Research Highlights | Glensaugh Farm

"Tackling the climate and biodiversity crises with transformative farming and technological innovations"

“…Woodland creation and integration with livestock systems, soil conservation, ecology, hydrology and water management, peatland restoration, natural capital / carbon accounting, renewable energy and associated innovations, land management, land use planning, farmer behaviours, rural development…”.

Agroforestry

Agroforestry is a land management system which combines livestock grazing and forestry - the old experimental system at Glensaugh has been in place since 1988; and the new one since 2023.

Climate-Positive Farming Reviews

Check out our Climate-Positive Farming Reviews where expert scientists synthesise the latest science in key topic areas.

Dedicated data portal for Glensaugh

A dedicated data portal for Glensaugh was created by the James Hutton Institute as part of the Scottish-Government-funded Natural Asset Register.

Does habitat restoration mitigate the impacts of nitrogen deposition?

We are assessing whether blanket bog restoration can aid in protecting or enhancing recovery from the impacts of nitrogen deposition.

Lambs grazing between young Sycamore trees in agroforestry

FARM TREE - integrating trees on agricultural land

FARM TREE: balancing farm and landscape-scale demands for integrating trees on agricultural land

Glensaugh Spatial Geodatabase

Bringing in some of the available spatial data for the farm (and associated catchment where available), this interactive resource allows user-driven display and overlays.

Impacts and dependencies of land-based businesses on natural capital

This comprehensive analysis evaluates the impacts and dependencies of past, current and future farm management strategies through a natural capital lens.

Improving pasture diversity for enhanced productivity, quality and resilience

This research is investigating how innovative grassland management, combining plant species diversification with rotational grazing, can reduce GHG emissions and produce multiple benefits for livestock, biodiversity and climate resilience.

Managing heather moorlands: burning and cutting

This research compares the impacts of heather moorland managed by muirburn versus by brushcutting. This trial has focussed on studying early changes in carbon stocks, plant litter decomposition and soil nutrient availability.