Growing Wheat at Mungoswells
HIH Case Study
The McDowall family bought Mungoswells, an arable farm north of Haddington in the 'bread basket' county of East Lothian, in the 1920s and have been farming there since. They farm cereals, beans and...
Big or small, let's celebrate rural Scotland
Blog Post
Do you know a farm, rural business or estate who are doing things a little different, taking a new approach and helping their local community thrive?
Has a local estate, farm or rural business near...
Community Inspired Village Pub
HIH Case Study
The Fife Arms in Braemar closed for a major refurbishment in 2015. The hotel incorporated a pub which was used by locals as a key meeting place for the community. At around the same time, a small shop...
Better Broadband around Logie Estate
HIH Case Study
The lack of viable, high speed broadband around the Logie area has encouraged Logie Estate to install their own network. A lack of digital connectivity in rural Scotland can restrict development and...
Duke of Buccleuch steps down as Buccleuch chairman as group announces leadership changes
News
Buccleuch announced today key changes to the group’s leadership and management.
The Duke of Buccleuch has announced he is to step down as chairman of the group at the beginning of March shortly after...
Evidence and emotion: getting the balance right in Scottish land management
Blog Post
I think it would be fair to say that most people love Scotland’s countryside. That’s certainly the case with Scotland’s land owners and managers, who live, work or play in our communities. It’s their...
SLE provides evidence to Scottish Affairs Committee on the future of Scottish Agriculture
News
Scottish Land & Estates today provided evidence to the Scottish Affairs Committee on the future of agriculture in Scotland.
The session at SRUC’s Oatridge Campus, attended by academics and...
SLE supports call to scrap new rates levy on out of town business
News
We have joined twenty of the country’s leading business organisations in a joint letter to Scottish Finance Secretary, Derek Mackay MSP, urging him to scrap the proposed new business rates levy on out...
Helping it Happen Awards celebrates the best of rural Scotland
News
Last night saw more than 200 business owners and industry leaders from across the rural sector join together at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh for an inspiring evening celebrating rural success at...
Roan's Dairy
HIH Case Study
Situated in the south west of Scotland, in the coastal Dumfires and Galloway, the Roan family have been milking pedigree free range cows since 1898. Brothers Stuart and Steven have taken over the...
Cullisse Scottish Highland Rapeseed Oil
HIH Case Study
The Mackenzie family have been running Cullisse Farms since the 1920s, where they began farming oats, barely and cattle. The farm slowly passed through the generations, until Kenneth and Gregor...
River Bothy Tearoom
HIH Case Study
The River Bothy tearooms was opened in May 2017 after extensive refurbishment of a building which had been unoccupied for forty years.
Subsequently it has been extended (extension opened June 2019)...