National Goose Forum

Overview

We established the National Goose Forum (previously, the National Goose Management Review Group, NGMRG) in May 2000 to implement the national policy framework and to advise Scottish Ministers on goose management in Scotland.

The Forum is required to conduct a multi-disciplinary review of the national policy framework every five years, and to report its findings to ministers.

Its core objectives are to:

• meet the UK's nature conservation obligations for geese, within the context of wider biodiversity objectives
• minimise economic losses experienced by farmers and crofters caused by geese
• maximise the value for money of public expenditure on geese management

Members

• Hugh Dignon, Scottish Government
• Bill Dundas, Scottish Government
• Steven Campbell, Scientific Advice for Scottish Agriculture
• Martin Kennedy, National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS)
• Patrick Krause, Scottish Crofting Federation
• Andrew Midgely, NFUS
• Karen Ramoo, Scottish Land and Estates
• Colin Shedden, British Association for Shooting and Conservation

From Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH):

• Rae McKenzie
• Morag Milne
• Claudia Rowse

Documents

• National Goose Forum minutes: August 2021
• National Goose Forum minutes: March 2021
• National Goose Forum minutes: August 2020
• National Goose Forum minutes: January 2020
• National Goose Forum minutes: August 2019
• National Goose Management Review Group minutes: January 2019
• National Goose Management Review Group minutes: May 2018
• National Goose Management Review Group minutes: October 2018