Scotland's Priority Catchments
As part of Scotland’s targeted approach to reduce pollution risk, work is underway in a number of ‘priority catchments’. The priority catchments contain some of Scotland’s most important waters for conservation, drinking water, bathing, and fishing, but they are also at heightened risk from diffuse pollution pressures which will lead to poor water quality.
We have a series of videos outlining what to expect from a Priority Catchment Inspection. You can watch them all here.
To find out if you are farming in a Diffuse Pollution Priority Catchment and for more information about how you can prevent diffuse pollution from your farm, visit Farming & Water Scotland.
Working Together Across a Catchment: The Upper Forth Farmer and Land Manager Network
Across Scotland, farmers, crofters and land managers are increasingly working together in groups organised around shared river catchments. Usually convened by a rivers trust or catchment partnership, each group has a facilitator who organises farm walks, shares knowledge between members, and helps them access funding. FAS interviewed Forth Rivers Trust to discuss the Upper Forth Farmer and Land Manager Network to find out about this great initiative. Read more >>
Priority Catchment Inspection Series
Watch our 5 part series where we look at priority catchment inspection, covering a steading walk, what to look out for depending on your farm type, and discussing the findings.
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