Posts Tagged ‘Grouse’
Tasty haggis bon bons – but for one day only
Diners can celebrate Burns Night in style this year at Edinburgh’s The Ivy on the Square. For one day only, Friday 25 January, the brasserie will be offering a special cocktail and Scottish-inspired nibbles to help diners commemorate the Bard’s birthday. The Tim’rous Beastie is a cocktail Rabbie Burns himself would be proud of, with…
Read MoreScottish farm is brought to the market
Kemphills Farm in Kirkbuddo near Forfar is on the market, with associated land. Presented by Galbraith, the farmhouse is a three-bedroom bungalow with three reception rooms. Kemphills Farm has a range of traditional buildings offering development potential subject to planning permission. The paddock extends to approximately 1.32 acres. The farm has predominately arable land extending…
Read MoreWeather ravages cost the grouse industry £10million
Scotland’s economy and local communities will have missed out on over £10m of economic benefits due to a weather-ravaged grouse shooting season this year, a new survey has revealed. The 2018 season officially closed last week but Scotland’s Regional Moorland Groups, who conducted the survey, say many estates stopped earlier due to a lack of…
Read MoreWe meet all the Queen’s Horses at Balmoral
Scottish Field was granted exclusive access to the Balmoral estate and the Queen’s traditional working Highland garron stud. When Sylvia Ormiston and her husband Dochy came to Balmoral a decade ago, their task was to continue breeding the stock – the Highland ponies, Highland cattle and Cheviot sheep – and to restore the farm buildings…
Read MoreWinner of the Grand Grouse Draw is revealed
A Scots estate is getting ready to welcome the winner of the 2018 Grand Grouse Draw. A member of draw organisers Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), William Gardiner won a day’s driven grouse shooting next year with eight friends on the breathtaking Glenogil estate, which includes luxurious accommodation at Redheugh Lodge. William, who is…
Read MoreFinding the positives in a poor grouse season
Scotland’s grouse sector has taken a hit this year due to the poor weather – but that has not dampened enthusiasm for private investment in vital conservation work. The financial impact of the poor season, ending today, 10 December, is very significant – due to widespread cancellations of shooting programmes and reduced trade with local…
Read MoreA secluded setting hides this attractive estate
Culfoichbeg House is an outstanding country property in a completely secluded setting amongst magnificent Highland scenery, in the heart of the renowned Tulchan Estate in Moray. The world famous 22,000-acre Tulchan estate was sold last year and Culfoichbeg House was the previous owner’s favourite and private residence. The property is in an idyllic setting with…
Read MoreWhy the Swedes love Scotland’s whiskies
Sweden has recently become one of Scotch’s ten top markets, and now also produces its own whiskies. Invar Ronde’s Malt Whisky Yearbook is essential reading for anyone interested in malt whisky. It provides what it says on the cover: an annual update of ‘the facts, the people, the news, the stories’. I have known Ingvar since 2007.…
Read MoreBronze prize at game and conservation awards
A Scots business was celebrating last night, after taking a prize at the 2018 Purdey Awards for Game and Conservation. At a ceremony held in London gun and rifle maker James Purdey & Sons’ famous Long Room, where the Bronze Award was given to Whitburgh Farms, Midlothian. They have made notable changes to their shoot…
Read MoreDon’t grouse about your Sunday dinner – try this
Just the two of you this Sunday? Rather than juggling pots and pans over a complicated roast, serve something delicious yet simple. As part of Great British Game Week (19–25 November) Eat Wild is challenging the nation to think differently about game – and it’s starting in the kitchen. Today is the last of our…
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