Scottish Land Commission

Landowners and managers within Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park came together to discuss good practices and help stimulate fresh thinking to ensure Scotland’s land is managed responsibly.

Former SNP president Michael Russell has been appointed as the new chair of the Scottish Land Commission, amid claims of corruption. The role of the commission is to advise the Scottish government on an ongoing programme of land reform, and to provide leadership for change in culture and practice.

The Scottish Land Commission has introduced fresh guidelines that emphasise the importance of community-centred land use decisions. As demand for rural land in Scotland continues to rise, driven in part by the emerging potential of natural capital, this new guidance provides a set of fundamental pri

A human geography student at the James Hutton Institute and the University of Aberdeen has won the Scottish Land Commission’s National Student Award for 2023. PhD student Roz Corbett will use the £1,000 grant award to undertake stakeholder participation research into her doctoral thesis

A new paper, Natural Capital and Land Reform – Next steps for a just transition, outlines how Scotland can achieve its climate and nature objectives in ways that also deliver on land reform and strengthening communities. The report, from the Scottish Land Commission, highlights the existi

Scotland’s rural land is only available to a limited few as demand from forestry, natural capital investment, and corporate estate buyers continues to drive high prices, according to a new report by the Scottish Land Commission. The Rural Land Market Insights Report 2023 underlines the need fo

Students across Scotland are being encouraged to enter a national award designed to support research that could change the way we own and use land in Scotland. Entries are now open for the Scottish Land Commission’s National Student Award 2023, which will grant one lucky Scottish-based student

A new paper launched by the Scottish Land Commission aims to stimulate discussion on the ways communities can benefit from land use change and investment. The Scottish Land Commission’s Community benefits from investment in natural capital discussion paper details how investment in natural cap

Land leaders have joined forces to complete a development programme to ensure Scotland’s land is managed responsibly.

People across Scotland are being invited to learn more about land rights and responsibilities in a new, free series of webinars. Kicking off on 19 October, the informal 45-minute lunchtime sessions aim to stimulate practical change in how land is owned, used and managed. The Scottish Land Commission

Fraserburgh, Peterhead and Huntly residents are invited to join the Scottish Land Commission online at its latest virtual public meeting. The meeting aims to give people the opportunity to talk about their local land, sharing the issues and questions they may have, and to find out about the Commissi

The Scottish Land Commission has made three new appointments. Charlie Davis has joined as project manager for diverse land ownership, Lisa Busby as training coordinator and Hanna Wheatley as the new research officer.

The Scottish Land Commission has today published recommendations to Scottish ministers to shape the land market and the carbon markets so that they work in the public interest. The recommendations are:

A new report reveals changes to Scotland's rural land market and values, amid strong timber prices and rising demand in non-farming leisure estates. The report published today by the Scottish Land Commission shows the Scottish rural land market is characterised by exceptionally high demand but conti

A month-long campaign aims to drive forward the message that the public sector has a key role to play in transforming vacant and derelict land across Scotland. Land Reuse Month, hosted by the Scottish Land Commission, will support local authorities in addressing the ‘how to’ of tackling