Citizens of Scotland have just a few days left to send their entries in to a photography competition for the chance to win Braemar Safari tickets for two plus £100. Participants have until Friday, 2nd April to enter the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute’s, “How is Rural Scotland Changing?” photography competition, which is designed to illustrate the public’s awareness of rural changes which are taking place. The institute has received numerous entries and the standard of photography from both age categories are to a very high standard.

Photographs entered should reflect the individual’s interpretation of the changes that are taking place in Scotland in relation to one or all of the following issues; Water, Landscape, Climate Change, Rural Society, Soil and Wildlife.

BBC ‘Out of Doors’ presenter Euan Mcllwraith, who presents rural affairs and countryside issues, will be judging the photography competition this year. Other judges include Lesley Ferguson, head of collection at the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, Andrew O’Brien, picture Editor at the Scotsman, and the Macaulay’s chief executive, Professor Richard Aspinall.

The competition has been divided into two separate categories; 18 years old and under, and over 19 year olds. Entry forms and further details about the competition can be found at www.macaulay.ac.uk/photocomp or by contacting 01224 395065.

The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute was founded in 1930 and is an international centre for research and consultancy on the environmental and social consequences of rural land uses. With an annual income from research and consultancy of over £14m, the Institute is the largest interdisciplinary research organisation of its kind in Europe, and aims to provide evidence to help shape future environmental and rural-development policy on a national and international basis.

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