Thrill of the Hill Publications
Thrill of the Hill – Species in Hot Water
THRILL OF THE HILL | In a year two weather extremes the water environment has shot up the agenda for many, drought conditions put a lot of pressure on farmers…
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Thrill of The Hill – Agrecalc Cloud: The Sky’s the Limit
THRILL OF THE HILL | Carbon and benchmarking carbon are here to stay, firmly embedded in the best practice for the farming community. With COP28 happening now, the need to…
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Thrill of the Hill – It’s Going Down: Timber Processing
THRILL OF THE HILL | For years now Scotland has sought to address climate change and habitat fragmentation with increased rates of tree planting, but often the end product, timber,…
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Thrill of the Hill – They See Me Roaming: Promoting Sustainable, Responsible Access to the Countryside
THRILL OF THE HILL | Farmland covers the Scottish landscape, between 70% and 80% of it, but farmers are not the only stakeholders in the countryside. Increasingly, the general public…
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Thrill of the Hill – Thinning Herds to Thicken Forests
THRILL OF THE HILL | When people think of Scotland, at some point visions of a red deer ranging across an open hill must enter the mind. Deer have become…
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Thrill of the Hill – Don’t Go Bracken My Heart
THRILL OF THE HILL | An invasive species and a cause for concern among farmers and policymakers, bracken is a hot topic in the farmed upland environment. While the species…
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Rural Roundup – Royal Highland Show, Bracken Control and Thrill of The Hill
Welcome back to the Rural Roundup. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Tiffany, George & Robert catch up after the Royal Highland Show,…
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Thrill of the Hill – A Flock for the Future
THRILL OF THE HILL | Sheep are synonymous with the farmed upland environment in Scotland but in times of change and with external and policy pressures now on it, the…
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Thrill of the Hill – It’s a Trap!
THRILL OF THE HILL | With a lack of apex predators in Scotland, human intervention is often required to maintain a balance of nature, whether that is at the species,…
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Thrill of the Hill – Aiming at Success
Farmers are custodians of the landscape in Scotland, and the farmed environment accounts for roughly 75% of all land in the country, but farmers need not take all that responsibility…
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