THE SCOTTISH HIGHLAND ESTATE: PRESERVING AN ENVIRONMENT. By Michael Wigan.
(1991) 1998 new paperback edition. 4to paperback (189 x 244mm). Pp160. Colour photographs by Glyn Satterley, bibliography.
"The Highland estate is under threat - and with it is disappearing an ecological balance. Sometimes critical of Highland landlords [the author], examines conservation, employment and economics on that often misunderstood entity, the Highland sporting estate." Chapters include: The Long History; Sporting use in the Highlands; Grouse and management for grouse; Stalking and the stalker; Hill farming; Salmon; Trout; Other activities; Forestry; Politics, sporting use and access; The Dun Tenants of the Waste; Managing the silver harvest; Looking at the ground; Realities and alternatives; The challenge for sporting use; Bibliography.
"The Highland estate is under threat - and with it is disappearing an ecological balance. Sometimes critical of Highland landlords [the author], examines conservation, employment and economics on that often misunderstood entity, the Highland sporting estate." Chapters include: The Long History; Sporting use in the Highlands; Grouse and management for grouse; Stalking and the stalker; Hill farming; Salmon; Trout; Other activities; Forestry; Politics, sporting use and access; The Dun Tenants of the Waste; Managing the silver harvest; Looking at the ground; Realities and alternatives; The challenge for sporting use; Bibliography.
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| Author | Wigan (Michael). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 193 |
| ISBN | 1840370033 / 1840370033 / PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 15.95. |
| Book Description | Fine unread new copy. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 1998 |
| Publisher | Swan Hill Press. |
| Place | Shrewsbury, Shropshire. |