What excellent recognition for @SRUC - highlighting the benefits of colleagues in our School of Natural & Social Sciences working closely with SAC Consulting colleagues conducting the Farm Business Survey here in Scotland royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/winners/sruc...

My latest Press & Journal column

More than happy to act as host for this conference yesterday - great event

More than happy to act as host for this conference yesterday - great event

My latest Press & Journal article - data crucial to show value of upland farmers and crofters

My latest Press & Journal column - Clean Breeding helping cut methane emissions

My latest Press & Journal column about our input to the Wild Strathfillan Initiative

Another great #IntegratingTreesNetwork event 🌳. Join SRUC's @davymccracken.bsky.social & the Adamson family from Netherurd Home Farm, West Linton, on Wed 6 Aug to hear & see how trees can benefit your farming business now & in the future. FREE tickets 👉 buff.ly/RyXFmcL #TreesonFarms #Agroforestry

Great to see our new video for the School of Natural and Social Sciences launched at the Royal Highland Show. Take a look and see what you think youtu.be/N-114Ob0NME?...

My latest Press & Journal column - Data much more than simply counting sheep

Semi-wild horse grazing as a rewilding strategy: assessing effects on vegetation structure and composition in the Côa Valley, Portugal www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...

My latest Press & Journal column - Data much more than simply counting sheep

The price of belonging: Rural heritage in a changing world rse.org.uk/resource/the...

Our natural beauty is worth preserving rse.org.uk/resource/our...

Semi-wild horse grazing as a rewilding strategy: assessing effects on vegetation structure and composition in the Côa Valley, Portugal www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...

Looking forward to giving seminar tomorrow while I am here at CIBIO_InBIO - focussed on my input to work by a host of others into developing conservation strategies for the red-billed chough www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/de...

Excellent to input to a course on Landscape Ecology today at BIOPOLIS-CIBIO Though the weather was somewhat hotter than in Scotland!! www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/la...

If you're a farmer or crofter who's doing things differently, the Farming with Nature Award is for you! buff.ly/V8jWgSA Deadline 3 June. Here’s last year’s winner in this category, the Clyde Valley Waders Farmer Group. buff.ly/RxGlSWr ‪@nffn.bsky.social‬ #NatureOfScotland #NFFWeek2025

Pero hay matices: En pastizales seminaturales, la huella humana no redujo la completitud: Estos espacios, manejados con prácticas tradicionales como el pastoreo o la siega, pueden mantener ecosistemas ricos a la vez que productivos. 9/11

It is odd how so many in rewilding focus on charismatic megafauna Rather than complex, well-functioning ecosystems

My latest Press & Journal column - Study gives insight into problem of lamb losses

My latest Press & Journal column - Study gives insight into problem of lamb losses

Today is International Day for Biological Diversity #BiodiversityDay! Did you know that #ScotlandsRainforest is one of the most biodiverse habitats in the UK? Find out why: savingscotlandsrainforest.org.uk/blog/biodive... 📷 Lorne Gill

New solution to help record sheep methane emissions

US Army vets gets hands on with sheep in Scots mission

Targeted biodiversity action is needed to generate success Image was not chosen by me! 🤔

Challenge to get balance of farming and forestry

Biodiversity studies must be robust and easy to carry out

Rewilding can be done in many small ways too

Living labs can help link farming and nature

Rural college goes global to raise rangeland knowledge

It's been a sunny spring, but is that rain in the forecast for next week?? 😱 ☔ If it's dreich outside, don't despair! It's a perfect chance to get your #NatureOfScotland application in. There's still time... deadline 11.59pm on 3 June. buff.ly/T4p2J51 📷 Helen Pugh

We're live! Entries are open for the 2025 #NatureOfScotland Awards. We can't wait to hear about the incredible conservation work being carried out across Scotland. Explore all our categories and start your FREE entry here: bit.ly/2025categories

Farmers & crofters have a crucial role, not only in producing food but also in protecting our climate, soils and wildlife. The @NatureofScot Award recognises the land managers, businesses & partnerships that reduce their environmental footprint. Apply: bit.ly/natureofscot...

Together with the British Texel Sheep Society and partners from New Zealand, Ireland, and three other key sheep-breeding nations, SRUC is working to try and reduce the environmental impact of sheep. www.sruc.ac.uk/all-news/she...

'Without the financial incentive to make the changes required nothing will change. The uncertainty associated with this is the greatest challenge.' Read key takeaways from the Big Tent event in Cumbria here ➡️ bit.ly/4k0JKvg @nationaltrust.org.uk #CNPPA #UllswaterCatchmentManagement