Scottish Land & Estates (SLE), the rural business organisation, is calling for a Scotland-wide Integrated Fire Management Strategy to protect some of Scotland’s rarest species and habitats. The call comes ahead of the Wildfire Summit taking place on 14 October in Grantown-on-Spey, chaired by Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie and Community...
A pragmatic and evidence-based decision to postpone the implementation of muirburn licensing has been welcomed by Scottish Land & Estates. The rural business organisation commented after the Scottish Government announced that it was suspending the start date of the scheme until the start of the next muirburn season in autumn 2026. The...
From 8 – 10 September 2025, delegates from across Europe converged at the Fondation François Sommer in Paris for the annual Symposium of the European Wildlife Estates (WE) Initiative. Since 2004, WE has been recognising exceptional landholdings for their outstanding biodiversity and wildlife management practices. There are over 580...
Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, today supported a parliamentary committee report which calls for land managers and farmers to play a key role in developing and implementing future biodiversity targets to help tackle nature loss. The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs and Islands Committee has published its...
Eleven exceptional businesses, community projects and individuals from across rural Scotland have been honoured at the Helping It Happen Awards 2025, held in Edinburgh on Wednesday evening (1 October). Organised by Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) and generously sponsored by NatureScot, the glittering ceremony recognised outstanding...
Rural business organisation Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has given a cautious welcome to the Housing Scotland Bill, passed by the Scottish Parliament last night (September 30). The Bill has been subject to intense scrutiny, with about over 1000 amendments debated since March 2024. While endorsing some key amendments to be accommodated in...
Rural business organisation Scottish Land & Estates welcomes the new by-law banning campfires and disposable barbecues between 1 April and 30 September every year in the Cairngorms National Park. The by-law has been approved by Scottish ministers for the Cairngorms National Park, the largest national park in the UK. Stephen Young...
Rural business organisation Scottish Land & Estates is honouring one of its most long-serving employees, Jane Laing, who is now retiring after 26 years of service. Mrs Laing, from Galashiels, began her career with Scottish Land & Estates in 1999 as a Secretary to the Legal and Public Affairs Co-ordinator. She was appointed as...
Scottish Land and Estates (SLE) is to administer grant funding from the Cairngorms National Park Authority to replace equipment damaged during efforts to combat the wildfires in Carrbridge and Dava. The largest wildfire event in Scotland’s history devastated 11,827 hectares of moorland and woodland in late June and early July. An initial...
Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has joined rural businesses, estates and community partners across Scotland and the UK in backing National Rural Crime Week (8–12 September), underlining the collective commitment to make rural areas a safer place to live, work and visit. The week of action follows the launch of the Scottish Partnership...
