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Scottish country sports and tourism to meet up

Scottish landowners and tourism stakeholders will come together next month to discuss expanding country sports tourism, an industry worth over £240million per year to the Scottish economy.   The event, sponsored by Bell Ingram, will be held at Finzean, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire on Tuesday 15 May.  The event begins at 9.30am, opening with registration and refreshments, and will finish at around 3.00pm following an optional site visit. To register attendance please contact Joyce Karch at Scottish Land & Estates on 0131 653 5400.

 
FC Wales smooths passage to important woodland

With its fascinating historical features, enchanting scenery and strong links to the end of the last major ice age, i Parkwood on the Gower is a popular tourist location. Forestry Commission Wales has stepped in to ensure a smoother passage into this environmental jewel after the Welsh Government woodland became the victim of its own alluring beauty. The road allowing access to the site of special scientific interest (SSSI) was showing signs of serious wear and tear, with badly pot-holed areas testifying to Parkwood’s popularity.

 
Saffery Champness comment on CAP Reform announcement

Commenting on the announcement on CAP Reform by EU Farm Minister, Dacian Ciolos, Andrew Arnott, a partner of  Saffery Champness Landed Estates & Rural Business Group says: “There was not much in the announcement that had not already been leaked. However, it confirms the intention to distribute subsidies more evenly by way of a cap on payments to farmers at 300,000 euros (£261,240) per year.  A progressive levy, to be applied on all payments exceeding 150,000 euros (£130,620), was also announced as a proposal. Assuming that the proposals will be approved by both the EU parliament and all member states, this will be bad news for many large arable farmers and some medium scale farming businesses, including those in the uplands.It remains to be seen whether the ‘sustainable and inclusive growth’ for European agriculture can really be achieved through these proposals.  I think they could, as they stand, have the opposite effect, acting as a disincentive to invest for farm businesses that are highly-mechanised with lower staffing levels”.

 

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Home Rural agency Two Outstanding Highland sporting estates for sale
Two Outstanding Highland sporting estates for sale PDF Print E-mail
Written by Colin Thomson   
Friday, 03 June 2011 09:22

 Tournaig Estate - Highlands

Two of the most outstanding sporting estates located in the beautiful Wester Ross area of the Scottish Highlands, are currently on sale with leading Scottish property consultants, CKD Galbraith.  Set amongst some of the most dramatic and unspoilt landscape in the country, Tournaig Estate and Heights of Kinlochewe offer some of the finest country sports in the Highlands.   

Heights of Kinlochewe is one of the country’s most splendid Highland stalking estates with a deer forest second to none. The estate is located above the north eastern end of the well known Loch Maree, which offers good salmon and sea trout fishing.  There are also a variety of attractive hill lochs, including Loch Fada, offering additional trout fishing.

A successful woodland grant scheme is in place at Heights of Kinlochewe and the possibility of a considerable hydro scheme, off the River Abhain Gleann na Muice, which runs out of the estate’s Loch Fada, offers an exciting prospect. 

The complementary estate of Tournaig, offers deer stalking and trout fishing on a number of attractive hill lochs with the largest trout caught in Loch Ghiuragarstida which forms the southern boundary of the estate. There is also a productive in-hand farming enterprise and established woodland schemes and the estate enjoys coastal frontage onto Loch Ewe, a lovely sea loch, offering a superb base from where to sail all round the west coast.  

The estate centres around Tournaig House which is set in wonderful woodland gardens designed by Osgood Mackenzie, the third son of Sir Francis Mackenzie, the laird of Gairloch, famous for creating the Inverewe Gardens in the late 1800s.

John Bound, partner with CKD Galbraith, who specialises in the sale and purchase of estates, said: “It is exceptional that two truly fantastic estates have come to the market in such close proximity.

“We have experienced healthy demand for Highland estates this year from both domestic and foreign parties. Given the wealth of sport on offer each estate is highly desirable and sure to attract a lot of interest from those eager to become the laird of an outstanding Highland landholding.”

The estates are within easy reach of the west coast village of Gairloch which boasts delightful sandy beaches and rugged coves, and offers a good range of local amenities, whilst the city of Inverness, with its nearby airport offering regular flights to the south and parts of Europe, is less than an hour’s drive. 

The guide price for Tournaig is £2.5 million and for Heights of Kinlochewe, £2.6 million. 

 
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