Alan Bird

This month we will start reviewing the Strategic Deer Management Plan (SDMP) of the Monadhliath Deer Management Group.  The plan is being prepared on behalf of the 40+ member estates, and will cover over 175,000ha of land between Fort William and Inverness. It’s a challenging task, but made somewhat easier by all the efforts of the estates in the past few years who between them have halved the density of…

The DWG have now apparently reported to the Scottish Government, and the report is due for release any day.  Everyone in the industry now awaits their findings with a likely mix of interest and trepidation depending on their perspective.  All we hope is that the authors have produced a thorough, objective and robust piece of work that will help drive a rational, well-informed and balanced debate.  Watch this space…

We’ve just been commissioned to deliver a new project on behalf of the Cairngorm National Park Authority estimating deer abundance and density across the park area.  This will be a challenging project but hopefully one which delivers some useful insights for the CNPA in advance of them refreshing their long-term park plan.  More news on this in due course…