Blogs:

Attadale Estate looks towards a collaborative future

19 September 2023  |  Blogs, News

  An expanding alliance The 12,000-hectare Attadale Estate in Scotland has just become the thirteenth estate to become an official partner of the Affric Highlands rewilding coalition, signing a memorandum of understanding in early September. Official Affric Highlands partners now cover 41,700 hectares of land, while discussions are ongoing with four additional private estates totalling 22,900 hectares. … Continued

A sea-swell of enterprise on Affric Highlands’ west coast

1 July 2021  |  Blogs, News

Rowan Doff works at Corrary Farm in Glen Beag on the Glenelg peninsula, which sits between Loch Alsh and Loch Hourn. The farm is home to several nature-positive enterprises, including an organic vegetable farm and brewery that supplies the local community. The glen’s 2,000-year-old Pictish brochs, or ‘duns’, add further intrigue to the area, and … Continued

Green Highlander casts its eye on the return of more fish to Affric Highlands

1 July 2021  |  Blogs, News

Pete Smith is ‘Green Highlander’ – a fishing tutor based in Strathglass who takes people to some of Affric Highlands’ most beautiful lochs and rivers. His trips focus on helping people connect to, and better understand, the landscape and its wildlife. Affric Highlands’ riverwoods projects, which involve restoring woodland to river banks and headwaters, will significantly … Continued

Nature-positive farming in Affric Highlands’ high pasture

1 July 2021  |  Blogs, News

  Katharine Sharp runs Achpopuli farm in the small community of Abriachan, high on a hill above Loch Ness. With its sheep, cattle, ducks and geese, Achpopuli adopts a regenerative, low-inpact approach. The animals help to create a diversity of habitats and manage the area’s wetlands, which in turn support the animals. A haven for birdlife, snipe, … Continued

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