Lessons from the policy tour so far
Blog Post
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...
SLE responds following John Finnie MSP's comments on sporting rates
News
Scottish Land & Estates has responded to comments made by John Finnie, Green MSP for Highlands & Islands, in an article published by The National on 23rd February 2019.
Letter to John Finnie MSP:
De...
Community Engagement at Invercauld Estate
HIH Case Study
The unique highland setting of Braemar village has flourished under a combination of extensive local estate involvement and community cohesion. As a local landowner, Invercauld Estate recognises the...
Working with local schools (AGMG)
HIH Case Study
The Angus Glens Moorland Group is a collection of sporting estates Angus founded in 2015. They demonstrate the work these estates and their staff undertake undertake for our countryside, highlighting...
Woodland Projects at Invercauld Estate
HIH Case Study
Meall Gorm Woodland Project
The Meall Gorm area of Invercauld Estate was fenced in 2006 after a successful deer fenced regeneration project of 3.3 hectares had been undertaken in 2000.
The area...
Wigwam Holidays
HIH Case Study
Montrave Estate
Montrave Estate is run by Nicholas and Airin Gilmour and is situated north of Leven in Fife just a few miles from the beautiful Fife coast and just 12 miles from St Andrews, the home...
Hill to Grill Education
HIH Case Study
Assynt Foundation
Rangers and stalkers from Assynt Foundation in Sutherland, working together with colleagues from the John Muir Trust and Highland Council Ranger Service educated a group of Ullapool...
Finzean Farm Shop & Tearoom
HIH Case Study
Finzean Estate
The converted Balnaboth Steading is home to Finzean Estate’s Farm Shop & Tearoom. Opened in April 2006, the Farm Shop & Tearoom has been so successful that development work is now...
Estate tours at the Cairngorms Nature Festival
HIH Case Study
Glenmuick Estates in Ballater is a 5,000 acre mixture of open moor, farmland and forest. The objectives of the Estate encompass conservation, habitat enhancement and protection, food production, and...
Glenmuick Estate Deer Farm
HIH Case Study
Ballater suffered its worst flooding for a century in early 2016, and it will be some time yet, we write in May 2016, before its homes and businesses return to a fully functional condition.
However...
Game and wildlife management - Finzean
HIH Case Study
Finzean Estate
Finzean is a 4,000ha mixed estate located in Deeside. It is managed as a family business, with interests in farmland, moorland, forestry, sporting and conservation. It’s role in a...
Mauldslie Deer Farm Project
HIH Case Study
When John and Henny Goffin took over Mauldslie Farm in December 2013 they had ambitious plans to renovate the 430ha unit into an economically sustainable farming unit. The key factor in the plan was...