Revive Coalition hosts first conference on grouse moor reform

The Revive Coalition for grouse moor reform in Scotland will host its first national conference in Perth this weekend.

Entitled Wildlife, Land Reform and Environment, tickets sold out months ago, which is a good indicator of the level of public interest.

10.00 – 11.00: Registration

11.00 – 11.20:  Introduction from Revive Campaign Manager Max Wiszniewski

Presentation from Holly Gillibrand on the need to act for environment, wildlife and young people

11.20 – 12.45: Presentations and discussion panel on Raptor Persecution, Mountain Hares & Animal Welfare

Chair: Alison Johnstone MSP

Dr Ruth Tingay, Revive Director & Raptor Persecution UK

Bob Elliot, Revive Director & OneKind

Andrea Hudspeth, Scottish Raptor Study Group

Ian Thomson, RSPB Scotland

12.45 – 13.45: Lunch

13.45 – 14.45: Presentations and discussion panel on Environment and Landscape

Chair: Claudia Beamish MSP

Dr Richard Dixon, Revive Director & Friends of the Earth Scotland

Helen Todd, Ramblers Scotland

Beryl Leatherland, Scottish Wild Land Group

Peter Cairns, Scotland the Big Picture

14.45 – 15.15: Discussion panel, ‘Living with it Locally’

Chair: Max Wiszniewski

Julie Bell, SNP Councillor, Kirriemuir and Dean

Susan Mathews, Cairngorms resident

Steve Gardner, Common Weal Angus

15.15 – 16.05: Presentations and discussion panel on ‘Back to Life’

Chair: Libby Anderson, Policy Advisor to OneKind

Andy Wightman MSP

Máiri McFadyen, Fearann/Land project creative activist

Robin McAlpine, Revive Director & Common Weal

16.05 – 16.30: Closing statements

Robbie Marsland, Revive Director & League Against Cruel Sports Scotland

17.00: Conference ends

3 thoughts on “Revive Coalition hosts first conference on grouse moor reform”

  1. This looks absolutely bloody fantastic! Very well done everybody who had a hand in organising it especially Max! It’s so important that we get a chance to get together and have a mutual grizzle, meet social media buddies properly for the first time and get a feeling of solidarity and support, this can be a rather draining hard slog even for those of us who aren’t exactly on the front line. It will also be nice to have the chance to say a quiet thank you to those that are. For me personally this will be the best event of the year so far. As an ‘aperitif’ for tomorrow can I ask those who haven’t already signed this petition to do so, it’s second time for it so round two after a pathetic Westminster response to the first one, and it is for English and Welsh grouse moors, but it reinforces the need for a genuine economic study of grouse shooting north of the border too – which the Werrity review may or may not be – thanks https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/267060?fbclid=IwAR2tUonpRx-ROrikEaBar9_EC4aMMjwNcJGRVq-Q0Ypcvsj75vbFv4DbHn0

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  2. Hi from the Highlands. Going to be along day for me catching the 5.50 bus to Inverness than the coach to Perth. Sad I can’t stay to the end… Iam looking forward to this & the change to see / talk to like minded people.

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  3. I am so pleased that this conference is going ahead in these times of prolific wildlife crime in the uplands of Scotland.
    Unfortunately I cannot attend but looking forward to seeing/reading about it in due course.
    All the best for the day to all.

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