Environment

Managing Wildfire Risk

This publication looks at risk factors for wildfires, land management options for reducing the risk of wildfire and considers different approaches for different areas and the role of controlled burning…

Thrill of The Hill – Policy Pathfinder: Farming for a Better Climate

Before FAS, Farming for a Better Climate helped put practical climate action firmly on the agenda for Scottish agriculture. At its heart was a focus on practical change. The programme…

Natural Capital – Tweed Forum

We’re joined by Derek Robeson from the Tweed Forum to explore their catchment-scale action across the River Tweed and the surrounding landscape and communities. We discuss their various projects including…

Managing Extreme Weather: Lessons From Around The World

A practical guide to how farmers from around the world deal with water scarcity. Changing weather patterns are affecting farmers in Scotland. Extreme weather events are becoming more common, with…

Working Together Across a Catchment: The Upper Forth Farmer and Land Manager Network

Across Scotland, farmers, crofters and land managers are increasingly working together in groups organised around shared river catchments. Usually convened by a rivers trust or catchment partnership, each group has…

Thrill of The Hill – Beyond the Hedgerow: Biodiversity Auditing in Scotland

Biodiversity auditing has become part of the Scottish Governments Whole Farm Plan and discussions around nature conservation are becoming commonplace around the farm table. In today’s episode Alex is joined…

Natural Capital – Scottish Agroecological Partnership

In this episode, we’re joined by Abi Mordin from Propagate and Colleen McCulloch from the Soil Association to explore the work of the Scottish Agroecological Partnership (SAP), a collaboration of…

Prevalence of Heat Stress in Dairy Cows – A Summary of the A-SHED Project

The global climate is changing, with the UK experiencing warmer average summer temperatures and an increasing frequency of heatwaves. While Scotland and northern England are not traditionally regions associated with…

Natural Capital – CREW Natural Capital and River Basin Management Planning

In this episode, we are joined by Lorna Cole, Louise Bond and Alistair McVittie to discuss their collaboration on the newly published CREW report; Natural Capital and River Basin Management…

Thrill of the Hill – Where Waders Wander

Welcome to The Thrill of The Hill. Today we’re talking about one of Scotland’s most iconic groups of farmland birds – our waders. Species such as lapwing, curlew, redshank and…

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