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Scottish government steps up nature restoration drive with purchase of Glen Prosen estate

A large moorland estate in the Cairngorms National Park has been granted a new lease of life after being taken on for nature restoration by the Scottish government. Glen Prosen – which up until recently was maintained for grouse shooting – was bought by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS), the government […]

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Big news! Aviva will restore grouse moor back to nature

Aviva has unveiled that it has landed the purchase of a large grouse moor to restore it for nature, climate and people. The insurance powerhouse teamed up with Par Equity to acquire 6,300 hectares of heavily-degraded moorland in the Glen Dye area of Aberdeenshire, for restoration, as part of its commitment […]

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COP26 deal issues a rallying cry to rewild Britain’s uplands

As the world inches closer to 2030, the deadline scientists have identified as the last chance to prevent catastrophic climate change, world leaders have signed the major Glasgow Climate Pact to help decarbonise economies and rewild the world. Rewilding land is key The Glasgow Climate Pact “emphasises the importance of protecting, […]

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BrewDog will restore a former grouse moor in the race to reach net-zero

BrewDog has bought a 9,000 acre former grouse moor in the Cairngorms in a bid to reduce the craft beer producer’s carbon footprint. The multinational brewery and pub chain has purchased the Kinrara Estate and unveiled plans for its Lost Forest, a programme of landscape regeneration which involves rewetting carbon-rich peatlands [...]