Your gateway to information
about managed moorland in Scotland
This site has been set up by the Scottish Countryside Alliance Educational Trust as a guide to the most authoritative and up to date information on Scotland’s moorland.
It is intended for students and teachers, for journalists and policy makers – for anyone who cares about Scotland’s moorlands.
LATEST NEWS
TOMINTOUL MOORLAND OPEN DAY
Sunday 13th June 2010
2pm – 5pm
By kind permission of the Glenlivet Estate, you are invited to spend an afternoon with the managers of the moorlands around Tomintoul.
Come and find out more about;
Moorland birds
Muirburn and habitat management
How peat soils can help with climate change
Hill stock farming
Management for grouse shooting
Open access and recreation on the moors
All welcome. Refreshments will be provided.
The event will include a moorland walk so please come prepared with waterproof clothing and suitable footwear.
Directions to Balnellan, Glenlivet Estate
From Tomintoul, take the A939 towards Grantown on Spey. After approx 2 miles, the road crosses the bridge over the River Avon. Go up the hill on the other side for approx 1 mile and take the first turning on the right. This will be signed to the event. Continue down a single track road for approx 3 miles, where the entrance to the event will be signed to the left opposite Balnellan House.
If coming from the North, turn off the A95 at bridge of Avon. Follow first the B9008 and then keep right on the B9136. At Balicorach, turn right over a bridge and the entrance to the event will be signed to your right, opposite Balnellan House
The event will last until approx 5.00pm. It will all be held outdoors, so please come fully prepared in case of bad weather. We will be walking mostly on a track (to avoid disturbing nesting birds) but boots are recommended. Please do not bring any dogs.
For further information and to book your place (free event) please contact;
Rhona at the Scottish Countryside Alliance Educational Trust
Tel: 0131 335 0200 Email: info@scaet.org.uk
LATEST RESEARCH
Grouse shooting helps keep rural communities alive
Out-migration from communities in rural Scotland has been a problem recognised for generations.
Now, the UK’s first social study of grouse shooting, commisioned by the Scottish Countryside Alliance Educational Trust and carried out by the Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College Studies UHI, has revealed that the grouse industry significantly helps to address the problem faced by remote areas suffering this depopulation of young people.
The report indicated that a key benefit of the grouse shooting industry, apparent from both interviews and survey responses, was the contribution of gamekeepers and their families as active members of the community.
Click here to read the full press release
Click here to read the full report

Moorlands in the news
Click on the story headings below to read more:
9 June 2010: Ministers urged to crack down on hill tracks
26 May 2010: Nine year study shows why scarce wading birds flourish on grouse moors
12 May 2010: Call for more concise Best Practice guidance for Hill Tracks
20 January 2010: Moorlands and hills targeted to grow crops for biomass and biofuels
19 January 2010: Bid for more control of hill tracks steps up
18 December 2009: Vermin ticked off as grouse numbers fly in successful season
12 November 2009: Are wader chicks a potential victim of tick attack?
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