A print of a Golden Plover by the renowned artist, Colin Woolf
is awarded to the winner
Adam Smith and I have selected four estates to form the shortlist for the Golden Plover Award. We will be visiting all four estates in the next 10 days to select the winner. Full details of all the applicants will be placed on the Golden Plover Award website, after the visits have been completed, and we will announce the winner during the week commencing 27th June.
The award ceremony will take place at the Scottish Game Fair at 16:30 on Friday, 1st July.
To be eligible for the 2016 award, in addition to demonstrating innovative moorland management, applicants have been asked to demonstrate how they incorporate sheep farming into the management of moorland.
The shortlist comprises the following estates:
- Candacraig, Strathdon
- Cawdor, Nairn
- Phones, Dalwhinnie and
- The Hopes, Gifford.
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