The estate and farm accreditation body Wildlife Estates Scotland (WES) has made two new appointments to its board and technical committee.

Deirdre Stewart, Estate Manager at Dalhousie Estates, has been appointed a board member of the WES Advisory Board. Lyn White, Forestry and Farming Development Officer at Scottish Forestry, has become a member of the WES Technical Committee which advises on species, habitat and assessment.

Both join the WES leadership teams as the scheme aims to double its fully accredited farm and estate land from 1.25million acres to 2.5million acres by the end of 2023.

Deirdre Stewart has been with Dalhousie Estates since 2019, assuming full responsibility for estate management of over 20,000ha, in April 2021. Previous to Scottish Forestry Lyn White was at the Soil Association for more than 20 years.