Sign in

Davy McCracken

@davymccracken.bsky.social
154 followers 246 following 25 posts

Deputy Head of School: KE & Innovation. Head Hill & Mountain Research Centre. Comments personal. Press & Journal columnist muckrack.com/davy-mccracken-1

PostsRepliesMedia
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
What excellent recognition for @SRUC - highlighting the benefits of colleagues in our School of Natural & Social Sciences working closely with SAC Consulting colleagues conducting the Farm Business Survey here in Scotland royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/winners/sruc...
royalanniversarytrust.org.uk
Informing and shaping agricultural policy through economic analysis - Royal Anniversary Trust
SRUC has been informing and shaping agricultural policy in Scotland and beyond for many decades, through combining economic analysis with detailed on-farm data collection. Much […]Read more
010
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
My latest Press & Journal column
031
Reposted by Davy McCracken
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
More than happy to act as host for this conference yesterday - great event
001
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
More than happy to act as host for this conference yesterday - great event
001
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
My latest Press & Journal article - data crucial to show value of upland farmers and crofters
010
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
My latest Press & Journal column - Clean Breeding helping cut methane emissions
230
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
My latest Press & Journal column about our input to the Wild Strathfillan Initiative
010
Reposted by Davy McCracken
Woodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Another great #IntegratingTreesNetwork event 🌳. Join SRUC's @davymccracken.bsky.social & the Adamson family from Netherurd Home Farm, West Linton, on Wed 6 Aug to hear & see how trees can benefit your farming business now & in the future. FREE tickets 👉 buff.ly/RyXFmcL #TreesonFarms #Agroforestry
Aerial photo of a farming landscape - arable crops surrounded by strips of woodland. Credit ScotGovRural
042
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Great to see our new video for the School of Natural and Social Sciences launched at the Royal Highland Show. Take a look and see what you think youtu.be/N-114Ob0NME?...
youtu.be
SRUC's School of Natural and Social Sciences
YouTube video by SRUC Study at Scotland's Rural College
000
Reposted by Davy McCracken
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
My latest Press & Journal column - Data much more than simply counting sheep
011
Reposted by Davy McCracken
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Semi-wild horse grazing as a rewilding strategy: assessing effects on vegetation structure and composition in the Côa Valley, Portugal www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
frontiersin.org
Frontiers | Semi-wild horse grazing as a rewilding strategy: assessing effects on vegetation structure and composition in the Côa Valley, Portugal
Mediterranean landscapes are characterized by fine-grained land-cover mosaics of interspersed vegetation types and high wildfire vulnerability, where grazing...
011
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
My latest Press & Journal column - Data much more than simply counting sheep
011
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The price of belonging: Rural heritage in a changing world rse.org.uk/resource/the...
rse.org.uk
The price of belonging: Rural heritage in a changing world
Explore the tension between globalisation and local identity, and the challenges rural communities face in preserving culture and heritage.
001
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Our natural beauty is worth preserving rse.org.uk/resource/our...
rse.org.uk
Our natural beauty is worth preserving
Pat Monaghan explores biodiversity loss, climate risks, and the urgent changes needed to restore its rural environments.
000
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Semi-wild horse grazing as a rewilding strategy: assessing effects on vegetation structure and composition in the Côa Valley, Portugal www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
frontiersin.org
Frontiers | Semi-wild horse grazing as a rewilding strategy: assessing effects on vegetation structure and composition in the Côa Valley, Portugal
Mediterranean landscapes are characterized by fine-grained land-cover mosaics of interspersed vegetation types and high wildfire vulnerability, where grazing...
011
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Looking forward to giving seminar tomorrow while I am here at CIBIO_InBIO - focussed on my input to work by a host of others into developing conservation strategies for the red-billed chough www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/de...
cibio.up.pt
Developing conservation strategies for red-billed chough in Scotland - Events - Cibio
The mission of the Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources is to develop world-class research in the areas of biodiversity and evolutionary bi
020
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Excellent to input to a course on Landscape Ecology today at BIOPOLIS-CIBIO Though the weather was somewhat hotter than in Scotland!! www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/la...
cibio.up.pt
Landscape ecology: a toolbox to understand patterns, processes, and dynamics in rural landscapes - Events - Cibio
The mission of the Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources is to develop world-class research in the areas of biodiversity and evolutionary bi
010
Reposted by Davy McCracken
Nature of Scotland Awards @naturescotawards.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
If you're a farmer or crofter who's doing things differently, the Farming with Nature Award is for you! buff.ly/V8jWgSA Deadline 3 June. Here’s last year’s winner in this category, the Clyde Valley Waders Farmer Group. buff.ly/RxGlSWr ‪@nffn.bsky.social‬ #NatureOfScotland #NFFWeek2025
youtu.be
Food and Farming | Nature of Scotland Awards
This ambitious and expanding group of 25 farmers are going above and beyond to save wading birds on their livestock farms in southern Scotland. Through regul...
001
Reposted by Davy McCracken
Francisco M. Azcárate @fmazcarate.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Pero hay matices: En pastizales seminaturales, la huella humana no redujo la completitud: Estos espacios, manejados con prácticas tradicionales como el pastoreo o la siega, pueden mantener ecosistemas ricos a la vez que productivos. 9/11
152
Reposted by Davy McCracken
James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
It is odd how so many in rewilding focus on charismatic megafauna Rather than complex, well-functioning ecosystems
64010
Reposted by Davy McCracken
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
My latest Press & Journal column - Study gives insight into problem of lamb losses
001
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
My latest Press & Journal column - Study gives insight into problem of lamb losses
001
Reposted by Davy McCracken
Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest @asrainforest.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Today is International Day for Biological Diversity #BiodiversityDay! Did you know that #ScotlandsRainforest is one of the most biodiverse habitats in the UK? Find out why: savingscotlandsrainforest.org.uk/blog/biodive... 📷 Lorne Gill
An oak tree covered in moss and lichen
0166
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
New solution to help record sheep methane emissions
000
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
US Army vets gets hands on with sheep in Scots mission
000
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Targeted biodiversity action is needed to generate success Image was not chosen by me! 🤔
000
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Challenge to get balance of farming and forestry
000
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Biodiversity studies must be robust and easy to carry out
000
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Rewilding can be done in many small ways too
020
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Living labs can help link farming and nature
000
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Rural college goes global to raise rangeland knowledge
010
Reposted by Davy McCracken
Nature of Scotland Awards @naturescotawards.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
It's been a sunny spring, but is that rain in the forecast for next week?? 😱 ☔ If it's dreich outside, don't despair! It's a perfect chance to get your #NatureOfScotland application in. There's still time... deadline 11.59pm on 3 June. buff.ly/T4p2J51 📷 Helen Pugh
A beautiful bluebell wood with the sun shining behind young trees onto a sea of blue flowers.
001
Reposted by Davy McCracken
Nature of Scotland Awards @naturescotawards.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
We're live! Entries are open for the 2025 #NatureOfScotland Awards. We can't wait to hear about the incredible conservation work being carried out across Scotland. Explore all our categories and start your FREE entry here: bit.ly/2025categories
bit.ly
Nature of Scotland Award categories
'A photograph of a Puffin standing in short grass among small pink and yellow flowers. The text overlay reads: 'Nature of Scotland Awards 2025' with the phrase 'Open for entries.' Logos for RSPB Scotland and NatureScot appear in the top right corner.
198
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Farmers & crofters have a crucial role, not only in producing food but also in protecting our climate, soils and wildlife. The @NatureofScot Award recognises the land managers, businesses & partnerships that reduce their environmental footprint. Apply: bit.ly/natureofscot...
bit.ly
Nature of Scotland Awards
The Nature of Scotland Awards recognise the very best in Scottish nature conservation.
000
Davy McCracken @davymccracken.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Together with the British Texel Sheep Society and partners from New Zealand, Ireland, and three other key sheep-breeding nations, SRUC is working to try and reduce the environmental impact of sheep. www.sruc.ac.uk/all-news/she...
000
Reposted by Davy McCracken
Land Use for Net Zero (LUNZ) Hub @lunz-hub.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
'Without the financial incentive to make the changes required nothing will change. The uncertainty associated with this is the greatest challenge.' Read key takeaways from the Big Tent event in Cumbria here ➡️ bit.ly/4k0JKvg @nationaltrust.org.uk #CNPPA #UllswaterCatchmentManagement
002