Dr Graeme Purves, Assistant Chief Planner in the Scottish Government’s Directorate for Built Environment will present a seminar outlining how the Scottish Government is working to reduce Scotland’s carbon footprint at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute tomorrow (Wednesday 24th February 2010). [continue reading ... ]

Citizens of Scotland are being challenged to photograph a rural scene which captures the changes in rural Scotland, to be collated for future generations.

A workshop on the identification and protection of wildlife in woodland areas is being held at Thainstone tomorrow (Thursday 18th February 2010).

An insight into the artistic processes involved in creating art for the exhibition, ‘Beauty and the Bog’, will take place at the Dancing Light Gallery, West Linton, tomorrow (Thursday 18th February 2010). [continue reading ... ]

The importance of grassland and grazing for sustainable agriculture will be highlighted at a seminar at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute tomorrow (Wednesday 17th February). [continue reading ... ]

A joint initiative between SEPA and the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute has resulted in the publication of a Water Quality Atlas for Scottish rivers. Under the Harmonised Monitoring Scheme, SEPA monitors and reports on the quality of the water in 56 Scottish rivers. SEPA and its predecessor organisations have monitored these rivers since the mid 1970s, producing data that provides an invaluable record of environmental status and change in Scotland. [continue reading ... ]

The contribution that food consumption makes to UK greenhouse gas emissions will be highlighted at a seminar at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute tomorrow (Wednesday 3rd February). [continue reading ... ]

Residents in the Fraserburgh area are being asked give their views on the route of a potential new footpath.

Glensaugh has been snow free for about two weeks which has allowed us to return to our normal winter routine and has created some time for added value work.