Opportunities for all to help Scotland's covid recovery and to tackle climate change
News
Scottish Land & Estates has responded to a call from Community Land Scotland for new land reform measures to tackle recovery from the pandemic and address climate change.
Sarah-Jane Laing, chief...
Call to support benefits of moorland management as grouse shooting season gets underway
News
The annual grouse shooting season got under way today with rural communities urging: “Support Moorland Life.”
Newly published research* shows that moorland management is sustainable and delivers a...
Cockenzie House & Gardens
HIH Case Study
Too many people use the word 'unique'. But Cockenzie House & Gardens is just that! In one of Scotland's last Jacobite mansions - a disused nursing home- we have created, as the community wanted, 46...
Scotland’s contribution to the Paris Agreement – an indicative NDC
Blog Post
Paul Richardson, Policy Adviser (Agriculture and Climate Change) at Scottish Land and Estates, provides a summary of the Indicative Nationally Determined Contributions, published by Scottish...
Scourie Community Development Company
HIH Case Study
SCDC aims to deliver sustainable project and developments for the benefit of the local community and visitors and thus bring about regeneration. The group has built a sports pavilion used by shinty...
Listen to 'ScotLand Matters: The Scottish Land & Estates Podcast'
News
We are excited to announce the launch of 'ScotLand Matters: The Scottish Land & Estates Podcast', which is now available to listen to for free on major streaming platforms.
The podcast is available...
Enter the Helping it Happen Awards 2021
News
Our Scotland-wide Helping It Happen Awards, which are once again sponsored by GLM, recognise the role of estates, farms and rural businesses who are helping rural Scotland thrive.
Whether through...
Get outside this National Walking Month
Blog Post
In this blog, our Digital Communications Officer Calum Henderson discusses the benefits of getting outside. As well as highlighting some of the issues with careless access being taken in the...
SLE & NFUS call for PDR extension
News
By extending permitted development rights (PDR), rural Scotland can benefit from staycations and curb dirty camping.
This was the message from landowners, land managers and farmers as Scottish Land...
Land managers plea for those visiting the Scottish countryside
News
Please come and visit, but respect nature while you are here.
That was the message from land managers, farmers and rural businesses as pandemic restrictions are loosened across Scotland, said...
Five key benefits of a Scottish Land & Estates Landowner or Manager membership
Blog Post
In this blog, our Membership Coordinator Nadia Flaherty highlights five of the advantages and perks available to land managers as part of an SLE membership. Whether you are an existing member or are...
Time to recognise rural Scotland’s achievements
News
People across rural Scotland who have helped their business and surrounding communities flourish, are being urged to enter the 2021 Helping It Happen Awards.
Organised by Scottish Land & Estates, the...