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Beavers: Translocation, Ecology and Mitigation

25 July 2023

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The Cairngorm National Park Authority (CPNA) is in the process of applying for a license to translocate beavers to the national park. Jonathan Willet and Lewis Pate from CNPA discuss…

Natural Capital – Highlands Rewilding

12 May 2023

We talk to Dr Jeremy Leggett from Highlands Rewilding, who are aiming to rewild and repopulate the highlands through a business model focusing on enhancing and restoring natural capital. Doing…

Farm Woodland News (FWN39) Spring 2023

Use the link above to download the latest Farm Woodland News, or click through the individual chapters below.   Articles in this edition include: Editorial Maximising the benefits of riparian woodlands…

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…

Agribusiness News March 2023

Welcome to the March edition of Agribusiness News.  If you prefer to download this document click the download button.   N e w s  i n  b r i e…

Rural Roundup – 8th February

Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Kerry hears from Farm Advisors, Tiffany, George, and Robert to find…

Recognising Healthy Peatlands

In this video, Dr Lorna Cole from SAC Consulting discusses how to recognise degraded peatlands with Laura Curtis-Moss from East Ayrshire Coalfield Environment Initiative. Related FAS Resources Protecting Scotland’s Peatlands…

Peatland Restoration

In this video the SAC Consulting team up with peatland experts from East Ayrshire Coalfield Environment Initiative to help landowners navigate through a peatland restoration project: from finding funding, to…

Agribusiness News February 2023

Welcome to the February edition of Agribusiness News.  If you prefer to download this document click the download button. Subscribe to receive this newsletter to your inbox each month.  …

Species-Rich Grasslands

18 January 2023

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Species-rich grasslands are particularly valuable for wildlife and support a variety of rare species of plants and insects. Despite their value, we have lost approximately 97% of these grasslands. With…



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