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Every chough counts
In today’s blog, NatureScot’s Ornithology Adviser, Dave Parish gives us an insight into some of the ways farmers are helping to support Scotland’s critically endangered chough. This is an exciting time of year…chough are now laying their eggs at the … Continue reading
Posted in Agri-Environment Climate Scheme, biodiversity, Birds, coastal, conservation, Farming, NatureScot
Tagged biodiversity, birding, birds, Birds, conservation, Farming, nature, NatureScot, photography, Wildlife
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Farming with nature – the benefits for food and farm
We’re continuing our climate-themed blogs for Scotland’s Climate Week, and today Rob Drummond gives us an insight into how farmers and crofters can produce healthy food in a nature-friendly way. I work on NatureScot’s Farming with Nature programme, and we … Continue reading
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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