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 […]
Peatland restoration value hits £470m, outpacing grouse shooting as an income source for landowners
A new analysis has shown that restored upland peatlands could be worth more than four times the economic value of grouse shooting.
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 […]
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, […]