Biodiversity
Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Sustainable Principles
Managing Scotland’s landscapes sustainably is what all farmers, crofters and landowners seek to achieve. For years now there has been a steady increase in the number of land managers turning…
Read More >Information Note: Peatland Management for Crofters, Farmers, and Land Managers
With COP26 concluded, and increasing international scrutiny on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the UK’s agricultural sector, crofters, farmers, and land managers may be looking for ways to reduce their…
Read More >Natural Capital: Reasons for Measuring the Baseline of Natural Capital in a Landscape
Natural capital has finally been given economic value – the combination of soils, species, communities, habitats and landscapes are now recognised as ecosystems services, with critical societal benefits. The degradation…
Read More >Embedding sustainability and resilience in the Scottish agricultural sector – COP26 and beyond
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), which is the biggest international climate conference globally, was being held in Glasgow earlier this month. It was the first…
Read More >Practical Guide: Managing Peatlands and Upland Habitats
Practical Guide: Managing Peatlands and Upland Habitats Scotland’s peatlands store 1.7 billion tonnes of carbon – more than 30 times the amount of carbon in our forests and other vegetation.…
Read More >How well do you know your upland habitats?
We often talk about ‘Heather Moorlands’ when referring to the uplands, but there are three distinct upland habitats in which ling heather plays a prominent part. In this video, filmed…
Read More >Using Trail Cams & how they can benefit your business
Trail Cams are very useful tools for learning more about the nature on your farm or croft. Find out the myriad ways they can be used to…
Read More >Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Working for Waders
In this episode of the Thrill of The Hill podcast, host Alex Pirie chats to Patrick Laurie from Working For Waders. They discuss the decline of waders in Scotland, the…
Read More >Boosting Biodiversity to Build Business: The Flower Field – N J McWilliam & Co
This short video of N J McWilliam’s The Flower Field showcases how innovative farm diversification has worked for both the farm and biodiversity. In the video you’ll hear Kym McWilliam…
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