Posts Tagged ‘GWCT’
Scottish 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 MoreAn incredible 30 years of fair play from Graham
A Scots businessman is celebrating a unique claim to fame this year. Graham Mackinlay, of Graham Mackinlay & Co Gunmakers in Dumbarton, is the only person to attend all 30 years as a business at the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust Fair, which is taking place from Friday 29 June-Sunday 1 July at Scone Palace. In…
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 MoreMary Berry gives Scone Palace a major tourism boost
Scone Palace had a bumper year as visitor numbers and scone sales soared, while the Mary Berry effect saw a surge in interest in historic attraction. It was a year of record visitor numbers, primetime TV and thousands upon thousands of scones for one of Scotland’s favourite visitor attractions, Scone Palace. The crowning place of…
Read MoreAwards for game and conservation honour industry’s leading lights
The 2017 Purdey Awards were presented last week at a ceremony held in London gun and rifle maker James Purdey & Sons’ famous Long Room. The Gold Award was won by the Bywell Shoot, Northumberland, for their work in turning a reared pheasant shoot into a wild game shoot with a sustainable population of wild…
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