Calum MacLeod
@calummacleod.bsky.social
Hebridean. Sustainable Development Consultant. MG ALBA Board Member. Scottish Land Commissioner. http://calummacleod.info
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New analysis from the Scottish Land Commission and SRUC reveals the rural land market is showing signs of cooling.
The 2025 Land Market Insights Report, launched today, uncovers how economic uncertainty is reshaping land sales and investment across Scotland.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/1z1xjoy
The 2025 Land Market Insights Report, launched today, uncovers how economic uncertainty is reshaping land sales and investment across Scotland.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/1z1xjoy
June 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
New analysis from the Scottish Land Commission and SRUC reveals the rural land market is showing signs of cooling.
The 2025 Land Market Insights Report, launched today, uncovers how economic uncertainty is reshaping land sales and investment across Scotland.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/1z1xjoy
The 2025 Land Market Insights Report, launched today, uncovers how economic uncertainty is reshaping land sales and investment across Scotland.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/1z1xjoy
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So in awe of these brilliant women that I’ve overcome my TikTok aversion to try and share their stories further…
🎧 Listen to ‘Brute Force: domestic abuse in the ranks’ wherever you get your podcasts
🗞️ And read the story online: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
🎧 Listen to ‘Brute Force: domestic abuse in the ranks’ wherever you get your podcasts
🗞️ And read the story online: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
June 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
So in awe of these brilliant women that I’ve overcome my TikTok aversion to try and share their stories further…
🎧 Listen to ‘Brute Force: domestic abuse in the ranks’ wherever you get your podcasts
🗞️ And read the story online: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
🎧 Listen to ‘Brute Force: domestic abuse in the ranks’ wherever you get your podcasts
🗞️ And read the story online: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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🚨ICYMI I’ve spent months talking to policewomen abused by fellow officers about how their partners used police training and authority to facilitate abuse - and how their own forces closed ranks when they asked for help.
Read: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5j5L...
Read: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5j5L...
‘Staying silent is no longer an option’: female police of...
When a domestic abuser is also a fellow police officer, victims have been subjected to further trauma as forces close ranks against them. Now survivors a...
observer.co.uk
June 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🚨ICYMI I’ve spent months talking to policewomen abused by fellow officers about how their partners used police training and authority to facilitate abuse - and how their own forces closed ranks when they asked for help.
Read: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5j5L...
Read: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5j5L...
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📣 We're excited to launch ScotLand Futures – a national conversation about the future of Scotland’s land.
In this short video, Chair of the Commission, Michael Russell, explains what the initiative is all about, why it matters, and how you can get involved.
Find out more at buff.ly/Q7dnd3S.
In this short video, Chair of the Commission, Michael Russell, explains what the initiative is all about, why it matters, and how you can get involved.
Find out more at buff.ly/Q7dnd3S.
May 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
📣 We're excited to launch ScotLand Futures – a national conversation about the future of Scotland’s land.
In this short video, Chair of the Commission, Michael Russell, explains what the initiative is all about, why it matters, and how you can get involved.
Find out more at buff.ly/Q7dnd3S.
In this short video, Chair of the Commission, Michael Russell, explains what the initiative is all about, why it matters, and how you can get involved.
Find out more at buff.ly/Q7dnd3S.
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This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we're reflecting on the theme of community.
We know land plays a big part in shaping those communities, the places we live, connect, and belong.
Land isn’t just about policy or planning – it’s about people & we all benefit when communities are rooted in fairness.
We know land plays a big part in shaping those communities, the places we live, connect, and belong.
Land isn’t just about policy or planning – it’s about people & we all benefit when communities are rooted in fairness.
May 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we're reflecting on the theme of community.
We know land plays a big part in shaping those communities, the places we live, connect, and belong.
Land isn’t just about policy or planning – it’s about people & we all benefit when communities are rooted in fairness.
We know land plays a big part in shaping those communities, the places we live, connect, and belong.
Land isn’t just about policy or planning – it’s about people & we all benefit when communities are rooted in fairness.
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We’re hiring a Research Officer to lead key work including our Land Market Insights reports. Apply your research skills to real-world impact in land reform.
📍 Scotland-based (flexible)
💼 £36,038 - £41,166
📅 2-year post | Secondments welcome
Deadline: 21 May at 12pm
Apply here: buff.ly/8THAj2K
📍 Scotland-based (flexible)
💼 £36,038 - £41,166
📅 2-year post | Secondments welcome
Deadline: 21 May at 12pm
Apply here: buff.ly/8THAj2K
April 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
We’re hiring a Research Officer to lead key work including our Land Market Insights reports. Apply your research skills to real-world impact in land reform.
📍 Scotland-based (flexible)
💼 £36,038 - £41,166
📅 2-year post | Secondments welcome
Deadline: 21 May at 12pm
Apply here: buff.ly/8THAj2K
📍 Scotland-based (flexible)
💼 £36,038 - £41,166
📅 2-year post | Secondments welcome
Deadline: 21 May at 12pm
Apply here: buff.ly/8THAj2K
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I got to write a short piece – On Compost – for the LRB.
(If you know me irl, you’ll understand that this is a happy thing)
(If you know me irl, you’ll understand that this is a happy thing)
Fraser MacDonald · On Compost
I sometimes wonder whether my love of compost is a response to the dispiriting cleanness of modern life – the spray’...
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April 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I got to write a short piece – On Compost – for the LRB.
(If you know me irl, you’ll understand that this is a happy thing)
(If you know me irl, you’ll understand that this is a happy thing)
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🚨 1 WEEK TO GO!
Thinking about applying for our Business Support Assistant role? Now’s the time to get your application in!
📍 Inverness | 💰 £25,388 - £27,992
🎓 Earn a Business Admin SVQ Level 3
🕔 Apply by 5pm, Mon 21 April
📩 Apply now: www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
Thinking about applying for our Business Support Assistant role? Now’s the time to get your application in!
📍 Inverness | 💰 £25,388 - £27,992
🎓 Earn a Business Admin SVQ Level 3
🕔 Apply by 5pm, Mon 21 April
📩 Apply now: www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
April 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🚨 1 WEEK TO GO!
Thinking about applying for our Business Support Assistant role? Now’s the time to get your application in!
📍 Inverness | 💰 £25,388 - £27,992
🎓 Earn a Business Admin SVQ Level 3
🕔 Apply by 5pm, Mon 21 April
📩 Apply now: www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
Thinking about applying for our Business Support Assistant role? Now’s the time to get your application in!
📍 Inverness | 💰 £25,388 - £27,992
🎓 Earn a Business Admin SVQ Level 3
🕔 Apply by 5pm, Mon 21 April
📩 Apply now: www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
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🌿 New Route Map published
A practical guide to help landowners, developers and communities ensure nature projects like peatland and woodland restoration deliver real, lasting benefits for local people.
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/h5MGZCE
A practical guide to help landowners, developers and communities ensure nature projects like peatland and woodland restoration deliver real, lasting benefits for local people.
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/h5MGZCE
April 15, 2025 at 7:12 AM
🌿 New Route Map published
A practical guide to help landowners, developers and communities ensure nature projects like peatland and woodland restoration deliver real, lasting benefits for local people.
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/h5MGZCE
A practical guide to help landowners, developers and communities ensure nature projects like peatland and woodland restoration deliver real, lasting benefits for local people.
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/h5MGZCE
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We’re hiring a Business Support Assistant ✅
Kickstart your career with a Modern Apprenticeship in Business Admin (SVQ3), with hands on HR & Finance experience.
📍 Inverness | 💰 £25,388–£27,992 | 📅 Apply by 21 April
👉 landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
Kickstart your career with a Modern Apprenticeship in Business Admin (SVQ3), with hands on HR & Finance experience.
📍 Inverness | 💰 £25,388–£27,992 | 📅 Apply by 21 April
👉 landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
March 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We’re hiring a Business Support Assistant ✅
Kickstart your career with a Modern Apprenticeship in Business Admin (SVQ3), with hands on HR & Finance experience.
📍 Inverness | 💰 £25,388–£27,992 | 📅 Apply by 21 April
👉 landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
Kickstart your career with a Modern Apprenticeship in Business Admin (SVQ3), with hands on HR & Finance experience.
📍 Inverness | 💰 £25,388–£27,992 | 📅 Apply by 21 April
👉 landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
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📌 Statement from Chair of the Scottish Land Commission on the sale of landholdings by the Clan Donald Lands Trust
www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
March 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
📌 Statement from Chair of the Scottish Land Commission on the sale of landholdings by the Clan Donald Lands Trust
www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
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Kickstart your career with a Modern Apprenticeship!
The Scottish Land Commission is hiring a Business Support Assistant in Inverness. Gain real-world experience while earning a fully funded SVQ3 in Business Admin.
📅 Apply by 21 April 2025 👉 www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
The Scottish Land Commission is hiring a Business Support Assistant in Inverness. Gain real-world experience while earning a fully funded SVQ3 in Business Admin.
📅 Apply by 21 April 2025 👉 www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
March 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Kickstart your career with a Modern Apprenticeship!
The Scottish Land Commission is hiring a Business Support Assistant in Inverness. Gain real-world experience while earning a fully funded SVQ3 in Business Admin.
📅 Apply by 21 April 2025 👉 www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
The Scottish Land Commission is hiring a Business Support Assistant in Inverness. Gain real-world experience while earning a fully funded SVQ3 in Business Admin.
📅 Apply by 21 April 2025 👉 www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-for-us
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In our latest blog, the Tenant Farming Commissioner highlights the data gap in Scotland’s tenant farming sector, and why better information is crucial for farmers, landowners, and policymakers.
www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
March 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
In our latest blog, the Tenant Farming Commissioner highlights the data gap in Scotland’s tenant farming sector, and why better information is crucial for farmers, landowners, and policymakers.
www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
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🌲 Exciting news, the Scottish Land Commission and @cairngormsnews.bsky.social have appointed Annabel Davidson Knight as Community Benefits from Nature Adviser, the first role of its kind in Scotland!
March 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🌲 Exciting news, the Scottish Land Commission and @cairngormsnews.bsky.social have appointed Annabel Davidson Knight as Community Benefits from Nature Adviser, the first role of its kind in Scotland!
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📢 New Governance Guide – diverse and collaborative approaches
Explore real-life examples of how good governance is transforming how land is managed in Scotland in our newly published guide.
Learn more about the benefits of collaboration and find inspiring case studies on our interactive map.
Explore real-life examples of how good governance is transforming how land is managed in Scotland in our newly published guide.
Learn more about the benefits of collaboration and find inspiring case studies on our interactive map.
March 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
📢 New Governance Guide – diverse and collaborative approaches
Explore real-life examples of how good governance is transforming how land is managed in Scotland in our newly published guide.
Learn more about the benefits of collaboration and find inspiring case studies on our interactive map.
Explore real-life examples of how good governance is transforming how land is managed in Scotland in our newly published guide.
Learn more about the benefits of collaboration and find inspiring case studies on our interactive map.
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🏡 Land for Rural Housing: CPD Webinar 🏡
Join us and Communities Housing Trust on 19 March, 12pm for insights on unlocking land for rural homes. Learn from successes on Colonsay and hear about SLC’s recommendations.
📍 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-for-r...
Join us and Communities Housing Trust on 19 March, 12pm for insights on unlocking land for rural homes. Learn from successes on Colonsay and hear about SLC’s recommendations.
📍 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-for-r...
Land for Rural Housing: Supporting the Delivery of New Rural Homes
Policy update – Land for Rural Housing: Supporting the Delivery of New Rural Homes. With guest speakers from the Communities Housing Trust.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🏡 Land for Rural Housing: CPD Webinar 🏡
Join us and Communities Housing Trust on 19 March, 12pm for insights on unlocking land for rural homes. Learn from successes on Colonsay and hear about SLC’s recommendations.
📍 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-for-r...
Join us and Communities Housing Trust on 19 March, 12pm for insights on unlocking land for rural homes. Learn from successes on Colonsay and hear about SLC’s recommendations.
📍 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-for-r...
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In today’s Observer I went to Stornoway on Lewis to talk to people about their local Tesco opening on Sundays.
The row has been painted by some as extreme religion versus progress - but I found a more complicated story about community, tradition and civic pride:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The row has been painted by some as extreme religion versus progress - but I found a more complicated story about community, tradition and civic pride:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Greed and money over community’: in Stornoway, locals are divided over Tesco’s Sunday opening
The Hebridean island’s shops have remained firmly closed on the Sabbath for decades – but now the supermarket giant has bucked the trend
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
In today’s Observer I went to Stornoway on Lewis to talk to people about their local Tesco opening on Sundays.
The row has been painted by some as extreme religion versus progress - but I found a more complicated story about community, tradition and civic pride:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The row has been painted by some as extreme religion versus progress - but I found a more complicated story about community, tradition and civic pride:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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We are delighted to contribute to this project, which proactively identifies ownerless properties and creates opportunities to revitalise neglected buildings, transforming them into valuable assets for communities.
www.kltr.gov.uk/news/proacti...
www.kltr.gov.uk/news/proacti...
Bold new step by the KLTR to tackle ownerless property | KLTR
The KLTR has launched its new Proactive BV project, which will create new opportunities to bring ownerless properties back into purposeful use.
www.kltr.gov.uk
January 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
We are delighted to contribute to this project, which proactively identifies ownerless properties and creates opportunities to revitalise neglected buildings, transforming them into valuable assets for communities.
www.kltr.gov.uk/news/proacti...
www.kltr.gov.uk/news/proacti...
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My recollection of Nan Shepherd is rather faint but I wrote about the quiet late life (and literary afterlife) of my mother’s friend and teacher, prompted by the new correspondence edited by @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social
Fraser MacDonald · Diary: Remembering Nan Shepherd
The novels weren’t the point. The point of Nan Shepherd was herself. My mother described what a thrill it was to be...
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January 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
My recollection of Nan Shepherd is rather faint but I wrote about the quiet late life (and literary afterlife) of my mother’s friend and teacher, prompted by the new correspondence edited by @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social
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📄 Strengthening the Land Reform Bill
We have published advice to Minister on Part 1 of the Bill. The Bill looks to address power imbalances from concentrated land ownership. Our recommendations focus on strengthening those measures and simplifying their implementation.
https://buff.ly/4fXtgBn
We have published advice to Minister on Part 1 of the Bill. The Bill looks to address power imbalances from concentrated land ownership. Our recommendations focus on strengthening those measures and simplifying their implementation.
https://buff.ly/4fXtgBn
January 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
📄 Strengthening the Land Reform Bill
We have published advice to Minister on Part 1 of the Bill. The Bill looks to address power imbalances from concentrated land ownership. Our recommendations focus on strengthening those measures and simplifying their implementation.
https://buff.ly/4fXtgBn
We have published advice to Minister on Part 1 of the Bill. The Bill looks to address power imbalances from concentrated land ownership. Our recommendations focus on strengthening those measures and simplifying their implementation.
https://buff.ly/4fXtgBn
I’m pleased to have been appointed as a Scottish Land Commissioner and looking forward to contributing to Scotland’s land reform agenda in that role.
A new chapter for the Scottish Land Commission: Dr Lucy Beattie, Dr Calum MacLeod, and Robert Black join as Commissioners, ready to advance Scotland’s land reform agenda with expertise in sustainability, community engagement, and tenant farming.
www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
January 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I’m pleased to have been appointed as a Scottish Land Commissioner and looking forward to contributing to Scotland’s land reform agenda in that role.
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ICYMI: Our Rural Land Market Data Report shows a 54% drop in forestry sales amid lower market activity. It offers key insights into forestry, farmland, and estate transactions, shaping the picture of Scotland's land market.
Read more: www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
Read more: www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
January 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
ICYMI: Our Rural Land Market Data Report shows a 54% drop in forestry sales amid lower market activity. It offers key insights into forestry, farmland, and estate transactions, shaping the picture of Scotland's land market.
Read more: www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
Read more: www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/...
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As 2024 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the impactful work we’ve done this year that has helped shape Scotland’s land reform journey.
Swipe to explore some of the highlights 👀
Looking ahead, we remain focused on making more of Scotland's land—stay tuned!
Swipe to explore some of the highlights 👀
Looking ahead, we remain focused on making more of Scotland's land—stay tuned!
December 31, 2024 at 1:00 PM
As 2024 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the impactful work we’ve done this year that has helped shape Scotland’s land reform journey.
Swipe to explore some of the highlights 👀
Looking ahead, we remain focused on making more of Scotland's land—stay tuned!
Swipe to explore some of the highlights 👀
Looking ahead, we remain focused on making more of Scotland's land—stay tuned!