Scottish Countryside AllianceScottish Countryside Alliance contact details - George Macdonald at george-macdonald@countryside-alliance.org 07879 772488 or 01882 634770 Fenton Barns, North Berwick, East Lothian. EH39 5BW. info@scottishcountrysidealliance.org The Scottish Countryside Alliance Educational Trust info@scaet.org.uk
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CA Scotland - news: Job Opportunity - Director, Scottish CAThursday, 17 May 2012 The Scottish Countryside Alliance (SCA) is seeking a Director to build on its achievements and provide an effective campaigning and lobbying force for the members and supporters in Scotland, and elsewhere as required. The successful applicant is expected to be a country-minded person with an interest in country sports. It is essential that he/she has a strong professional/business background and the skills and experience to meet the demands of this multi-faceted role. Read more Heather Routes - May 2012Monday, 21 May 2012 Welcome to the latest Heather Routes, updating you on the work of the Scottish Countryside Alliance and issues of interest to members and supporters in Scotland. Read more Invitation to the Launch of SAC Rural Scotland in Focus 2012 **Final Reminder**Friday, 18 May 2012 You are invited to join us at the Macdonald Holyrood Hotel in Edinburgh on Monday 28th May for ‘SAC Rural Question Time’, being held to launch the SAC Rural Policy Centre’s new report Rural Scotland in Focus 2012. The report sets out the economic, social and demographic characteristics of rural Scotland, how these are changing and the implications of these changes for policy and practice. Read more Update from the Bracken Control NetworkWednesday, 9 May 2012 The Bracken Control Group reports: Aerial bracken control will continue to take place in 2012 despite the introduction of additional constraints. A new system for approving aerial spraying will be in place for the 2012 season and it provides for a 5-year permit on each landholding. Although this is a simpler and much improved system it is, as yet, untested. The regulations require final parliamentary approval before they can come into force and may not be operational until June. Read more Deer updateFriday, 27 April 2012 Scottish Natural Heritage and the respective industry groups, including the SCA as a stakeholder, came together to develop the code of deer practice last year. The code came into force on 1st January and should be adhered to by all who have, or may have, any deer on on their land. We are appealing to farmer members especially to get involved as it appears they are not taking on board that some of the deer issues and road traffic accidents, especially in the lowland regions, are the result of deer coming from their land whether it's small farm, large farm, estate or hill ground estate. Read more A new face at the SCAFriday, 27 April 2012 George Macdonald writes: I want to introduce myself as the point of contact for SCA to the membership, and assure the membership and others who receive Heather Routes that the Scottish Countryside Alliance remains active on your behalf. Read more Wildcat preservationFriday, 27 April 2012 The SCA attended a conference on wildcats earlier this week in the Cairngorm National Park. This was the end conference on a study on true wildcats. The study period was managed by Dr David Hetherington, Cairngorms Wildcat Project Manager, and was centred on the Cairngorm National park Area, mainly using five estates within the park. It was established that there is a very wild element of cats within some of the area and various attempts at quantifying hybridisation are being looked at to assess the “true wildcat” the highland tiger. Read more National Spring CleanTuesday, 3 April 2012
We all know that rural people go the extra mile to keep their local area clean and litter free; now is your chance to pull the local community together for an extra special spring clean effort. National Spring Clean runs from 1st April - 31st May. Communities and volunteers, work colleagues, schools and families are all being encouraged to take part in this Scotland wide initiative. Visit http://springclean.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/ for details.  Speeding up comms in the Highlands and IslandsThursday, 22 March 2012 The SCA this month welcomed the announcement of a new ICT initiative aimed at helping over 350 companies in thie Highlands and Islands to get online and make better use broadband. With a quarter of Scottish businesses currently not online, the new ICT business engagement programme - a collaborative project between the Scottish Government, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Business Gateway – will invest £864,000 in the Highlands and Islands, to help small and medium sized companies (SMEs) exploit digital opportunities. Read more Wildlife and Natural Environment Act changesThursday, 22 March 2012 From 1st April, there will be a number of important changes to authorisations to shoot deer during close seasons and at night. Read more |
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