Environment
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…
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Technical Note (TN721): Soil Biodiversity and Soil Health
TN721 Soil Biodiversity and Soil Health
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Technical Note (TN714): Liming materials and recommendations
TN714 Liming materials and recommendations
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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…
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Video: Priority Catchment Inspections – Part 5: Talking through the findings
In the final video of our series, we join farmer Gordon Mackay and SEPA’s Pete Wright at the end of the priority catchment visit for a round-up of the findings…
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Video: Priority Catchment Inspections – Part 4: What to look out for in your livestock fields
In the fourth video in our Priority Catchment Inspection series, we hear about diffuse pollution problems in livestock fields.
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Video: Priority Catchment Inspection – Part 3: What SEPA are looking at in an arable field
In the third video in this series, we hear from SEPA field officer, Pete Wright, about what SEPA are looking at in an arable field in terms of diffuse pollution…
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Video: Priority Catchment Inspection – Part 2: Steading assessment
In the second video of our series explaining what to expect from a Priority Catchment Inspection, we join Pete Wright (SEPA) as he takes us through a steading assessment.
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Podcast: Nitrate Vulnerable Zones – Keeping Compliant
Earlier in the year we held a series of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) awareness events. In this podcast we join Agricultural Consultants Mary-Jane Lawrie and Craig Bothwell who work within…
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Video: Priority Catchment Inspection – Part 1: An Introduction
What’s involved in a priority catchment farm inspection? This is the first of a series of videos explaining what to expect on the day of the inspection.
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