacks when the lambing season was underway and with a spike in visitors to the...
Scottish Land & Estates has issued the following statement after a gamekeeper was convicted at Inverness Sheriff Court of killing a sparrowhawk in September 2021. Dee Ward, Vice Chair (Policy) at Scottish Land & Estates, said: “We condemn raptor persecution in the strongest possible terms and it is right and proper that anyone who commits...
Working with rural communities, the cost of living and nature-based solutions were some of the hot topics on the agenda at the annual Land Managers Training Day organised by Scottish Land & Estates. Jointly sponsored by Savills and Brodies, more than 100 rural professionals attended the sold-out event at Perth Racecourse this week to...
Scottish Land & Estates today appealed for information following the shooting of a bird of prey in the Highlands. Police Scotland officers were called to a location near Grantown-on-Spey on Monday following reports a red kite had been shot. The bird was later found but had to be euthanised. Ross Ewing, Moorland Director at Scottish Land &...
Wildlife Estates Scotland, an international accreditation initiative dedicated to promoting sustainable land management and conservation, is pleased to welcome the appointments of Davy McCracken and Rory Kennedy to its Advisory Board. Davy McCracken is an agricultural ecologist and Head of the Hill & Mountain Research Centre at Scotland's...
