Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has congratulated the winners of Lantra Scotland’s ALBAS Awards 2025, which recognise talented young people starting their careers in the rural sector. Scottish Land & Estates sponsors the Game and Wildlife Learner of the Year award, won this year by Murray Henderson, with Fenna Whittaker taking the runner-up...
Scottish Land & Estates today supported a police appeal for information following the death of a red kite in Aberdeenshire. The bird of prey was initially found by a member of the public in the Glenbuchat area of Strathdon and was recovered before further investigations found that the bird had been shot. It is believed the bird was shot...
A significant decrease in wildlife crime offences in Scotland has been welcomed by Scottish Land & Estates (SLE). The rural business organisation reacted to the publication of the Scottish Government’s Wildlife Crime in Scotland Report 2022-23, which shows a 23% reduction in overall wildlife crime offences compared to the previous year...
Scottish Land & Estates (SLE), the rural business organisation, has shared its disappointment at the Scottish Budget, passed today in Holyrood, saying that rural voices have been ignored Rural affairs is the only government department facing a real terms cut, despite the major contribution of rural businesses to the Scottish exchequer and...
The Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill can deliver important progress for wildlife and biodiversity in Scotland – but Scottish Land & Estates has urged government to work collaboratively with landowners to deliver those improvements. The rural business organisation has given its initial reaction to the wide-ranging Bill which was...
The impact of tax changes on Scotland’s distinctive farming sector is either severely misunderstood or being deliberately ignored by the UK Government, Scottish Land & Estates said today. The rural business organisation was speaking following the meeting HM Treasury held with some representative sector organisations on Tuesday – a meeting...
Proposals for a new National Park in Galloway could place additional financial and regulatory pressures on small businesses which are already struggling, Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has said today. The rural business organisation made the comments in its response to a NatureScot consultation on the National Park proposals. SLE warned...
Following confirmation from the Cairngorms National Park Authority that feral pigs had been spotted in an area near Uath Lochans , near Insh, Speyside, Scottish Land & Estates has released the following statement. Ross Ewing, Director of Moorland at Scottish Land & Estates, said: "This appears to be a reckless and illegal act which...
An opportunity exists for the UK Government to change course on its illogical changes to inheritance tax for farms - but it needs a willingness by government to work with the sector. Scottish Land & Estates (SLE), the rural business organisation, made the comments as a Westminster Hall debate takes place after a petition against the...
Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, has called for common sense to be returned to the land reform debate after calls from campaigners to ramp up measures proposed in the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill, which could decimate investment in rural Scotland. Before a Parliamentary committee today on Stage 1 of the Bill...
