The crucial role that gamekeepers, stalkers and rural workers played in tackling the huge wildfire at Cannich is being explained in a new video released this week.

Loch Ness Rural Communities, a group highlighting land management, employment, wildlife and conservation that goes on in the Straths around Loch Ness, has released the film in partnership with Scotland’s Regional Moorland Groups.

The video’s first broadcast came at a meeting held this week with Kate Forbes MSP, following on from the wildfire summit organised by Ms Forbes.

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Gamekeepers spoke of the role they played alongside the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service, providing expert knowledge as well as estates supplying vital equipment such as argocats, fogging units and leaf blowers to tackle and contain the wildfire.

Concern was also expressed to Ms Forbes about the Scottish Government’s Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill, which is seeking to introduce punitive new controls on muirburn.