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...
Sustainable local employment
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Glenbervie Estate
Situated just south of Stonehaven, Glenbervie Estate is home to the Macphie family and their group of businesses.
They employ over 300 people across the UK, with around 230 of...
Creating sustainable farming units
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Farming today faces multiple challenges. Lower gate prices and changing subsidy regimes means famers must be increasingly innovative and agile if they are to make a decent return from their farms. At...
Glenmuick Estate Deer Farm
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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...
Ardmaddy Hydro
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Ardmaddy Castle is 15th century tower house built originally by the MacDougalls. Referring to it as the Estate is something of a misnomer according owner Charles Struthers, who describes it, somewhat...
Where There's Farming, There's Muck
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Where there is farming, there is muck. And for many farm managers the ongoing disposal of tonnes of manure can be a headache. Although manure is a good fertiliser, the need to spread tonnes of wet...
A wildlife haven - Publicly Used, Privately owned
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The Caerlaverock Estate consists of a remarkable variety of landscape and geology, and has some of the rarest habitats within Scotland, much of which is now within one of the two nature reserves on...
Blending Farming with Habitat and Species Management
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Wildlife Estates Scotland (WES) accredited Greenlawdean Farm, located just to the north of Greenlaw village in Berwickshire, extends to 426 hectares of arable ground, woodland and pasture. Arable...
A place to work, relax and play
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Swanston Farm
Over the last 30 years Swanston Farm has evolved away from mainly agriculture to more leisure based activities. Swanston sits on the edge of Edinburgh, and offers activities including...
Investing in technology
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Balbirnie Home Farms
Investment in a biomass grain drier at Balbirnie in central Fife has not only improved the carbon footprint of the estate but has proved to be an astute cost-cutting exercise too...
Wildlife Estates Scotland Accreditation at Stracathro
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Stracathro Estates
Stracathro Estates comprises 4000 arable acres and 500 acres of commercial and amenity woodland. It is located in Strathmore between the glens and the sea in lowland Angus.
The...
Leystone Farm
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For the second year in a row Countryside Learning Scotland received an enquiry from Coupar Angus Primary School wanting their pupils to visit an arable farm and for the second year running Will...