Scottish Land & Estates and other countryside organisations have welcomed the announcement from the directors of the UK’s leading shotgun cartridge manufacturers to seek alternatives to lead ammunition. Their goal could not be more clear: “ to develop new high performance ammunition for all shotguns and gauges using sustainable materials...
Scottish school children should be taught how their actions now can impact on climate change and the kind of homes they will live in in the future. Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has today (28 February 2020) called for more education for school kids on the important role housing plays in our lives, in response to the Scottish Government...
Scottish Land & Estates has said the organisation and its members are fully supportive of the amnesty for tenants’ improvements as the June 2020 deadline fast approaches. Earlier this week, the Scottish Tenant Farmers Association (STFA) claimed some landlords and factors were delaying the process for registering improvements – a claim...
Commenting on the Scottish Government’s Environment Strategy for Scotland: vision and outcomes report published today (25 February 2020), Stephen Young, Head of Policy at Scottish Land & Estates said: “Land managers are in the perfect position to help deliver the Scottish Government’s vision for the environment. Our members are already...
Leading shooting and rural organisations have today announced they want an end to the use of lead and single-use plastics in shotgun ammunition for live quarry shooting within five years. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), British Game Alliance (BGA) Countryside Alliance (CA), Country Land and Business...
The Non-Domestic Rates Bill passed Stage 3 in the Scottish Parliament in February 2020. We believe the Bill should be viewed as a positive first step to a more comprehensive reform of the non-domestic rates system. However there is still more to be done to ensure Scotland has a truly competitive rates system. We have spent several months...
Greater restrictions on the use of general licences - which allow certain birds to be controlled to prevent crop damage, predation of at-risk bird species and the protection of public health – could pose a threat to wildlife conservation efforts. Following the announcement today of new restrictions on general licences by Scottish Natural...
Scottish Land & Estates and WWF Scotland welcome the announcement by Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy, of a new Agriculture Transformation Programme to help farmers contribute positively to the climate emergency. The two organisations have previously jointly called for such a fund to be established. Farmers are...
A sporting estate in a remote glen in Dumfries & Galloway, which welcomes tourists from around the world, has received a prestigious accreditation which recognises landowners who are committed to best practice in conservation, habitat and wildlife management. Covering 2000 acres, Auchenbrack estate in Tynron has been accredited by...
Conflicting evidence on the future of deer management in Scotland should not overshadow the recent progress achieved, Scottish Land & Estates said today. The organisation, which represents rural businesses and landowners, said that many of the findings in this week’s Deer Working Group report came in sharp contrast to SNH’s report...
