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Enhanced Shepherding: Working together to find solutions to a complex issue
Lambing season on Scotland’s hills can be a challenging time for farmers and crofters. In this guest blog we hear from Freya King from Skye who has been delivering enhanced shepherding supported by the Sea Eagle Management Scheme, a measure … Continue reading
International Youth Day – transforming food systems
This International Youth Day, Kirsten Brewster, previously one of our agricultural advisors and member of our Young Employee Network, talks about the theme of transforming food systems, and how young people can learn more about Scotland’s food system and get … Continue reading
Posted in Young people
Tagged agriculture, biodiversity, Farming, food, International Youth Day, NatureScot, transforming food systems, Young people
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Farmers working to save Scotland’s corn buntings
This week, NatureScot’s Helen Taylor tells us about the work going on protect one of Scotland’s best-known farmland birds – the corn bunting. Farmers do an important job making sure we are all fed – but they also have an … Continue reading
Sea eagles and a shared approach to wildlife management
Two weeks ago, NatureScot launched the Shared Approach to Wildlife Management which sets out how different interest groups can work together to help ensure healthy and valued populations of wildlife across Scotland. In the second of a series of blogs, we look … Continue reading
Agroforestry in Scotland? Forestry Grant Scheme funding still available until December 2020
In today’s blog, our woodlands specialist, Kate Holl, talks about the many benefits of agroforestry for farmers, as well as the funding available. Agroforestry simply means integrating trees into agricultural land. But in contrast to farm woodland creation, which normally … Continue reading
Inch Farm: farming and the environment in action
Kirsten Brewster, SNH Agriculture Officer, visited Inch Farm and met with farmer Andrew to discuss his Agri-Environment Climate Scheme. The farm, in Fife’s East Neuk, has views across to both the Isle of May and Bass Rock. On the day … Continue reading
Rewarding the Delivery of Public Goods – Land use conference highlights
SNH staff attended The Scottish Biennial Land Use and the Environment conference late last year. The event – organised by SRUC and partners, including SNH, SEPA, SEFARI, CEH, JHI and Forest Research – attracted a large audience of policy makers, … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Land management, peatland restoration, sustainable farming
Tagged Farming, land use, Science and Environment
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East Lothian Farming and Wildlife: developing a sustainable future for both farming and wildlife
Mike Thornton, Operations Officer for the Forth Area reports on a workshop hosted by SNH, and Lochhouses Farm in East Lothian that considered the future of agri-environment work in the arable sector. Although protected sites, such as Site of Special … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Non-native species
Tagged agri-environment, Farming, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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Sharing Good Practice: Farmers and Nature
Last month, Battleby Auditorium played host to a popular Sharing Good Practice event, Farmers and Nature: promoting success and looking forward. We wanted farmers to share their success stories about how they farm sustainably to benefit nature. And we weren’t … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, SNH, sustainable farming
Tagged agrienvironment, Farming, sustainable farming
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Diversification at Parkhill Farm
Parkhill farm has been in Roger Howison’s family for 117 years; over 215 hectares of mixed farmland rolling down to the banks of the River Tay and originally farmed by monks from the nearby Abbey. Our Rural Resources Graduate Kristen … Continue reading
Posted in Farming
Tagged diversification, Farming, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, woodlands
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