By around 1350 (670 years ago), only around 4 per cent of Scotland was covered in trees. The natural climax vegetation of our ...

Fire has long been used as an essential tool in the management of natural vegetation, and those responsible for the ...

Land managers will need to apply for a license ahead of the new muirburn season in September.

Some of the pine forest is now being cleared and native woodland and heather moorland are being encouraged to take its place. Black Grouse are still a rare sight in these parts but keep your eyes ...

The insect’s larvae feed on the heather’s leaves, damaging or killing the plant. The heather doesn’t bloom, which not only turns moorland a dull shade of orange or brown, but also affects bees, which ...

A WIDER ban on heather burning on England’s moorlands would put lives at risk from catastrophic wildfires, landowners in the region have warned. Plans announced this week by Defra would extend a ban ...

A wider ban on heather burning on England’s moorlands would put lives at risk from catastrophic wildfires, landowners in the region have warned. Plans announced this week by Defra would extend a ...

Heather is often burned on moorland used by grouse shoots as it allows more nutritious shoots to grow that are favoured by the birds and other wildlife. But rural landowners say the practice is also ...

Some of the pine forest is now being cleared and native woodland and heather moorland are being encouraged to take its place. Black Grouse are still a rare sight in these parts but keep your eyes ...