Diversifying into rum

SLE member Jamie Carruthers of Dormont Estate, Lockerbie, has been future proofing the estate business for many years through work to improve the energy efficiency of rented homes on the estate and the construction in 2011 of eight new homes to the highest

Meet the Helping It Happen finalists: Enhancing our Environment Award

Our Helping It Happen Awards Ceremony & Dinner takes place in just four weeks’ time, so we are taking a closer look at each of the finalists in our nine diverse categories here on our blog. The standard of nominees was extremely high this year and our

Undisturbed

This week on our blog, the National Wildlife Crime Unit tells us a little more about their social media campaign, Undisturbed. The campaign, which encourages photographers and drone users to minimise their disturbance to wildlife, is one of many wildlife and

Meet the Helping it Happen finalists: Tourism Award

Just in case you haven’t heard of our Helping It Happen Awards before, it’s probably best to kick off this series of ‘Meet the finalists’ with a little introduction. The Awards highlight how landowners and rural businesses across Scotland play a key role in

Meet the Great Glen Challenge Team

We’re excited to be fielding a team for the RSABI Great Glen Challenge once again this year! The event is now in its 8th year and has raised an incredible £300,000 since 2012. RSABI provide vital practical, emotional and financial support to help those

A morning on the moor

For Emma Dickinson, SLE Digital Communications Officer, the Glorious Twelfth was the first time out on a Scottish moor, experiencing a grouse shoot. She discusses what she learnt and how there is more to the industry than appears on social media. Having never

Lessons from the policy tour so far

This week, three of our policy team, Eleanor Kay, Marcelina Hamilton and Emma Steel, began their tour of the North East and Highland Regions. They talk us through what they have learnt about the issues of concern to our members living and working in these

Electrical wiring regulations – tricky to digest?

Mike Buchanan from Cambusmore Estate in Perthshire, takes us through some recent changes to electrical requirements. A new 18th edition of the electrical wiring regulations, known as BS 7671:2018, came into force in January 2019. Several revisions will affect

The first 100 days are always the toughest

So, Boris Johnson will be our next Prime Minister. Now comes the hard work. Pick a Cabinet. Fight a by-election. Unite his Conservative MPs. Deliver Brexit by 31 October. Mr Johnson will officially be appointed Prime Minister today, 24 July, meaning there are

Bog Day Blog

As it’s International Bog Day on Sunday 28 July this week’s blog showcases the work Peatland ACTION have been undertaking to restore the peatlands within Scotland’s oldest National Park. Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority, host to Richard