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Key dates for short-term lets licenses

General News

The Scottish Government has provided further information for short-term lets operators following the recent vote in the Scottish Parliament which approved a licensing scheme for all short- term let and B&B operators across Scotland. SLE has consistently raised strong concerns that the draft licensing order had been shaped with mainly...

Delivering best use of land should be central to Scotland’s fiscal policy

Press Release

What Scotland wants to deliver from its land needs to be the key factor when considering a huge and costly exercise to assess and include all land on the valuation roll. Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, made the comments following the Scottish Land Commission’s (SLC) publication of Advice to Scottish Ministers on...

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacons

General News

On 2 June 2022, we will celebrate another unique milestone in our history - Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee - her 70th year as our Monarch and Head of the Commonwealth. It is a feat no previous monarch has achieved. More than 1,500 beacons will be lit throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK Overseas...

Could you be our new Press & Public Affairs Manager?

General News

We have an opening for a new Press & Public Affairs Manager. Are you passionate about using your campaigning expertise to help rural Scotland thrive? As a membership organisation, Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) is responsible for championing and supporting rural businesses that provide economic, social and environmental benefits to one of...

Rural Businesses set to Suffer as Short-term Lets Legislation Passes

Press Release

Rural businesses are set to suffer following the Scottish Parliament’s passing of a short-term lets licensing order which is hugely disproportionate to the problems that are claimed to be managed, Scottish Land & Estates has said today. SLE has consistently raised strong concerns that the draft licensing order had been shaped with mainly...

Livestock attacks: Police Scotland and rural organisations combine forces

Press Release

A campaign to protect Scotland’s livestock has been launched following new legislation which protects animals from dog attacks through a range of measures including updating the livestock definition, fines up to £40,000 and prison sentences for owners who let their pets worry, kill or injure farmed animals. SPARC, the Scottish Partnership...

Cambridge University research adds to bank of science demonstrating muirburn's positive contribution on carbon

General News

This article originally appeared on giftofgrouse.com . The role of muirburn in maintaining some of Scotland’s most precious habitats can be a heated one – but new science from the University of Cambridge is the latest research to demonstrate the importance of ‘cool burns’ to our upland ecosystem. Published in Nature Geoscience by Dr. Adam...

Winter walkers urged to tread safely on Scotland’s estates following Storm Arwen

Press Release

Walkers accessing Scotland’s rural estates for recreation over Christmas and New Year are being asked to take care as the clear up operation from Storm Arwen continues. Although the full damage is still being assessed from the storm in late-November, it is estimated that more than eight million trees were damaged, accounting for between 1...

Land Managers are Crucial to Delivering Cairngorms Vision

Press Release

L and managers are crucial to deliver positive outcomes for people, nature and place, Scottish Land & Estates has said after submitting its views on the Cairngorms National Park Authority’s proposed five-year National Park Partnership Plan. The Plan covers all areas of life and work within the National Park, from conservation to land...

Two new appointments to SLE HQ team

Press Release

Scottish Land & Estates has welcomed two new members of staff to augment its headquarters team. Sarah Madden has joined SLE as a Policy Adviser (Rural Communities) and Hannah Lloyd joins as the organisation’s Business Development Manager. Sarah previously worked for parliamentarians in both the Scottish and Westminster parliaments, most...