Biodiversity | Helping farmers in Scotland

An Introduction to Invasive Plant Species In Scotland

An Invasive species is usually a non-native or introduced species that adversely affects habitats and threatens biodiversity. While all species compete to survive, invasive species appear to have specific traits…

Cottage with hills and mountains in the background - lots of rushes growing on the croft

Derelict to Productive – Lochaber: Event 1 – Seeing Your Croft’s Potential

Have you taken on a derelict croft? Has an area of your croft become overgrown? Are you looking for help realising your croft’s potential? Join us for the first in…

An Introduction To The New South West Dairy Focus Group (Stranraer)

We’re organising a new dairy focus group for the south-west of Scotland – this is your opportunity to get involved! We can all benefit from sharing ideas about what works,…

What can the Farm Advisory Service do for you?

Regardless of farm size or business stage, the Scottish Farm Advisory Service can help you to increase the profitability and sustainability of your farming business through Government funding for one-to-one…

Upland Habitat Assessment – Stranraer

Support for Agri-environmental schemes and advice on how to manage uplands is changing. This meeting will seek to address the change in mindset required by farmers in managing their sensitive upland farms to benefit the environment but also to be financially sustainable.

Late Mown Grassland: Improving Quality For Birds & Livestock (Fraserburgh) ++ POSTPONED ++

*** Unfortunately this event has been postponed until later in the year *** Are you interested in managing late mown grassland, either as part of an agri-environment scheme or making…

Video: Helping pollinators on farms and crofts

The crofting areas of the Western Isles, Caithness, Sutherland and the Orkney isles are important for the Great Yellow Bumblebee, our rarest bumblebee. This bee particularly likes red clover and…

Technical Note (TN721): Soil Biodiversity and Soil Health

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Working for Waders: Bringing wading birds back to Scottish farmland

Wading birds are in steep decline. If we don’t act now, iconic species like lapwings and curlews may vanish from our farms. Come and find out what you can do…

Video: Improving habitats for farmland birds

Agricultural consultant Paul Chapman explains how farmland birds have shown significant population declines in Scotland, and across Europe, since the 1970s. In this video, he visits Hopewell Farm near Tarland…