Mel Marchbank

An interesting meeting today at the Monadhliath Deer Management Group. It was their AGM, and the main topic of discussion was the new Strategic Deer Management Plan (DMP) we helped them to prepare. It was agreed by the group to adopt the plan, almost unanimously, which is great news. This has been a truly fascinating project to be involved in, especially with all the deer-related discussion in the RACCE and…

We have a truly fascinating experiment running at present in Upper Glen Affric. A system of enclosure cages was built a few years ago, with help from a helicopter, in order to quantify the effect of deer grazing on high altitude plant communities. We were back again at site this week to see what changes are evident, and it is now clear that some effects can be seen on the…

We have spent some enjoyable time recently on Trees for Life's fascinating Dundreggan Estate site, having been asked to repeat a deer dung density survey by Doug Gilbert. It has been really interesting to go back to the site and monitor the level of change in deer abundance and distribution since the last time we were on site. It is such a lovely place to work, with great views and…