Tags - Wildlife Management

Sporting estates salute work to help Hen Harriers

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Following publication today (Friday September 14) of updated data on Heads Up For Harriers, a Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime Scotland (PAW) Scotland project, led by Scottish Natural...

Shooting estates at heart of efforts to increase Hen Harrier numbers

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Shooting estates are at the heart of efforts to improve hen harrier numbers in Scotland.
 
An estimated 330,000 acres of sporting estates – including many driven grouse moors - are now involved in the...

Scottish Moorland Group statement on mountain hares

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The Scottish Moorland Group has issued the following response to an RSPB Scotland release on mountain hares. 

A spokesman for the Scottish Moorland Group said:  “This research is very much out of...

Prestigious Wildlife Estates Scotland accreditation presented to Glenbervie Estate

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A Kincardineshire estate has been presented with national accreditation recognising its outstanding work on wildlife, habitat and conservation management.

Glenbervie Estate received its Wildlife...

Roxburgh Estates gains coveted Wildlife Estates Scotland accreditation

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Roxburghe Estates has become the latest rural business to be presented with national accreditation recognising its outstanding work on wildlife, habitat and conservation management.

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Biodiversity in the Angus Glens

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Glenogil Estate is situated within the beautiful highlands of Angus, positioned between Glen Clova and Glen Lethnot, and has been visited for the past three years by German scientists examining...

Hill to Grill Education

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Nature's Bounty with Conservation

HIH Case Study

Within Caerlaverock estate, on the shores of the Nith estuary, are two wildlife reserves; one, the National Nature Reserve (NNR), is run by Scottish Natural Heritage, and the other by The Wildfowl and...

Helping save the Scottish G&T

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The next time you’re enjoying a refreshing gin & tonic remember to give thanks to Scotland’s gamekeepers for they are at the forefront of helping to protect and nurture the juniper plant which is used...