Minuntion Estate
HIH Case Study
Minuntion Estate offers game shooting, deer stalking, as well as salmon and trout fishing over 2000 acres of farmland, woodland and open hill. Additionally, the estate has three grassland farms where...
Glenmazeran Estate
HIH Case Study
Glenmazeran Estate is passionate about conservation and their local wading bird community. The young gamekeeping team at the estate exemplifies an unwavering dedication to the conservation of their...
Kildrummy and Glenkindie Estates
HIH Case Study
Kildrummy and Glenkindie Estates lie on the edge of the Cairngorm National Park and consist of 15,000 acres of the most beautiful countryside in Aberdeenshire, straddling the banks of the River Don in...
Zulu Ecosystems
HIH Case Study
Our ancient woodlands are at a critical juncture. Faced with threats like overgrazing and environmental changes, many of these biodiverse and culturally significant ecosystems risk disappearing...
Ocean Plastic Pots
HIH Case Study
Designed in Glasgow and made in Scotland, Ocean Plastic Pots works to remove plastic pollution from the ocean and coastline and create sustainable and useful products, turning the negative into a...
Grosvenor Reay Forest Estate, Project Laxford
HIH Case Study
Project Laxford is a landscape-scale, ecosystem-wide, conservation project. Grosvenor’s Reay Forest Estate is working in partnership with The Atlantic Salmon Trust across the River Laxford catchment...
Caerlaverock Estate
HIH Case Study
SLE member since 1946, Caerlaverock Estate contains around 6,000 acres including the Home Farm of about 1000 acres. It has been family owned for over 800 years. Caerlaverock Estate’s biodiversity...
Guest blog from Highlands Rewilding: Why baseline intertidal zones?
Blog Post
If you are managing marine and intertidal sites, these vulnerable habitats can be important indicators of climate change, as well as biodiversity-rich carbon sinks.
With the ever-intensifying effects...
Shooting guidance under new hunting with dogs legislation to avoid falling foul of the law
News
Eight rural organisations have published new guidance for walked-up and rough shooting and field trials, ready for the new Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023 coming into force in the autumn.
Onc...
Investment in land and nature restoration at Far Ralia
Blog Post
At the SLE Annual Conference earlier this year, one of our case study video segments examined the purchase of Far Ralia by abrdn Property Income Trust Limited in September 2021.
In a new blog, Jason...
SLE responds to RSPB Scotland claims regarding hen harrier survival rates
News
Scottish Land & Estates has issued the following statement in response to a new report by RSPB Scotland regarding hen harrier survival rates.
Mark Tennant, chairman of Scottish Land & Estates, said...
Grouse shooting licensing proposals are a ‘legal minefield’
News
The Scottish Government’s proposals for licensing grouse shooting are a ‘legal minefield’ with the capacity to harm rural communities and adversely impact biodiversity, land managers said today.
Sco...