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Land Ownership and Access
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Royal Ascot, London Marathon and the Platinum Jubilee: Events use Scottish land to clean up their carbon footprint
Royal family events, major UK sporting occasions, airlines and English councils have used Scottish land to clean up their carbon
Row erupts on island of Ulva after community buyout
A row has erupted between tenants and management over living conditions on the island of Ulva following the biggest community
Land reform concerns over buyout of firm linked to state bank
The Scottish Government’s investment bank gave £50m to a forestry scheme that has now been bought out by a
Billionaire lairds and Tory donors broke rules around rural subsidies
Billionaire lairds, sporting estates and Conservative Party donors in receipt of millions of pounds of public grants are among the
Safety experts savage Radical Road closure
The five-year closure of the Radical Road on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh has been condemned as “nonsensical”, “disgraceful” and
Study finds poor land buyout regulation days after land reform bill delay
A Scottish Government-commissioned report has found the demand to buy rural land for green investments could deepen divides between landowners
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,
Clackmannanshire landowner told to ‘immediately’ unblock Cowden path
Residents, walking groups and local politicians have urged a Clackmannanshire estate manager to “immediately” reopen a popular path that has
Scotland’s 10 biggest vacant and derelict sites
The “world’s biggest” explosive plant, an ammunition store, sprawling opencast coal mines, railway networks, and RAF airfields make up
Force public bodies to ditch access fees for running events, ministers urged
Ministers must force public bodies to ditch land access restrictions and fees as high as £700, which have set “a
Pentland land managers’ access fees and rules see running events cancelled
Outdoor events popular for decades in the Pentland Hills have been cancelled this year due to new restrictions and price
‘National embarrassment’: famous footpath stays closed
A Scottish Government agency has again delayed plans to re-open a famous and popular footpath in Edinburgh, prompting angry denunciations