Tags - Conservation

The Angus Glens Moorland Group

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The Angus Glens Moorland Group has done a lot of work with their rural communities. They have held a number of community events from school barbecues to, most recently, an Easter Funday.

All events...

Saving the Corn Bunting

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East Neuk Estates

The corn bunting was once widespread but large declines led to extinction in Ireland, an end to regular breeding in Wales and made the corn bunting one of the fastest declining...

Peatland Restoration in Aberdeenshire

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Edinglassie estate

Edinglassie estate is located to the west of Huntly in rural Aberdeenshire. The 4,600 acres, owned by the Hay family, are managed as a traditional mixed use upland estate. Around 1...

Scottish Wildcat Conservation in Glenlivet

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Glenlivet Estate

Lying at the northern edge of the Cairngorms, the majority of the Glenlivet Estate falls within the Cairngorms National Park. Covering over 58,000 acres, it comprises over 30 let...

Gilmerton House

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Gilmerton House

Gilmerton House, a Grade A listed Georgian mansion conveniently located 30 minutes from Edinburgh city centre and 40 minutes from Edinburgh airport, has been home to the Kinloch...

50th Anniversary Maple Planting at Scone Palace

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Scone Estate

Scone Palace, the crowning place of Scottish Kings, has celebrated 50 years as a visitor attraction by planting 50 young maple trees, one for each year the Palace has been open to the...

Conserving Historic Parklands at Scone Estate

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Scone Estate

On Tuesday 28th February 2017, a team of horticultural students visited the Palace grounds to plant 30 young oak trees, provided by the Tay Landscape Partnership and supervised by Scone...

Saving the Field Gentian

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Rosebery Estates

Field gentian is a lovely plant. Its stunning bluish-purple flowers brighten coastal grassland, pastures and sand dunes in summer, visited by bumblebees and butterflies in search of...

Protecting the Capercaillie in Glen Tanar

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Glen Tanar Estate

Glen Tanar estate in Royal Deeside is managed by owners Michael and Claire Bruce, alongside a team of skilled staff, combining modern management techniques with traditional...

Crofting at Balmacara

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Balmacara Estate

Balmacara, a 2,550-hectare traditional Highland crofting estate owned by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS), lies at the heart of the Lochalsh peninsula.

Approximately 75% of the...

Paths around Learney

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Learney Estate

Learney Estate is approximately 20 miles west of Aberdeen and is situated to the north west of the village of Torphins in Aberdeenshire.

Like many parts of Aberdeenshire, Torphins...

Brucie Bonus - Diversification at Lunan Bay

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Diversification is the name of the game – and farms across Scotland are always looking at ways of making more, not just for their own businesses but for those who live, work and visit their...