Environment
FWN39 Spring 2023 – New Guidance for Using Trees to Combat Flooding
Land managers across Scotland are being urged to take note of new forestry guidance on using trees as natural defences to minimise the risks of flooding. UK Forestry Standard Practice…
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FWN39 Spring 2023 – Maximising the Benefits of Riparian Woodlands
Improving support for planting trees around rivers and streams Well-designed forests and woodlands, and the creation of riparian woodland, can play an important role in water management, including flood mitigation…
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New hedgerow and grassland management guides for farmers
New videos and practical guides have been created for farmers to help wildlife, such as pollinating insects, thrive on farms. The Scottish Wildlife Trust and SAC Consulting, part of Scotland’s…
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Thrill of the Hill – A Damming Conclusion?
Episode #12 – A Damming Conclusion? Beavers are a keystone species and their presence in Scotland could go a long way to achieving land landscape scale nature restoration that Scottish…
Read More >Making a Home for Bats on Your Croft
Where do bats live? A roost is the name of a bat’s home. Throughout the year bats may move between different roosts, that provide different needs, in the summer, females…
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Agribusiness News March 2023
Welcome to the March edition of Agribusiness News. If you prefer to download this document click the download button. N e w s i n b r i e…
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Rural Roundup – 8th February
Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Kerry hears from Farm Advisors, Tiffany, George, and Robert to find…
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Recognising Healthy Peatlands
In this video, Dr Lorna Cole from SAC Consulting discusses how to recognise degraded peatlands with Laura Curtis-Moss from East Ayrshire Coalfield Environment Initiative. Related FAS Resources Protecting Scotland’s Peatlands…
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