ESTATES in Lochaber and Skye have been shortlisted for the Golden Plover Award for moorland management.
The award, presented annually by the Heather Trust and the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust to recognise progressive, practical and sustainable moorland management in Scotland, is open to estates, farms, individuals and syndicates which have ‘gone the extra mile for our hills’.
Among the three finalists are Ardnamurchan, a 10,000-hectare sporting estate with ‘a balanced approach to deer management, agriculture and tourism’, and Fearann Eilean Iarmain, ‘a stunning estate on the isle of Skye which links traditional land management with crofting, a distillery and support for a thriving Gaelic culture’.