SLE statement on Werritty Report
News
Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, said today the recommendations of a government-led review into grouse moor management will have far-reaching and worrying implications for...
Grouse shooting review will mean 'seismic' change for moors in Scotland
News
Rural organisations said today that the recommendations of a government-commissioned review of grouse moor management will mean a ‘seismic’ change for grouse moors across Scotland.
Following...
A morning on the moor
Blog Post
For Emma Dickinson, SLE Digital Communications Officer, the Glorious Twelfth was the first time out on a Scottish moor, experiencing a grouse shoot. She discusses what she learnt and how there is more...
Fake news must not shape future of grouse moors
News
Following the recent story falsely claiming that shooters were travelling from the UK to hunt puffins in Iceland, Tim Baynes, Director of the Scottish Land and Estates Moorland Group, discusses the...
Unanticipated and delightful
Blog Post
Allargue Estate sits snugly nestled in the centre of the Cairngorms National Park in the lee of the Cairngorms massif. It covers an area of just over 2,300 hectares and comprises a multitude of...
Benefits of moorland management
News
With moorland management under ever more scrutiny, Tim Baynes Scottish Land and Estates Moorland Group Director, has reiterated the immense value of existing moorland management practices in an open...
Heather burning: A traditional tool backed by the latest science and best practice
Blog Post
Setting the heather alight is an idiom that most are familiar with – even if some might not be sure exactly where the phrase originated from.
The benefits of controlled heather burning on moorland...
Statement on RSPB call for grouse moor licensing regime
News
In response to publication today (December 14) of a report by RSPB calling for the introduction of licensing of grouse moors, Scottish Land & Estates issued the following statement.
David Johnstone...
Educating the next generation
HIH Case Study
Katrina Candy is a leading children’s author, who has successfully published two books that teach conservation and land management issues to a young audience. Her first book ‘Captain Partridge and the...
Game for Giving
HIH Case Study
Game for Giving is an initiative set up by both the Angus Glens and Grampian Moorland Groups. We work with local butchers and chefs to create oven ready meals using fresh Game and ingredients that we...