Posts Tagged ‘Grouse’
Grouse shooting season underway in Perthshire
Country sports enthusiasts took to Scotland’s moors today to mark the official start of the grouse shooting season – despite predictions that weather conditions are set to ruin prospects for this year. Forneth Moor in Perthshire echoed to the sound of shotguns this morning as a shooting party organised by the Scottish Country Sports Tourism…
Read MoreExtreme weather hits the grouse shooting season
Young people, pensioners and migrant workers will lose out on over 500 days of seasonal work in the Lammermuir Hills this year due to cancelled grouse shooting, a new survey has found. Grouse shooting brings UK and international visitors to the region each year, providing a welcome economic injection to the local villages. However, extremes…
Read MorePlenty to sink your teeth into at country fair
This year’s Galloway Country Fair will be the toast of its many visitors. Every year the event delivers exceptional food and drink, and this year will be no different as it continues to excite visitors’ taste buds. With 30 food and drink exhibitors and more than 10 caterers, the hardest choice for visitors will be…
Read MoreExceptional estate with spectacular coastal setting
Glenstriven is an exceptional quality residential, sporting and waterside estate, extending in total to about 1,041 acres. Located in Argyll and presented to the market by Strutt and Parker, it was purchased by the current owners in the early 1980s and during the past 30 years has been developed and improved in many ways. Glenstriven…
Read MoreScottish moor is praised by international team
International conservationists have lauded a Scottish grouse moor for its land management which has led to 98 different bird species being found on the estate. Glenogil Estate, positioned between Glen Clova and Glen Lethnot in the famed Angus Glens, has been visited for the past three years by German scientists examining biodiversity in Scotland. Led…
Read MoreTry our fantastic recipe for roast grouse
Husband and wife restaurant owners, Paul and Lisa Wedgwood know that creating fabulous food is easy when you’re part of a winning team – and here we have a tasty recipe for you to try. There’s a world of incredible restaurants out there to explore, and in his lifelong cooking career Paul Wedgwood has been lucky enough to work…
Read MoreAn insight into the life of a rare Scottish bird
Politicians and school pupils have been given a rare insight into the recovery of one of Scotland’s most loved and rarest birds – the black grouse. Murdo Fraser MSP joined landowners, Scottish Natural Heritage and government officials and Ardvreck School pupils for a tour around Strathbraan in Perthshire, which houses important numbers of black grouse.…
Read MoreOpinion: Reaction to bird control is stark, raven mad
Scottish Countryside Alliance director Jamie Stewart shares his thoughts on raven control. In recent weeks, the Scottish Countryside Alliance and other land-based organisations welcomed the pragmatic approach taken by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) in the granting of a five-year research licence for raven control across part of Perthshire, to learn more about the impact of…
Read MorePlug Festival will showcase musical talent
The curtain is to rise on one of the country’s foremost celebrations of new music as more than 65 premieres by around 50 composers are showcased at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s 2018 Plug Festival. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Red Note and Glasgow New Music Expedition are among the renowned ensembles collaborating with composition…
Read MoreNew questions raised over missing golden eagle Fred
The mystery of a missing golden eagle in Scotland continues. On 21 January, a GPS satellite tag fitted to a young golden eagle called Fred suddenly and inexplicably stopped sending data close to a grouse moor in the Pentland Hills on the outskirts of Edinburgh. The researchers who had been tracking Fred’s movements, Dr Ruth…
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