Breeding in Scotland are three rare bog species White-faced darter [Endangered], Azure Hawker [Vulnerable}, Northern Emerald [Near threatened] though in the recent review of the red list BDS is recommending all three be classed as Endangered in the light of recent analysis. In Britain, the latter two only found in Scotland and are at the edge of their range with Azure Hawker being lost from its southern sites in SW Scotland most likely due to climate change.

Angy's Bench A huge thank you to Cameron and Blair at Mamore for crafting such a beautiful bench in memory of Angy, who dedicated an incredible 66 years to Glenshero Estate. Marking two years since Angy’s passing, Bruce helped the team find a stunning location for the bench overlooking Spey Reservoir—creating a truly fitting tribute.

May is a time for open hill and woodland habitat impact assessments. Its a way to gather more of a picture as to what impact the current numbers of grazing animals are having.

With the 2025/2026 stalking season at an end, staff on Killiechonate estate have been present on the SSSI component of the landholding undertaking condition monitoring of our ATV tracks. The Ben Nevis SSSI occupies 9,539 ha, most of which is sited within the bounds of Killiechonate estate, extending from Glen Nevis in the west to Coire Rath and the Lairig Leacach in the east.

This week we had three staff from the JAHAMA Highland estates team attend a training and awareness day hosted locally by the Nevis Landscape partnership.

The event was in two parts, namely an update on the current condition of the qualifying rainforest areas of woodland in Glen Nevis , and the second a site visit into Steall gorge to help inform those attending of the need to identify and protect the last fragmented parts of our Lochaber rainforest left in the area.

We have been working in collaboration with the Royal Highland Educational Trust, ADL nature, Lochaber High school and the local Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) team to deliver a range of opportunities for staff and school students to learn more about the formation and role of peatlands, peatland restoration and why this subject is so important to help us all mitigate against the effects of climate change and to support the recovery of Scottish biodiversity.

JAHAMA Highland Estates announces major Scottish Highlands native woodland recovery plan

Multi-enterprise rural business JAHAMA Highland Estates has today announced one of the UK’s largest woodland regeneration schemes, committing to quadruple native woodland cover across its 32,500hectare (ha) landholding in the Scottish West Highlands.

Last week we hosted an independent film maker on the Estate to capture some footage of our current progress with our Mamore and Killiechonate native woodland restoration project.

This week Mamore Estate hosted the British Dragonfly Society, BDS.

The purpose of the visit was to conduct an environmental impact assessment for any protected red listed species at a proposed re-wetting site at the south end of Loch Eilde Mhor.   The site visit was hosted by stalkers Blair Nicholson (Mamore), Kirstin Oakley (Glenshero) and Cameron Milne (Killiechonate), whom all got an opportunity to get involved with the site assessments and the marking out of the next planned phase of re-wetting at the site. 

2025 was another successful year for JAHAMA Venison! The beginning of the year brought new local and Scottish products to the shop such as Angus & Oink meat rubs, Blackthorn Salt, Great Glen Charcuterie and handmade wooden crafts made by talented locals. These items have now become staples in the shop. The team are excited to see what else might make its way onto the shelves in 2026 to continue the promotion and support of shopping small and shopping local, a strong ethos of JAHAMA Highland Estates.

We are pleased to announce that Jonathan Hart OBE has been promoted to the role of Natural Environment : Project Manager for JAHAMA Highland Estates, based in Fort William Scotland.

A round up of the stag season on JAHAMA Estates.

Storm Amy has certainly left her mark on JAHAMA Estates.

A challenging work load in the Lairig Glen, Killiechonate Estate.

Autumn is upon us and with it brings THE RUT!

Spot the midgies…

September the 4th marks #ScottishVenisonDay , with this in mind. we wanted to share a little more information around deer management measures and how essential it is on our estate.

The end of May saw the culmination of this seasons smolt monitoring project, in collaboration with the Spey Fisheries Board.  Early signs are that the smolt run was again successful, but we are keen to learn more about the impact that the very dry spell, through late April and early May, has had on the numbers passing through the system.