Gamekeeper Returns To Langholm Moor Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2024-04-21 | Today marks #WorldCurlewDay - just one of the red-listed species we have been drawing attention to as part of this month’s #RedAlert campaign. In our latest film, we explore land use change in the Southern Uplands and its impact on red-listed species like the Curlew. Tarras Valley Nature Reserve - formally Langholm Moor - was purchased as part of a community buy-out in 2021. It used to be a driven grouse moor, and for many years was managed as part of the Langholm Moor Demonstration Project. Jamie used to be a gamekeeper on Langholm Moor when the project was ongoing. In our film, he returns to the moor to provide his reflections on what has changed since the community buyout….#Langholm #LangholmMoor #TarrasValleyNatureReserve #Gamekeeper #GrouseMoor #Moorland
Not Just Gamekeepers Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2024-03-08 | 🎥 Today, we proudly unveil our latest film, "Not Just Gamekeepers"! In this film, we shed light on the sometimes overlooked jobs on sporting estates that are vital in sustaining our rural communities. Join us in celebrating the diverse talents of these unsung heroes, both men and women, who work tirelessly to preserve Scotland's natural heritage.As we celebrate International Women's Day, "Not Just Gamekeepers" extends a warm appreciation to the women who bring passion and strength to Scotland's rural sporting estates. Their tireless efforts and unwavering commitment are truly commendable, and we are grateful for everything they do. Embark on this cinematic journey with us and witness the dedication and expertise that breathe life into our cherished countryside. "Not Just Gamekeepers" is more than just a film — it's a tribute to the remarkable individuals shaping our rural landscape.Narrated by Jenny McCallumFilm by Kirk Norbury Filmmaker & Photographer#NotJustGamekeepers #SportingEstate #GrouseMoor #InternationalWomensDay #Conservation #RuralScotland #InspireInclusion
Enough Is Enough Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2024-01-23 | In the vast landscapes of our moorlands, a powerful story unfolds. "Enough Is Enough" is more than a film; it's a call to empower rural workers, especially gamekeepers, whose tireless efforts contribute immeasurably to our biodiversity, economy, and local communities. Gamekeepers are the unsung heroes working tirelessly every day, ensuring red-listed species thrive in the habitats they carefully manage. Gamekeepers aren't just workers; they are community builders. Through their dedication, local communities flourish, businesses thrive, and a sense of togetherness strengthens. MSPs will consider amendments to the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill from Wednesday 24 January.We urge MSPs to think of rural workers and their families when they cast their votes in the Scottish Parliament.Rural workers are playing a key role in enhancing biodiversity across the Scottish Uplands, and making landscapes more resilient to climate change.If the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill remains in its current form, it will actively compromise this integral contribution to the fabric of rural Scotland.
Burning Hills, Brave Hearts: How Rural Workers Helped Tackle the Cannich Wildfire! 🏴 Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2023-07-26 | The crucial role that gamekeepers, stalkers and rural workers played in tackling the huge wildfire at Cannich is being explained in our new film below! Yesterday gamekeepers spoke to Kate Forbes MSP, of the role they played alongside the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service, providing expert knowledge as well as estates supplying vital equipment such as argocats, fogging units and leaf blowers to tackle and contain the wildfire.‘First and foremost, I would like to thank all of the firefighters, gamekeepers, rural workers and communities who played an active part in tackling the recent wildfires in Cannich and Daviot.‘I held a wildfire summit recently, which was a positive first step in learning the lessons of the recent fires and adapting the approach to future fires. I’m grateful to everybody who contributed to the constructive discussion.‘The clear and consistent message is that wildfires are likely to become more intense and more frequent, as is seen across parts of Europe, unless decisive action is taken.‘ As such we must ensure that we use as many techniques as possible at our disposal for combating fire, including helicopters dropping water but also man-made breaks in vegetation, usually created through backburning.’ - Kate Forbes MSP.Film produced by Kirk Norbury Filmmaker & Photographer on behalf of Scotland’s Regional Moorland Groups.
Young Shepherdess Inspires Us All - Estates That Educate Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2023-06-28 | Hayley MacDonald aged 14 from Friockheim in Angus has been appointed as the first young ambassador for Estates that Educate, the rural education initiative run by Scotland’s regional moorland groups. From knowing almost nothing about farming or upland management Hayley has developed a passion for sheep farming, has two lambs of her own and has shared her enthusiasm with other children. Hayley MacDonald said: “I am thrilled to be a Young Ambassador for Estates That Educate and I look forward to helping in any way that I can. I love lambs and sheep and I think other children could also benefit from learning about the countryside around them.”Soon after last year’s Estates that Educate day in the Angus Glens, Hayley visited Hunthill Estate, to help with shearing during the summer and returned this Easter to help with lambing.www.scot-rmg.co.uk
MSPs WARN AGAINST RESTRICTING MUIRBURN Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2023-04-06 | Liam Kerr MSP, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for net zero, energy and transport, with fellow MSPs Maurice Golden and Tess White, warned that restricting muirburn could have a devastating effect on rural Scotland and the environment, during a visit to Glen Lethnot on Monday.Read The Full Press Release Here: scot-rmg.co.uk/post/msps-warn-against-restricting-muirburn-video
FOR PEAT’S SAKE, WILL YOU LISTEN? - Full Film Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2023-03-06 | FOR PEAT’S SAKE, WILL YOU LISTEN? The Scottish Government is seeking to ban muirburn on peatlands. The indication is that this will be on all areas with a peat depth of 40cm or more.We are fearful that Scottish Government could regulate muirburn in a way that will be detrimental to the aim of keeping carbon in our peatlands - which we want, too- and detrimental for wildfire mitigation.We call on the Scottish Government to ban the intentional or reckless burning of peat, imposing sanctions where peat is damaged and carbon is lost.Watch film in full here that we will be bringing to parliament with The Scottish Gamekeepers Association #forpeatssake #controlledburning #muirburnmonth #protectoorpeat #practitionersprotectpeat #scottishpeatland #srmg #sga #scotgov
Its Not About Grouse - An Interview With Calum Kippen - FOR PEATS SAKE Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2023-02-17 | “It’s not about Grouse! These large areas which are now under regeneration, if Muirburn or ‘prescribed’ burning was carried out in those areas it would then provide us with natural firebreaks where it would be much much easier to fight the fires”Full interview with Calum Kippen from Bright Spark Burning TechniquesFilm Kirk Norbury Filmmaker & Photographer in conjunction with Scottish Gamekeepers Association SGA
What The Fire Service Have To Say About Muirburn! FOR PEATS SAKE Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2023-02-15 | Listen to Bruce Farquharson from Scottish Fire and Rescue Service explain the importance of Muirburn as a land management tool, especially in regards to wildfire prevention. “To help us prepare for wildfires in the future there's some really important things that we can do in conjunction with gamekeepers and land managers. We really want to work closely with them to understand how our skills can complement each other what equipment each other has.”
An Interview With Dr Rob Marrs - FOR PEATS SAKE Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2023-02-10 | 🔥HEATHER BURNING IS ONE TOOL TO HELP MITIGATION OF WILDFIRE🔥The next installation of our “For Peat’s Sake” campaign in conjunction with SGA - An interview with Plant Ecologist and Professor at the University of Liverpool, Dr Rob Marrs. #forpeatssake #controlledburning #muirburnmonth #protectoorpeat #practitionersprotectpeat #scottishpeatland #srmg #sga #scotgov
An Interview With Marc Castellnou - For Peats Sake Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2023-02-06 | 🔥 FIRE IS NATURAL TO OUR ECOSYSTEM 🔥“ As a generation we have to carry on as much biodiversity and processes as possible and bring back the fire as a natural process is a must!” - Europe’s leading expert in wildfire analysis, Marc Castellnou.For Peat’s Sake, part 2!In conjunction with The Scottish Gamekeepers Association
FOR PEATS SAKE - Trailer Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2023-02-01 | Controlled burning is an essential management tool across a range of land management sectors! Follow our series “For Peat’s Sake”, in conjunction with Scottish Gamekeepers Association SGA, throughout February and listen to the experts tell you exactly why it should be safe guarded by the Scottish Government.
For Peats Sake - An Interview With Dr Andreas Heinemeyer Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2023-02-01 | For Peat’s Sake 🔥One month. One strong campaign. One clear message - Protect our Peatlands!A series of films and interviews with experts who know the importance of muirburn to support carbon capture, boost biodiversity and reduce wildfire risk on peatland.Here is what Associate Professor, Dr Andreas Heinemeyer of the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York has to say….
Its Family That Matters - Generation Game Episode 5 Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2022-09-29 | GENERATION GAME || FAMILYThe final episode is here! We close the series with a discussion on family and how the skillset of the rural worker is handed down through the generations within the family, carrying on traditions and adapting to modern changes within the industry.
Hunting With Dogs - The Unintended Consequences Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2022-09-29 | HUNTING WITH DOGS : THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES We specially commissioned a short film, in conjunction with BASC Scotland and The Kennel Club, on the unintended consequences of the Hunting with Dogs Bill on field trials and rough shooting.Yesterday we hosted an event in Scottish Parliament and invited MSPs along to view the film and meet with our representatives, so we could discuss our collective members concerns of the far-reaching economic and social impact of the Bill on rural communities and livelihoods.
Highlights from the Highlands! - MOY GAME FAIR Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2022-09-15 | Highlights from the Highlands!It was an absolute pleasure to host a stand at our local Moy Country Fair over the weekend and showcase a year on the moor within the Main Ring.It was great to catch up with many old and new faces in between the showers and highlight the work that we do.A massive thank you to everyone who helped us and made it a success.
EQUIPMENT - Generation Game Episode 4 Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2022-09-06 | EPISODE 4GENERATION GAME || EQUIPMENT This week they chat equipment, how kit and clothing have evolved over the years whilst sharing some memorable moments. Directed by : L J MacLennan Filmed & Produced by : @kirknorburyfilms
Heather Burning In Scotland - Generation Game Episode 3 Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2022-08-26 | GENERATION GAME || MUIRBURN12 Gamekeepers from different generations telling tales from past to present, highlighting their passion for gamekeeping, the industry and the hurdles they are continuously faced with.Join us each week as they discuss various topics around the table in this revealing series!This week, they discuss the misconceptions and future of a traditional moorland management tool - controlled burning known as ‘Muirburn’.Directed by : L J MacLennanFilmed & Produced by : @kirknorburyfilms
Changes Within The Shooting Industry - Generation Game Episode 2 Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2022-08-26 | GENERATION GAME || Changes Within the Industry Over the Years12 Gamekeepers from different generations telling tales from past to present, highlighting their passion for gamekeeping, the industry and the hurdles they are continuously faced with.Join us each week as they discuss various topics around the table in this revealing series!This week, they discuss the changes within the industry over the years and their thoughts on the future….Directed by : L J MacLennanFilmed & Produced by : @kirknorburyfilms
Gamekeepers From Across Scotland Gather! Generation Game Episode 1 Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2022-08-17 | 12 Gamekeepers from different generations telling tales from past to present, highlighting their passion for gamekeeping, the industry and the hurdles they are continuously faced with.Join us each week as they discuss various topics around the table in this revealing series!Generation Game : Tales from Hill Tae HameNew episodes every Friday!Long live the Glorious 12th!#generationgame #gamekeepers #countrysports #rurallife #ruralworkers #scotland #countrysidematters #srmg
Scottish Game Fair 2022 - Moorland Groups Have Done It Again! Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2022-07-07 | “It has been just short of a year since we last graced the show ground here at Scone Palace, for the GWCT Scottish Game Fair! So when we were invited by Rory Kennedy to assist in opening this years fair, we were delighted to accept and it was a pleasure to have formed a guard of honour, whilst piping in Lady Mansfield with our very own Piper, beatkeeper Finlay Shand. It was great to see everyone be able to get together and celebrate the industry again within such a short time frame, returning to the usual date of the first weekend in July, proving that normal service is resuming. We were also pleased to be asked to perform our demonstration, which brought the ‘Moorland to the Mainring’ for the second year running and to see so many keen children want to get involved was excellent. Our MC Bruce was missed, however Mark, Colin & Ali delivered each day! The demo gave everyone a view of a typical year on the moor, see the general practices that are carried out by our hard working rural workers on our country’s Grouse Moors and the benefits they have not only to the wildlife which thrive on our management moorlands but also the benefits to our local rural businesses and communities. I would personally like to thank the SRMG teams who worked hard over the weekend and helped to make it a success from our perspective, from the coordination team, the estates who provided the equipment and game, to those who helped set up and worked on the stand but also to all who pulled together for the demo! A lot of work goes in, in the background, over the three days and behind the scenes afterwards. We are also fortunate to have some dedicated volunteers in house, so thank you to Audrey, Sue, Mel, Abbie, Diane, Flo, Iona, Gill, Emma, Gemma, Grace, Alana, Lauren & Morgan!A massive thank you to No. 9 Catering Services and Andersen & Sondergaard Wild Game Charcuterie for the delicious game tasters, Countryside Learning Scotland for guest speaking at our reception and Game & Country for donating our beating flags and Auchterhouse for the cartridges. Finally a special mention to Kirk Norbury Photographer for capturing the weekend for us! “ Lianne MacLennan, National Coordinator, Scotland’s Regional Moorland Groups.See you next year……Date for the diary Friday 30th July 2023! In the meantime why not sign up to our newsletter for all the latest with #SRMG 👇🏼 :bit.ly/3uvV9ucMusic by Bensound
Gamekeepers Teaching Kids - Estates That Educate Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2022-07-05 | Award Winning Educational Programme - Estates That Educate This year is the seventh year of Estates that Educate and we are delighted that it has grown phenomenally since the early days, with 800 young people participating this year!The initiative has united a wide range of people across Scotland who work for, or with estates, from the Southern Uplands in the South, to Strathdearn and Speyside in the North.We provide a tailored programme of activities, from sheep shearing, working dogs and ponies, river conservation, peatland restoration and rewetting, species recognition, deer management, predator control, forestry, wildfire prevention, foraging, pollinators, roe deer butchery, cookery and more.We hope you enjoy, roll on #ETE23!If you want to know more about the programme please email: info@scot-rmg.co.uk#EstatesThatEducate #ETE22 #gamekeepers #ghillies #shepherds #ruralworkers #ruralcareers #countryside #education #agmg #gmg #tcsmg #sumg #ssmg #srmgFilmed by Kirk Norbury Filmmaker & Photographer
FLAG’S UP! AND THAT’S A WRAP! - Scottish Game Fair 2021 Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2021-10-04 | One week on and we have pulled together our highlights from this years GWCT Scottish Game Fair!“We were delighted to be able to return to the Scottish Game Fair after what has been a long 18 months with the current Covid19 pandemic and what had seemed to be a never ending lockdown. It was great to see everyone be able to get together and celebrate the industry! Our main aim is education and it was a pleasure to host so many keen youngsters on our stand this year. It was particularly refreshing to see them want to learn more about where their food comes from, get hands on plucking partridge and then taste a selection of delicious healthy and sustainable game meats!We were also pleased to be asked to perform our demonstration, which brought the ‘Moorland to the Mainring’. To see so many keen children want to get involved was excellent. It gave everyone a view of a typical year on the moor, see the general practices that are carried out by our hard working rural workers on our country’s Grouse Moors and the benefits they have not only to the wildlife which thrive on our management moorlands but also the benefits to our local rural businesses and communities. I would personally like to thank the SRMG teams who worked hard over the weekend and helped to make it a success, from the estates who provided the equipment and game, to those who helped set up and worked on the stand but also to all who pulled together for the demo! A massive thank you to Joe from Game Changer BBQ for joining us on the stand and to Kirk Norbury Photographer for capturing the weekend for us! “ Lianne MacLennan, National Coordinator, Scotland’s Regional Moorland Groups.Luckily you don’t have to wait a full year …… The GWCT Scottish Game Fair will return to its usual slot in the calendar next year! See you from the 1st - 3rd of July 2022!
GLORIOUS 12th! - NOTORIOUS FIR BEING GLORIOUS Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2021-08-12 | Today marks the famous Glorious Twelfth! A celebration to the local communities and more importantly the boots on the ground for the hard work and graft they put in all year round!
IPHONE vs FIRE! HEATHER BURNING MISCONCEPTIONS Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2021-04-11 | 📱 🔥 iPhone 11 vs Muirburn 🔥 📱We are in the height of controlled cool burning season! Muirburn is proving to be a controversial management tool, by so-called environmentalists who claim it burns deep into our peatlands and is part of the growing climate emergency! So after the success of our first experiment - Marsbar vs Muirburn (youtu.be/X8ebibUoeCI) - we have decided to up the ante! Feeling very strongly that these people are wrong and willing to go to any lengths to prove this, Head Keeper, Ali Brown takes the risk of putting his very own iPhone 11 to the test! Watch the full video now! ⏩ If the anticipation gets too much you can skip forward to 2mins 14secs 🔥📱.Will the phone survive?#muirburnmisconceptions #iphone #muirburn #moorlandmanagement #gamekeepers #agmg
OUR RURAL VOICE - The Countryside Speaks! Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2021-03-18 | OUR RURAL VOICEPeople make Scotland. We are Rural Scotland! Have your say and join our virtual protest on the 19th March 2021 Visit our event page: fb.me/e/5ljPKAWZUFind out how to support #RWP21 : scottishgamekeepers.co.uk/protestFilm produced on behalf of Scotland's Regional Moorland Groups & Kirk Norbury - Photographer & Filmmaker
Game For Giving 2020 Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2020-12-24 | FESTIVE FOOD FOR THE NEEDY DONATED BY MOORLAND GROUPS Gamekeepers from Speyside Moorland Group and Tomatin Moorland Group are distributing 180 ready meals and fresh produce to the homeless and local families who have found times hard this year, in and around the Tain region and surrounding areas stretching as far as Inverness. The moorland groups have joined forces with Simpson’s Game and Platform 1864 restaurant in Tain to create fresh and frozen casseroles, made with pheasant and partridge from estates in the Tomatin and Speyside Moorland Groups. The donation is part of the award-winning Game For Giving initiative, which was originally set up in 2016 and has fed over 2,500 families in Scotland to date. The moorland groups are also donating 50 packs of pheasant and partridge breasts to the Christmas Hamper Appeal organised by Graham Rooney, owner of Platform 1864. “The gamekeepers, shepherds, estate staff and their families in the moorland groups have been collaborating with local charities for some time,” said Lianne MacLennan, National Co-ordinator of Scotland’s Regional Moorland Groups. “It is not solely a Christmas initiative but there are particular requirements at this time of the year and the members have been delighted to get involved to help. “It is great to see good quality local game being tasted by more people as it is a healthy free-range product that not enough people get the chance to enjoy. “Working like this helps everyone. Our group members are pleased to see the game being appreciated by people and to support vital homeless, family and community causes at this time of year. Simpson’s Game and Graham Rooney and his team at Platform 1864 have done an amazing job preparing these delicious ready meals for the north leg of the project. “Graham also runs his own Christmas Hamper appeal, which we also donate to and the fact that he can help us shows not only what Christmas spirit is about but how small rural communities really can come together and support each other. Especially after this incredibly difficult year.” The recipients are local vulnerable people, families and the homeless as well as residents in care homes. In other parts of Scotland Game for Giving has organised community lunches using fresh, sustainable game direct from estates with the help of local game dealers and butchers. The Angus Glens Moorland Group has donated to a community centre in Dundee this year feeding 80 people so far this year. Tayside and Central Scotland Moorland Group has donated to a local charity in Perth, feeding 250 people so far.
Mars Bar vs Muirburn - The Full Take Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2020-12-03 | Mars Bar vs Muirburn - The Full Take
Will it Muirburn? MARS BAR VS HEATHER BURNING! Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2020-12-01 | 🍫🔥 M A R S B A R VS M U I R B U R N 🔥🍫 Tis the season for controlled cool burns! Muirburn is proving to be a controversial management tool, by so called environmentalists, who claim it burns deep into our peatlands and is part of the growing climate emergency! So we have put it to the test .... will the Mars bar melt with the heat of the fire?WILL IT MUIRBURN??Full Take: youtube.com/watch?v=UrQPQ7ZxLAw
Raptors & Licensing - A Way Forward Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2020-11-12 | THE RAPTOR STORY YOU NEVER HEARCampaigners believe Grouse Moors are Raptor deserts and everything with hooked beaks get killed. It couldn’t be further from the truth!
Muirburn and The Climate Emergency Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2020-09-10 | I S I T T I M E TO B A N M U I R B U R N ? Time to ban muirburn in Scotland because of the Climate Emergency? Time to think again!Gamekeepers are calling on Scottish Government to protect the practice of muirburn and acknowledge its role in preventing wildfires and protecting carbon stores. See here Scotland’s Regional Moorland Groups latest film:“ Muirburn & the Climate Emergency” produced by @Kirk Norbury Photographer & FilmmakerPLEASE SHARE FAR AND WIDE TO HELP US GET THIS MESSAGE ACROSS
SAVING ROWAN - Walkers & Gamekeeper Rescue Barn Owl Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2020-08-14 | ALKERS AND GAMEKEEPER SAVE RARE OWL FROM STICKY END A rare barn owl has been saved from an untimely sticky end with the help of concerned Angus walkers and a local gamekeeper.Lauren Moir, daughter Layla and partner Dale Dunbar were enjoying a stroll in the Angus Glens when they came upon an owl flapping in thick mud in a water course.Hot summer weather had caused the water to dry up, leaving a circle of thick, deep mud which had entrapped the curious owl as it had hunted for prey.Eager to assist the distressed owl, Lauren tried to pile up stones in the mud to get closer to the owl before Dale finally managed to free it from its sticky berth with a branch.With its feathers caked and matted, the walkers gathered up the stunned bird safely in Lauren’s hooded top, drove to her mother’s house and sought the advice of a gamekeeper on the local estate.Calls were made to a friendly falconer and gamekeeper Garry MacLennan collected the owl, which the finders had named ‘Rowan’, and took it home for a clean up.Taking on board the falconer’s recommendations, Rowan was bathed gently in a kitchen sink and dried off, freeing the mud which had made movement difficult for the bird.Rowan was then kept warm overnight in a box, fed with a rabbit leg, and was checked in the morning.Satisfied that the owl had regained its full strength and movement, gamekeeper Garry called on the group who freed Rowan from the ooze.Watching on was young Layla, her friend Pyper and Garry’s son Mason, who assisted in the care, Rowan was let out of the box close to where it was found and flew happily towards trees at a field edge, where owls often nest.Barn owls are Schedule One birds and are fully protected all year round.There are only 4000 pairs in the UK. Without timely assistance, it is likely Rowan would have starved to death.Lauren said: “When we first spied the owl, we knew we had to get it out. I started to pile stones to get closer but the mud was quite deep. I piled about 4 or 5 stones on top of each other so we could get as close to the bird as possible. Dale managed to hook the owl out of the mud with a stick from the woods. The whole thing took about 45 minutes.”She added: “It was great to see Rowan get released and we are happy to know we probably saved its life. It was a really positive experience for my daughter Layla and her friend Pyper to see it flying away again.”Gamekeeper Garry MacLennan, who bathed and fed the owl said: “We have 4 breeding pairs of Barn Owls on the estate. They are majestic birds and I love to watch them hunting at night. I was happy to help Rowan recover from otherwise a horrible death.”
THE MOUNTAIN HARE Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2020-08-13 | Alison Johnstone MSP for the Green Party, has proposed an amendment to section 30 (protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 for mountain hare) to give full protection for mountain hares.This amendment will actually worsen the conservation status of mountain hares in Scotland and will also create unintended consequences for species such as conservation listed wading birds and golden eagles.60 estates and their gamekeepers have been counting hares using the new night time methods tested by James Hutton Institute, GWCT and SNH scientists for two years now. This data will help to inform management decision making and this is the future of hare conservation, not full protection.See below our new film production from Scotland’s Regional Moorland Groups, produced by Kirk Norbury - Photographer & Filmmaker which will give you an insight into why it is important to carry out their management.
THE GOLDEN EAGLE - #WeHaveWildlife Scotlands Regional Moorland Groups 2020-08-13 | Our managed moors host a large variety of wildlife species and this beautiful Golden Eagle is just one example of what you can spot when visiting our moors.One of our Grouse Moors in the Angus Glens welcomed a new addition to their moorlands; a Golden Eagle chick which was successfully born on the estate earlier this year.These glorious birds are listed as a Schedule 1 species. As you can see they are a huge bird of prey, with only the white-tailed eagle larger in the UK. (Another species you can spot on our moors) With their long broad wings and longish tail, they have a different outline to the smaller buzzard. These birds like to soar and glide on air currents, holding their wings in a shallow 'V'. Eagles have traditional territories and nesting places that may be used by generations.
