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Scotland’s forests dominated by estates, investors and absentee owners, says report
Ownership of Scotland’s forests is becoming increasingly dominated by wealthy estates, investors and absentee owners who live outwith Scotland,
Plan to buy out Buccleuch in Scotland’s highest village
Residents of a Dumfriesshire village have published a detailed proposal for a community buyout of land owned by the Duke
Licensed to kill: the landowners who shoot thousands of brown hares
Landowners, farmers and foresters are licensed to kill more than 1,300 brown hares every year during the breeding season,
Buccleuch wind farm ‘could unearth lead contamination’ from old mines
A plan by the Duke of Buccleuch to build a large wind farm in southwest Scotland is facing fierce opposition
Resistance: The people fighting fracking in Scotland
Holding an umbrella upside down so its spike points towards the floor, Bill Frew runs a finger clockwise around the
Mining for coal gas could cause blasts, fires and quakes, says Sepa
Plans to gasify coal under the sea around Scotland could cause pollution, earthquakes, underground explosions and “uncontrollable” fires, according to
Secret filming alleges illegal fox hunting
Animal rights activists have released footage which they claim is evidence that illegal fox hunting is taking place in Scotland.
Buccleuch accused of “breathtaking arrogance” over huge wind farm plan
The Duke of Buccleuch lobbied the Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, and government officials behind closed doors to fast-track a £1