Thank you thought provoking and interesting webinar. Personally i cant see much difference between the two concepts, and as was stated "rewilding" means different things to different people and landscapes. I would have liked to have seen someone on the panel involvement in aquatic/ riparian habitat management, too. Anyway, whatever name one chooses to "brand" clearly BOTH are dependant on human interventions. However, one stark difference, as i see it, the ethos of "Scotland the Big Picture" recognises time is running out, where the Cairngorms Connect Project, appear to believe Scotland's rapidly declining biodiversity, within the Cairngorms, can wait two-hundred years to achieve a "self sustaining ecosystem" ... That will be too late.
I have recently started eating scottish venison it's delicious, because there are no predators in scotland the land is overrun with deer. More folk should try it in the UK, don't bother buying from New Zealand or other countries Scottish venison is beautiful. Our carbon footprint is less when buying from Scotland.
Agree with a project to promote consumption of Scottish venison in Scotland. Same with fish and seafood, we produce some of the world's best seafood, which is ignored by too many Scots. But.... in these times where working class people are struggling to pay for food generally, paying the higher prices we see for this type of food is, understandably, not considered important enough. I did a quick check to see how much Ballintean charge for accommodation and food, but they appear to hide that info really well, leaving me to imagine it's outwith the reach of the average working class person. I don't think it should be beyond us to put together policies that prevent high prices ensuring venison and seafood are the preserves of only the better off in our country and in other countries.
Hi Andy. Prices will vary, but right now a whole carcass can be sourced from the Abernethy larder at a price of £3.20 per kg (plus a £20 skinning charge). Email: venison@cairngormsconnect.org.uk We appreciate most people won't have the capacity to deal with a whole red deer though! As an alternative, butchered cuts are available from Loch Garten Nature Reserve, e.g. dice/mince £10 per kg (cheaper than Organic British Beef mince in Sainsbury's right now as one comparison) and steaks £25 per kg. Of course, this still isn't cheap, but then there is an argument that a lot of supermarket meat is too cheap, leading to many of the environmental problems we now face... If you subscribe to the less and better philosophy of meat consumption, you can't do much better.
It would be interesting to hear the thoughts of the, well, you know... Scottish people. Are we allowed to use that term actually? You know, "Scottish people"...
Good to see them include a token Scottish person. Is there any aspect of highland/outdoor life not utterly overrun with English settlers? Its beyond a joke.
Why should it matter where they were born any more than a chosen religion or colour of skin? I saw individuals giving their time, energy, talent and passion to improve the landscape, nature and communities in the Cairngorms.
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Thank you thought provoking and interesting webinar.
Personally i cant see much difference between the two concepts, and as was stated "rewilding" means different things to different people and landscapes.
I would have liked to have seen someone on the panel involvement in aquatic/ riparian habitat management, too.
Anyway, whatever name one chooses to "brand" clearly BOTH are dependant on human interventions.
However, one stark difference, as i see it, the ethos of "Scotland the Big Picture" recognises time is running out, where the Cairngorms Connect Project, appear to believe Scotland's rapidly declining biodiversity, within the Cairngorms, can wait two-hundred years to achieve a "self sustaining ecosystem" ...
That will be too late.
I have recently started eating scottish venison it's delicious, because there are no predators in scotland the land is overrun with deer. More folk should try it in the UK, don't bother buying from New Zealand or other countries Scottish venison is beautiful. Our carbon footprint is less when buying from Scotland.
Agree with a project to promote consumption of Scottish venison in Scotland. Same with fish and seafood, we produce some of the world's best seafood, which is ignored by too many Scots. But.... in these times where working class people are struggling to pay for food generally, paying the higher prices we see for this type of food is, understandably, not considered important enough. I did a quick check to see how much Ballintean charge for accommodation and food, but they appear to hide that info really well, leaving me to imagine it's outwith the reach of the average working class person.
I don't think it should be beyond us to put together policies that prevent high prices ensuring venison and seafood are the preserves of only the better off in our country and in other countries.
Hi Andy. Prices will vary, but right now a whole carcass can be sourced from the Abernethy larder at a price of £3.20 per kg (plus a £20 skinning charge). Email: venison@cairngormsconnect.org.uk
We appreciate most people won't have the capacity to deal with a whole red deer though! As an alternative, butchered cuts are available from Loch Garten Nature Reserve, e.g. dice/mince £10 per kg (cheaper than Organic British Beef mince in Sainsbury's right now as one comparison) and steaks £25 per kg. Of course, this still isn't cheap, but then there is an argument that a lot of supermarket meat is too cheap, leading to many of the environmental problems we now face... If you subscribe to the less and better philosophy of meat consumption, you can't do much better.
@@scotlandthebigpicture931 Thanks for the advice and I agree with your sentiments. Those prices you mention are lower than I see in the shops.
It would be interesting to hear the thoughts of the, well, you know... Scottish people. Are we allowed to use that term actually? You know, "Scottish people"...
Good to see them include a token Scottish person. Is there any aspect of highland/outdoor life not utterly overrun with English settlers? Its beyond a joke.
Why should it matter where they were born any more than a chosen religion or colour of skin? I saw individuals giving their time, energy, talent and passion to improve the landscape, nature and communities in the Cairngorms.
I couldn't give a toss where they were born , as long as they have nature and conservation in their aspirations and hearts .