…the blog and website of Andy Wightman
The above image was taken in 2014 in connection with a police raid at that time. On 2 May 2025, Police Scotland issued the following statement. Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with wildlife offences following enquiries
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Scottish Land and Estates has argued in recent years that large-scale landholdings are best placed to deliver public policy objectives associated with woodland expansion, peatland restoration and other large scale projects. Scale can help of course but it is nonsense
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Guest blog by Regina Erich Perhaps some readers will know Kildrummy Castle Gardens in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire. If so, they might remember it as a beautiful, friendly, peaceful haven tucked away in a ravine overlooked by the impressive ruins of Kildrummy
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I am pleased to publish this guest blog by Dr Fraser Sugden, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography in the University of Birmingham’s School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. In it, Dr Sugden examines Scotland’s land reform journey in light
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The excellent Parkswatch blog has published a piece today on the sale of the 1242ha Cashel Estate on the east shore of Loch Lomond in the heart of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. In 1946, the new Labour
Continue readingI was invited to discuss rural domestic heating solutions on BBC Radio Scotland Good Morning Scotland this morning alongside Donna Smith from the Scottish Crofting Federation. You can hear the interview below.
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The Ferret ran a story today about how the asset management company, Gresham House has been taken over by US private equity form Searchlight Capital Partners LP. “The Scottish Government’s investment bank gave £50m to a forestry scheme that has
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In this blog I hope to crystallise my thoughts on some of the reasons why current Scottish Government policy on carbon markets is flawed and undermines efforts to tackle climate change. This is a very brief overview and assumes some
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There has been much discussion in mountaineering club circles as to whether the operators of mountaineering club huts will need to apply for a short-term let (STL) license under the The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets)
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On 1 March 2023, NatureScot announced a £2 billion private finance pilot designed to secure landscape scale restoration of native woodlands. The project involves NatureScot and private companies Hampden and Co., Palladium and Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe) Ltd. NatureScot
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