Thrill of the Hill Publications
Thrill of the Hill – It’s a Trap!
THRILL OF THE HILL | With a lack of apex predators in Scotland, human intervention is often required to maintain a balance of nature, whether that is at the species,…
Read More >Thrill of the Hill – Aiming at Success
Farmers are custodians of the landscape in Scotland, and the farmed environment accounts for roughly 75% of all land in the country, but farmers need not take all that responsibility…
Read More >Thrill of the Hill – A Damming Conclusion?
Episode #12 – A Damming Conclusion? Beavers are a keystone species and their presence in Scotland could go a long way to achieving land landscape scale nature restoration that Scottish…
Read More >Thrill of the Hill – The Farm Business Survey
Episode #11 – The Farm Business Survey. On the podcast, we take two things more seriously than anything else – hills and thrills. But if there were a third place,…
Read More >Thrill of the Hill – A Cow for the Future
Episode #10 – A Cow for the Future. We all think we know a good cow when we see one, but how futureproof is she, and what are the traits…
Read More >Thrill of the Hill 9 – Digging Deep on Soil Carbon
Episode #9 – Digging Deep on Soil Carbon. In this episode we hear from Senior Scientific Lead Rachael Ramsay about the scientific consensus around soil carbon, its impact on farm…
Read More >Thrill of the Hill – Working for Waders Part 2
Thrill of the Hill is back! Season 3 #8 – Working for Waders Part II. In this episode we hear from returning guest, Working for Wader’s Patrick Laurie, joined this…
Read More >Thrill of the Hill – COP26 One Year On
Thrill of the Hill is back! Season 3 #7 – COP26 One Year On. In this episode we hear from SAC Consulting’s Seamus Murphy as we take a look back…
Read More >Thrill of the Hill – Virtually Stockproof
Thrill of the Hill is back! Season 3 #6 – Virtually Stockproof. In this episode we hear from SAC Consulting’s Malcolm Macdonald & Robert Ramsay about the increasing opportunities for…
Read More >Thrill of the Hill – Natural Capital
Thrill of the Hill is back! Season 3 #6 – Understanding Natural Capital. In this episode we hear from SAC Consulting’s Rachel Smillie & Paul Chapman as we get to…
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