Previous Annual Reports
Index by year:
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006| 1985 | Management Proposals and Reports on Study Areas |
| 1986 |
Reports on Study Areas Possible Grant Aid for Heather Regeneration Fox Control Methods Grouse in Central & South Scotland: The Main Limiting Factors Land Use Mapping Back to top |
| 1987 |
Reports on Study Areas Bird Strikes on High Tensile and Deer Fences The Heather Beetle and its Effect on Moorland: A Review Sites of Special Scientific Interest Wildlife Management in Commercial Forests Back to top |
| 1988 |
Reports on Study Areas Hill Roads: For Better or for Worse Heather Regeneration from Seed Rates & VAT on Grouse Shooting Rights Grouse and Sheep: A Farmer’s View Back to top |
| 1989 |
Reports on Study Areas "Fingerprinting" of Heather Moorland Environmentally Sensitive Areas in Scotland Heather Moorland Management: A Review The Use & Misuse of Feed Blocks Grouse Disease Heather Regeneration from Seed Recent Influences on Grouse Habitat from Increases in Red Deer Back to top |
| 1990 |
Reports on Study Areas The Case for a Heather Regeneration Scheme Support for Sheep Producers in the 1990’s Vegetation Measurements: Precis of PhD Thesis The Problems of "White" Moorland Capercaillie: Shooting and Forest Management "Buffer" Feeding of Raptors Adverse Effects of T. tenuis A Grouse Counting System Cutting vs Burning Back to top |
| 1991 |
Reports on Study Areas Bracken: Is it a friend or foe? The Controversial Hen Harrier Living with Forestry Heather Regeneration in England & Wales Heather Burning & Management - 1911 - 1991 The Use of Computer Modules Insects, Spiders & Other Invertebrate Animals Heather Burning in September The Nickerson System of Sheep Grazing The National Heather Convention - 1991 Back to top |
| 1992 |
Reports on Study Areas The JNRP: A Programme for the Nineties The White Moorland Programme The Whole-moor Tick Study The Invasive Moss Campylopus introflexus Agricultural Policy Reforms The Hills and Uplands Project: ADAS EHF, Redesdale Golden Plover Scottish Natural Heritage: What the future holds Grouse Disease: Counts of Hypobiotic Larvae The Nickerson System of Sheep Grazing Heather Seed Capsule Harvester Back to top |
| 1993 |
Reports on Study Areas The White Moorland Programme The Whole-Moor Tick Study An Overview of Farming in the South West of England Blaeberry Research: A Derbyshire Grazing Experiment Red Grouse in Marginal Areas: A Review Pointers and Setters: Harvesting the Crop on the Marginal Moor Insect Pests on Heather Moorland The Merlin Grouse Disease: Counts of Hypobiotic Larvae The Nickerson System of Sheep Grazing The Grouse Winter and Prospects - 1993 Reviews Back to top |
| 1994 |
Reports on Study Areas The White Moorland Programme The Whole-Moor Tick Study The Logistics and Arithmetic of Heather Burning Heather Moorland Regeneration: the Government’s Initiatives GATT - A New Policy of Constraint The Pwllpeiran Component of the ADAS Hills and Uplands Project The Costs to Landowners of Public Access to the Countryside Heaths and Moorlands: Cultural Landscapes Land Management and Fish Stocks The Meadow Pipit The Winter Moth Research Programme Grouse Disease Christina Williams The Nickerson System of Sheep Grazing The Scarifier Rig & Seed Harvester The Grouse Winter and Prospects Obituary: H. B. Marshall Back to top |
| 1995 |
Reports on Study Areas The White Moorland Programme The Whole-Moor Tick Study The West Inverness-shire Nutrient Study The MAFF Molinia Study Raptors on Moorland: The Heather Trust’s View The Land of Northern Scotland: 200 Years of Sheep Time of change in the Deer Forest Moorland Birds & their predators in relation to Afforestation The Restoration of Kinder Scout Moorland and the Law The Ring-ouzel The Winter Moth Research Programme The Heather Moorland Scheme Ecology of Blaeberry & its management in British moorland Machine Hire The Grouse Winter and Prospects Back to top |
| 1996 |
Reports on Study Areas The main study areas The White Moorland Programme The whole-moor Tick Study The Molinia Contract Demonstration Moors The Land of Northern Scotland: The Next 200 Years Red Deer in Scotland: The Case For A Reduction in Numbers Heather Regeneration on Disturbed Sites Water, Grouse & Moorland Birds Heather Restoration and Management on The Berwyn Mountains Biodiversity: The UK Steering Group Report - 1995 Heather and Golf Short Notes Laurent-Perrier Champagne Award The Scarifier Rig and Seed Harvester The Grouse Winter and Prospects Obituary - J. I. McC. Salvesen Proposed Scottish Countryside Premium Scheme Open Days - 1996 Moorland and the Law Reviews Preserving the Balance The Pointing Instinct Back to top |
| 1997 |
Reports on Study Areas The main study areas The white moorland programme The whole-moor tick study The MAFF Molinia study Demonstration moors Rossie Moor The Cairngorms Partnership Mar Lodge Grouse falconry The Moorland Association The biology and ecology of bracken The contractor’s view The farmer’s perspective Perceptions of bracken Obituaries - Evelyn Matthews and John Eadie The grouse winter and prospects The Heather Trust on the worldwide web and internet The Sporting Auction The Royal Highland and Agricultural Show Visitors & open days The Countryside Premium Scheme The Heather Trust as Managers Members and membership The Heather Conference - 1999 Back to top |
| 1998 |
Reports on Study Areas The main study areas The white moorland programme The whole-moor tick study The MAFF Molinia Study The management of Molinia in British upland moorlands Life after Langholm The Development Officer’s role Arnfield Moor The effects of environmental change on competition between bracken and heather Floods & sheep - is there a link? Traditional sheep farming and the heather moor The rabbit’s role in heather degeneration Preventing grouse population crashes Who’s Who at The Heather Trust Demonstration Moors The Heather Trust Advisory & Management Services The grouse winter and prospects The Sporting Auction The Royal Highland & Agricultural Show Visitors in 1997 Open Day The Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship The Countryside Premium Scheme The Heather Conference - 1999 Back to top |
| 1999 |
Reports on Study Areas The white moorland programme The whole-moor tick study The re-establishment of dwarf shrubs on moorland previously dominated by Molinia The Countryside Premium Scheme Grit Demonstration Moors The EC Sheepmeat and Goatmeat Regime and the Environment Drought & sheep - is there a link? Management & Geography: Impact on the Genetic Structure of Heather New Chairman of The Heather Trust Management Committee changes Who’s Who at The Heather Trust Review of Animal By-products Legislation Heather management in Wales The main study areas The grouse winter and prospects The Sporting Sale The Office Purchase Fund Shows The Heather Conference - 1999 The Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship Back to top |
| 2000 |
Reports on Study Areas The main study areas The white moorland programme The whole-moor tick study The Re-establishment of Dwarf Shrubs on Moorland previously dominated by Molinia The effects of medicated grit and dosing with anthelmintics on red grouse numbers Blackgame Ticks: a summary Demonstration Moors Reconciling grouse and sheep Restoration of heath after bracken invasion A French sportsman’s view of grouse shooting in Scotland Management Committee changes Who’s Who at The Heather Trust The Heather Midge The Heather Beetle The grouse winter and prospects The Sporting Sale The Heather Conference - 1999 The Joseph Nickerson Heather Improvement Foundation Tie The Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship Back to top |
| 2001 |
Reports on Study Areas The main study areas The white moorland programme The whole-moor tick study The Re-establishment of Dwarf Shrubs on Moorland previously dominated by Molinia The effects of medicated grit and dosing with anthelmintics on red grouse numbers Blackgame and the Rural Challenge Fund 18 Years of The Heather Trust A different perspective on Scottish heather moorlands – the hidden world beneath our feet! Heather restoration – the key factors The chemistry of Calluna: implications for control of the heather beetle Bees and Heather Putting predation and biodiversity in perspective Management Committee changes Steering Committee changes Who’s Who at The Heather Trust The Heather Conference - 1999 The heather beetle outbreak The grouse winter and prospects The Sporting Sale The Joseph Nickerson Heather Improvement Foundation Awards Back to top |
| 2002 |
Reports on Study Areas The DEFRA contract: Arnfield, Caldbeck Common, Gwerclas Mountain, Molland Moor Demonstration Moors – Misty Law and Dalreavoch Blairfindy & The Cairngorms Partnership The effects of medicated grit and dosing with anthelmintics on red grouse numbers The British countryside after Foot & Mouth Cattle on the Hill – Case History - Berriedale Deer Commission for Scotland Long Term Strategy: a Summary Grouse – Rearing, releasing and translocation Assessing Moorland Restoration by Analysis of Arthropod Communities Management Committee changes Steering Committee changes Who’s Who at The Heather Trust The Heather Conference – 1999 The grouse winter and prospects The Sporting Sale The Joseph Nickerson Heather Improvement Foundation Awards Back to top |
| 2003 |
Editorial Administration The Role of John Philips Work in Progress The DEFRA contract Misty Law Heather Burning Training Day Scotland’s Moorland Forum The Cairngorms Demonstration Moors Project The Southern Uplands Partnership Moorland Project English Nature Moorland Burning Working Group Contributions Ticks & Louping Ill - background John Phillips & Simon Thorp – The Heather Trust Ticks: danger or distraction? - Dr. Adam Smith – The Game Conservancy Trust Moorland Management Schemes - Dr. Jenny Johnson – Scottish Natural Heritage Moorland Stewardship – now and in the future Chris Kaighin – RDS DEFRA The National Sheep Association View - Keith McDougall – National Sheep Association A Burning Question - Lindsay Waddell – National Gamekeepers Organisation The Sheep Trust - Professor Dianna Bowles – The Sheep Trust Back to top |
| 2004 |
The Chairman’s Statement ~ Robert Dick From the President ~ Charles Gimingham The Director’s View ~ Simon Thorp The Director’s Report ~ Simon Thorp Moorland Management Schemes ~ Stewart Pritchard – Scottish Natural Heritage The Scottish ESA Scheme ~ David Cowie, SEERAD The Nature Conservation Bill ~ Dr Colin Shedden, BASC Director Scotland Moorland Grazing Systems ~ Dr Nigel Critchley, ADAS Redesdale Moorland Stewardship – an update ~ RDS DEFRA Germination of Heather Seed using Smoke ~ Gordon Bowker Partridges on the Hill ~ David Hudson News from the World Correspondent ~ Wolf Gruellich Back to top |
| 2005 |
Director’s Discussion ~ Simon Thorp Director’s Report ~ Simon Thorp Chairman’s Report ~ Robert Dick President’s Piece ~ Charles Gimingham Conflicts in the Countryside ~ Reproduced from ‘Conflicts in the Countryside: The New Battle for Britain’ by David Bellamy Getting to grips with Moorland Management ~ extract from a report from the North East Region Fisheries, Ecology and Recreation Advisory Committee of the Environment Agency (RFERAC) dated November 2004 Ticks: why might they be becoming more abundant? ~ Professor Sarah Randolph The Role of Sheep in Upland Management ~ Ron Smith Bracken’s on the Warpath. ~ Sir Johnny Scott 9 Way’s to safeguard our Sport ~ Richard May Cairngorms Moorland Project ~ Dr Andy McMullen The Whitebred Shorthorn Association ~ Mrs Rosie Mitchinson Back to top |
| 2006 |
President’s Piece ~ Charles Gimingham Chairman’s Report ~ R I Dick Director’s Report ~ Simon Thorp The Director’s Drum ~ Simon Thorp From Black to Green ~ Carol Parsons Agrochemical Use in Moorland Situations: Some Considerations ~ Barrie Hunt Sustainable Catchment Management Programme ~Martin McGrath Tooth & Claw Project ~ Peter Cairns Avian Flu ~ Dr Colin Shedden Organic Farming in the Uplands ~ Malcolm Hay Ticks: Where they are today and have they become more abundant? ~ Dr Jörn Scharlemann Sheep, Grouse & Heather ~ John Thorley Back to top |