The James Hutton Institute supports a range of field sites and research platforms across Scotland.
Balruddery Farm [1] located in Angus is the site of the Centre for Sustainable Cropping [2] and holds annual events such as Potatoes in Practice.
Glensaugh Research Farm [3]situated in Aberdeenshire is one of the 11 UK sites in the Environmental Change Network (ECN) [4].
Hartwood Home Farm [5] in Lanarkshire is an area of mainly upland farms dedicated to stock rearing. Research carried out here relates to the development of sustainable agricultural and environmental managements systems.
MOORCO – Moorland Colonisation [6] is a project that studies the impact of woodland expansion onto heather dominated moorland.
Your Catchment Tarland [7]- The Tarland catchment is the uppermost tributary of the River Dee (NE Scotland) which is under intensive land management. The tributary has a number of pressures associated with diffuse pollution, alteration of river morphology and a rural community with a high proportion of private septic tanks. This has led to issues of nutrients, water quality and impaired ecology. A decade of research into both the natural functioning and improvements in the catchment has given a wealth of data and knowledge that will enable testing of models for biophysical and socio-economic aspects of catchment management.
Links:
[1] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/about/facilities/balruddery-farm
[2] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/about/facilities/centre-sustainable-cropping
[3] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/about/facilities/glensaugh
[4] http://www.ecn.ac.uk/sites/site-list
[5] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/about/facilities/hartwood
[6] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/Groups/Ecological-Sciences/Community-ecology/moorco
[7] http://yourcatchment.hutton.ac.uk/