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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. This site is for students and teachers, for journalists and policy makers – for anyone who cares about Scotland’s moorlands.

Moorlands in the news

COUNTRYSIDE SURVEY 2007 now available.

The Countryside Survey is a world leading study of change in the countryside. It is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside.The survey has been carried out at regular intervals since 1978. Click here to see the Countryside Survey 2007

Laurie Campbell Moorland Landscape

Moorland project 'shows results'

Snaring in Scotland - A Practitioners's Guide

The use of snares is a vital tool in the control of foxes, particularly on moorlands where the vast scale of the landscape makes other methods less effective. However, snaring is a controversial technique which can cause problems if not used properly.

Fourteen organisations involved representing all sectors of countryside management and Government agencies have come together to draw up a "Practicioner's Guide" to the use of snares. This guide sets out best practice for all snare users to follow and it will be followed up by new regulations in 2009 to ensure that the highest standards will be maintained.

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New study links loss of gamekeepers and grouse to decline in waders and hen harriers

Police and Gamekeepers join forces to help wildlife

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