Scotland’s natural game larder celebrates those famous grouse

By Reporter | November 21, 2017

Scotland’s natural game larder is being celebrated as part of Great British Game Week. Running until November 26, grouse is a popular addition to the menu. Having once thought of as food only for the privileged few, grouse has grown in popularity on the back of Scotland’s top chefs championing the use of it on…

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High demand from international buyers for Scottish sporting estates

By Reporter | November 16, 2017

Scottish sporting estates are being snapped up by overseas buyers – especially Europeans – thanks to the weak pound. Leading independent property consultancy, Galbraith, reports that international buyers, particularly from the continent, are continuing to purchase sporting estates in Scotland. But this is not only due to the fall in the value of sterling, but…

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Sporting estate landowners reminded over rates revaluations

By Reporter | November 15, 2017

Landowners of sporting estates are being urged to be savvy and make sure they don’t pay unnecessary fees amid concerns surrounding the revaluation of sporting rates. Sporting rates were first introduced in 1854 under the Lands Valuation (Scotland) Act and require land to be included in the Valuation Roll. Shootings and deer forests were excluded…

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Harbour festival is all set to be a blazing success

By Reporter | November 15, 2017

There’s just over two weeks to go until a flaming hot programme of entertainment by the sea. Dazzling fire performances have been added to the programme in preparation for the Scottish Maritime Museum’s award-winning Illumination: Harbour Festival of Light in Irvine, North Ayrshire. One of the major highlights of illumination, which runs from Thursday, November…

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Galbraith in the fast lane

By Reporter | November 9, 2017

Galbraith has taken delivery of seven sparkling new Mini Coopers to celebrate its new corporate branding. Galbraith is Scotland’s leading independent property consultancy with 236 staff in eleven offices covering the full range of property services – from commercial property to residential, rural and estate management. Earlier this year the firm unveiled its new logo…

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Prolific partnership for honey and grouse is reaping dividends

By Reporter | November 6, 2017

Scottish honey producers are working in partnership with grouse estates to enable bees to feed on the prolific flowering plants on moorland in several parts of the country. Estates in Tayside, the Angus Glens and the Lammermuirs work with beekeepers who position their hives on the moors every August and September. Now Tomatin Moorland Group…

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Prestigious prizes for Blair Castle – as seen in TV’s Victoria

By Reporter | November 3, 2017

A Scottish castle featured in the TV series Victoria has won a prestigious prize. Blair Castle and the Blair Castle Caravan Park are both ending the current season on a high having picked up two more top industry awards at the Scottish Outdoor and Leisure Awards held in Glasgow. Blair Castle, currently featuring in the…

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Scottish Land & Estates were Helping It Happen in Westminster

By Reporter | October 31, 2017

Scottish Land & Estates has showcased how land-based businesses are Helping it Happen in an event at Westminster. Attended by politicians from across Scotland, the discussions highlighted how the rural sector was leading the charge in creating employment and housing, engaging with communities, embracing innovation and supporting wildlife and conservation in our countryside. Discussions with…

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Kids are guising with a difference in Speyside’s remote glens

By Reporter | October 27, 2017

Gamekeeping families scattered across remote Speyside glens have created a novel plan so their kids can go ‘guising’ together for the first time. Whilst kids in some Scottish towns can walk from door to door to do a song or joke for a reward, participating in the Halloween tradition of guising in the glens means…

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