Biodiversity
Moths don’t just eat clothes (Podcast)
Moths don’t just eat clothes is a podcast aimed at promoting the awareness and the image of Moths in Scotland. There are over 1300 species of moth present in Scotland…
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Webinar: Woodland Creation & Management – Part 2: Successful Woodland Establishment
In the second of our series of Woodland Creation & Management webinars, we took an in-depth look at how to manage the successful establishment of new woodlands. Our…
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Webinar: Woodland Creation & Management Part 1 – Benefits of woodlands
We address the hows and whys of woodland creation and management in this series of webinars. During this first webinar, we focus on the benefits of woodlands both…
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Common Grazings Development – A Common Approach to Drive Change
Following the successful Farm Advisory Service / Crofting Commission development meetings held across the Isle of Lewis in October, we ran a practical development day for Common Grazings in January…
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Webinar: Managing Farmland For Wading Birds
This is a recording of the webinar which was held on 31st March 2020 with Biodiversity and Agricultural Consultant, Paul Chapman. Related information Technical Note TN688: Management & Conservation…
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Farm Woodland Information Note: Quick Guide to Broadleaved Tree Species
Quick Guide to Broadleaved Tree Species Use the link above to download a printable version of the Quick Guide table to broadleaved tree species as shown below. For more information…
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Crofting & the Uist Machair (video)
Cultivations will be underway soon on the Uist machair, growing crops and managing the land for high biodiversity. This lovely video explains how and why traditional crops are grown in…
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Managing farmland for wading birds (webinar)
Wading birds such as Lapwings and Curlews have disappeared from large parts of Scotland in recent years. The sight and sound of them in spring-time has been a familiar and…
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Woodlands – Managing existing farm woodland and future opportunities – Newton Stewart
The Scottish Government aims to create 10,000Ha of new woodland per year as well as managing existing woodlands sustainably. In order to achieve this, a budget of £252 million has…
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Where have the peesies gone? Managing farmland for wading birds (Banchory) – CANCELLED
+++This event is now cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.+++ Wading birds such as Lapwings and Curlews have disappeared from large parts of Scotland in recent years. The sight and…
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