Peter Cairns

Mar 7, 2024 | dx.doi.org | Mark Austin |Peter Cairns |Darren Conboy |Guang Xing Wang

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Jan 29, 2024 | pressandjournal.co.uk | Peter Cairns

The Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill is currently making its way through the Scottish parliament. Muirburn – the controlled burning of vegetation for land management purposes – has historically been governed by the Muirburn Code, which carries limited statutory restrictions. However, the Scottish Government has developed proposals whereby future muirburn may only be conducted under a dedicated licence.

Jan 15, 2024 | scottishfield.co.uk | Peter Cairns |Ellie Forbes

As the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill makes its way through the Scottish Parliament, Peter Cairns, Executive Director, SCOTLAND: The Big Picture asks, is repeatedly burning our landscape really the best way to protect it? Muirburn – the controlled burning of vegetation for land management purposes – has historically been governed by the Muirburn Code, which carries limited statutory restrictions.

Jan 15, 2024 | shorturl.at | Peter Cairns |Ellie Forbes

As the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill makes its way through the Scottish Parliament, Peter Cairns, Executive Director, SCOTLAND: The Big Picture asks, is repeatedly burning our landscape really the best way to protect it? Muirburn – the controlled burning of vegetation for land management purposes – has historically been governed by the Muirburn Code, which carries limited statutory restrictions.

Nov 1, 2023 | pressandjournal.co.uk | Peter Cairns

For centuries, people have been exerting control over every square inch of the Scottish landscape. We’ve made it work for the benefit of just one species: us. The vast, treeless deer forests, sheep pastures and grouse moors of the north and the arable monocultures of the south bear witness to our ability to subjugate nature for our own ends.