Outdoors
Winter Olympic hopeful wins Youth Mountain Award
Organisers of the Fort William Mountain Festival are delighted to announce that Kirsty Muir, an Scottish elite freestyle skier is the eighth recipient of The Scottish Youth Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture Kirsty (17), from Aberdeen, is currently in Beijing competing in the Winter Olympic Games, and took the award, sponsored by West Highland…
Read MoreLandowner has no wish to ‘snatch freedom’ from walkers
A Scottish landowner has said he is ‘mystified’ about what he believes is a politically motivated campaign of misinformation concerning his attitude to ramblers. Donald Houston has managed a 27,000-acre estate for 25 years in the West Highlands, on behalf of his own company and others, including a registered local charity. Although it is predominantly…
Read More£1000 research grant up for grabs in national student award
Applications are now open for a grant to fund vital academic research into improving the way land is owned, managed and used across Scotland. Open to students at Scottish academic institutions, the Scottish Land Commission’s National Student Award 2022 will see one successful applicant receive a £1000 grant to support a research project related to…
Read MoreNew accredited training programme for gamekeepers
Two training days for gamekeepers are scheduled for Scotland this spring. In 2021 and in response to the increased importance of best practice and the British Game Assurance (BGA) Scheme, St David’s Game Bird Services devised a new, accredited, Gamekeeper Training Programme to help Gamekeepers, across the country, to maintain standards and become certified under…
Read MoreScotland in the cold light of day
Landscape photographer Dougie Cunningham captures the bleak beauty of Scotland’s winters. Bitter winters consisting of long nights and cold, short days might not be everyone’s favourite time of year, but landscape photographer Dougie assures us there is no better time to capture the beauty of Scotland than through the winter months. Having spent the majority…
Read MoreRobson Green opens salmon fishing season on River Tay
The official opening ceremony of the River Tay salmon fishing season took place at Meikleour in Perthshire on Saturday. The opening was hosted by Meikleour Fishings and the Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board. In contrast to previous years, the opening was not be a public affair, given Covid guidance. The event will be scaled-down and…
Read MoreTwo new faces at Scottish Land and Estates
Scottish Land and Estates has welcomed two new members of staff to augment its headquarters team. Sarah Madden has joined SLE as a policy adviser (rural communities) and Hannah Lloyd joins as the organisation’s business development manager. Sarah previously worked for parliamentarians in both the Scottish and Westminster parliaments, most recently working for Hannah Bardell…
Read MoreBack in the great outdoors on the Adventure Show
The intrepid Adventure Show team are back to bring viewers thrilling and close-up looks at the thriving outdoor activities scene in Scotland. Amy Irons, who presents sports and entertainment shows on BBC Scotland, is teaming up with established specialist presenters Duncan McCallum, Patrick Winterton and Lauren McCallum for this new series of the long-running show.…
Read MoreRambler Iain returns to our screens in new series
A second series of Iain Robertson Rambles begins this week. This second run follows the original two-parter that aired in January 2021 and was a hit with audiences, and this time is a six part show. Being shown on BBC Scotland channel and BBC iPlayer, this year he takes on two long distance walks –…
Read MoreKirsten and Robin pick up consulting awards
A sheep specialist and a manager with more than 30 years’ experience have picked up special awards from SAC Consulting. The RC Stewart Prize is awarded annually to the person, or persons, who have contributed significantly to the development of consultancy work at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). With Covid affecting last year’s preparations, this year…
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