Seasonal news

With the purple heather in full bloom, August and the start of the grouse season is a delightful time of year for us, as it heralds not just the start of the game season but also the time when our lamb season begins.  Grouse We have fresh y...more

We have been blessed with five weeks of fine weather. We have seen good broods of Grouse, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Golden Plover and Curlew. If these birds are doing well it means that our lambs will be thriving also. Things are looking up for a bou...more

We have had two weeks of summery weather, suddenly arriving after what seemed a very long winter.  The grass has started to spring up and all the animals are thoroughly enjoying the fresh pasture. The Blackface lambs are growing fast&nb...more

Nick Nairn, the well-known Scottish TV chef, is now presenting Landward on BBC2 Scotland. This Friday 18/4, at 7pm he is doing a feature on Scottish Mutton. He filmed here two weeks ago, so if you are in Scotland please tune in. You will see the lo...more

Wild Goat There is a herd of wild goats on one of our venison supplier’s Scottish Moors. At this time of year some of the goats are culled. We have put together a wild goat box for those of you with adventurous taste buds. The box will contain a...more

The week of crisp dry weather has been perfect for heather burning up on the hill. We burn strips through the banks of old heather to allow new heather to regenerate. This creates good feeding for the grouse and sheep. The grouse are particularly k...more

Last chance for fresh game The gamebird season ends on 31st January. That means there are two more dates for the delivery of fresh game – on Thursday 31st and Thursday 7th February. This is a good opportunity to put some game in your freezer for t...more

Pheasants With some cold weather at long last, the pheasants are in their prime now. Either whole roasted or as a pan-fried breast, they make a really delicious dinner for two. However I did eat whole one on my lonesome last night. You can orde...more

Game Grouse The grouse season has come to an abrupt halt. The moors with grouse have mostly stopped shooting to preserve their breeding stocks for next season. It has been a short and sweet season. Partridge Partridges have been in season for ...more

The Scottish Hills are purple-clad now with the heather in full bloom. This signals our most delicious offering of the year: Young grouse and Blackface lamb, straight from the hill. There are good numbers of grouse in the Lammermuirs and Lowther...more