Our Landscape
The Laich of Moray is a rich agricultural coastal plain spanning Fochabers to Forres, to deliver nature restoration at a landscape scale. These landholdings all share a connection to the network of freshwater habitats that bisect the landscape, the Spynie Canal, its associated wetlands, the Lossie and the Innes Canal.
Our Vision
Is for a resilient working landscape where nature and farmers work side-by-side.
We aspire to being the first group of our kind in Scotland to work together to create, improve and extend habitat at scale in an arable landscape: integrating and making more space for nature alongside agricultural operations.
How we work
Founded in 2023, we are neighbouring farmers and landowners, who meet regularly to share our knowledge and experiences of land management and learn from each other. We are bound by a simple memorandum of understanding that commits us to working across our farm boundaries.
We received funding from the Highlands and Islands Environment Foundation in 2023 and nature restoration funding from NatureScot in 2024. Sylvestris help facilitate the group and coordinate and apply for funding to achieve our aims.
