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On Friday 26th June, the Stanley Wright team gathered to celebrate a special milestone, Kay’s final day before a well-deserved retirement! Kay originally joined us on a short-term basis to cover maternity leave. Fast forward 7 fantastic years, and she has been an indispensable part of our team ever since! Bringing valuable expertise from her… Read more »

Working with the Crichton Carbon Centre and McGowans Contractors at North Sanquhar, Stanley Wright and our clients are delighted with the completion of our second peatland restoration project. This phase, enabled with funding from Peatland ACTION, covers over 200 hectares and will deliver multiple benefits for biodiversity — retaining water in shallow pools, stabilising peat,… Read more »

Dynamic and experienced contractor required to manage, through a Contract Farming Agreement, two productive livestock units; one at Brodick and the other, Glenree, at the southern end of the Island – extending to about 2500 ha in total, initially for a 3 years contract. 30 hill cows 700 cross ewes 850 Blackface ewes 350 Cheviots… Read more »

On the 13th January 2026 the Cabinet Secretary for Finance delivered the Scottish Budget for 2026–27. The detail is there to be picked over, but two headlines which warrant comment are: New Council Tax Bands (‘Mansion Tax’) Following the November budget, where the UK government announced a tax on homes worth £2 million or more in… Read more »

Contract Farming Opportunity Tig Valley Farms, Ballantrae, South Ayrshire Dynamic and experienced contractor required to manage, through a Contract Farming Agreement, two productive neighbouring livestock farms, Mains of Tig & Bellimore on Tig extending to about 663 ha (1639 acres), initially for 5 years. · 67 spring calving suckler cows · 380 cross ewes ·… Read more »

Dalreoch Shoot, South Ayrshire Two October days available 250 – 300 birds For further information contact Nick Wright email info@stanleywright.co.uk or call 01659 58697

The last few years have been a little uncomfortable for the Scottish farming community as we watched our neighbours over the border start to navigate their way through opportunities and obstacles in relation to the future of farm support.  This discomfort was made more acute by constant exhortations to land owners and managers to ‘get… Read more »

The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 paved the pathway for NatureScots recent announcement that the Grouse Shoot Licensing Scheme will launch on the 15th July 2024.  Back in March of this year, Scottish Land & Estates hailed this legislation as a ‘seismic change’ in how Grouse moor management would operate; but once the… Read more »

Well done to James Barnett in achieving his chartered surveying status. James has been with Stanley Wright since 2020 and undertakes all aspects of rural estate management. Jamie Holden joins us from Cirencester Agricultural College where he completed his degree in Rural Land Management. Jamie will be assisting with estate management and professional services as… Read more »

The Muirkirk and North Lowther Uplands Special Protection Area (SPA) covers around 26, 832 hectares of moorland north and south of Muirkirk. It is one of the largest special protection areas in Scotland and internationally important due to the vulnerable birds it supports. It is also designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).… Read more »