Important new initiative to remind landlords of their legal duty to make vacant crofts available to new tenants. With land rights go responsibilities.
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*rare poetry tweet*
Edward Thomas was killed at Arras on this day in 1917. This is my favourite of his poems. Nature, war, the depth of time, the indifference of God.

Farmers and crofters can update their maps online, including Ecological Focus Area (EFA) maps. This is quicker than submitting a paper Land Maintenance Form (LMF) and ensures you have the most up-to-date land information to complete your SAF. More info ➡️ bit.ly/38odsdS

A great land based initiative in Glasgow. A community farm plan for council-owned vacant land - a charity which aims to help young people living in poverty has secured a licence to occupy the council-owned site. #Land
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CALL FOR VIEWS - Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.

Have your say on legislation which aims to change the pattern of land ownership in Scotland's rural & island communities.

Share your views by 👉 21 May ow.ly/iluW50R8gLW

Convener Edward Mountain tells us more 👇

Gaelic for businesses. Ann an com-pàirteachas le Mòd an Òbain 2024, bidh Furan a’ ruith seiseanan Blasad Gàidhlig do ghnìomhachasan an Òbain agus na sgìrean timcheall eadar An Giblean agus An Dàmhair 2024. #Gàidhlig

Serious potential in the Land Reform Bill to require potential buyers of large estates to put a proportion into crofting or smallholding tenure. Let's not let our young people down.
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The ‘SAFER’ model of land market regulation in the public interest in France is long established. Powers are held to interfere with the right to property in pursuit of the public interest (pre-emption rights). More details below. #LandReform
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It’s #WorldPoetryDay !

Why not check out our five wonderful #Scots poems by Sheena Blackhall, Rab Wilson, Liz Lochhead, Alison Miller and Gregor Steele, all commissioned in celebration of Scots and its extensive history. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Head to dsl.ac.uk/our-publicatio… to read now!

The Scottish Land Commission is recruiting a Communities and Green Finance Project Lead in partnership with the Cairngorms National Park as part of the Cairngorms 2030 programme supported by the The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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#GreenFinance #CommunityBenefits

Scottish lairds may be forced to break up estates during land sales | Scotland | The Guardian theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/m…

This is really helpful from Scottish Parliament Information Centre on the recently introduced the Land Reform Bill: spice-spotlight.scot/2024/03/14/the…

Good to see the next Land Reform Bill starting its passage through ⁦Scottish Parliament⁩ today. Evidence from ⁦ ⁦Scottish Land Commission⁩ underpins the need to tackle the current pattern of ownership and ensure greater transparency and community engagement parliament.scot/bills-and-laws…

Big day today! The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill has been introduced!

Looking forward to getting stuck into the details and making progress in Scotland’s land reform journey!

#LandReform

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📌The introduction of the Land Reform Bill marks an important moment for land reform. The Scottish Land Commission Chair, Michael Russell, and Chief Executive, Hamish Trench share why we welcome the publication of the bill.

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#LandReform Bill #LandReform

Ownership of land confers power, so in a democracy it is vital that we all know where controlling interests in land lie. Important message below from Scottish Government
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