Each month Donna Smith, Chief Executive of the Scottish Crofting Federation and Eilidh Ross, Principal Consultant at Camus Consulting, will talk to guests about their connection to crofting, their views about the future of the crofting system and the proposed legal reforms to crofting legislation.
Sir Crispin is currently an Honorary Research Fellow, University of Dundee Law Department and a legal convenor of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland and has had a long and distinguished career in law with a keen interest in crofting and land reform.
He was in practise as an advocate from 1982 to 2020 and was appointed a Queens Counsel in 1995. From the start of his career, he specialised in rural property law with a particular interest in agricultural and crofting law.
Sir Crispin represented landlords and tenants in the Land Court under the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Acts 1991 & 2003 and was also involved in crofting cases in the Land Court and authored Crofting Law (2000) T & T Clark, also holding the role of Chair of the Crofting Law Group for many years. He was on the Scottish Land Commission advice panel on land reform and other land related issues until 2024.
Outside of his professional and voluntary work nowadays, his main interests now are sailing (I have a small boat on the Forth) and mountain biking combined with some hill walking.
24 Nov 2025
Episode 8 - Agnes Rennie
Agnes Rennie shares her experiences living and working on her family's croft in Galson, discussing land resettlement, crofting practices, and her extensive involvement in community organizations, in this interview.
17 Oct 2025
Episode 7 - Sally Reynolds
Sally Reynolds, a crofter and leader at Community Land Scotland, explores community-owned crofting estates and natural capital partnerships in an interview, highlighting community engagement and land reform.
17 Sept 2025
Episode 6 - Malcolm Combe
Malcolm Combe, a senior lecturer, discusses his early life and how it led to his interest in land reform and crofting law in Scotland; this is an interview.
18 Aug 2025
Episode 5 - John Toal
Host [Host Name] interviews John Toal, a crofting expert, about his lifelong involvement in crofting advocacy and policy development.
17 Jul 2025
Episode 4 - Lucy Beattie
Donna and Eilidh interview Dr. Lucy Beattie, a sustainable farming systems researcher, about her experience managing a farming business and teaching rural skills in the Highlands and Islands.
17 Jun 2025
Episode 3 - Jamie McIntyre
Forester Jamie McIntyre discusses woodland crofting, smaller-scale rural development forestry, and family forestry models, highlighting his work with the Woodland Crofts Partnership in this interview episode.
19 May 2025
Episode 2 - Rhoda Meek
In this episode we chat with Rhoda Meek.
Rhoda is an entrepreneur, digital consultant and crofter based in the Isle of Tiree. Running Isle Develop CIC, and her own business, Meekton Enterprises, keeps her busy most of the time. From time to time she contracts for US Tech Startups, managing Customer Experience. At the moment she is doing Comms & Gaelic Development for the Tiree Community Development Trust. You'll also find her column in the Sunday National each week.
We explore Rhoda's thoughts on the crofting system, good and bad, thoughts on the future and what some of the barriers are to new entrants.
Music credit: The Peatbog Faeries
17 Apr 2025
Episode 1 - Andrew Thin
In this first full episode we chat to Andrew Thin, Chair of the Crofting Commission.
Andrew has been a board member of the Crofting Commission since September 2022. His hands-on practical experience of crofting dates back to the 1960s and previous public sector roles have included Chair of the Cairngorms National Park Authority, Chair of Scottish National Heritage, Chair of Scottish Canals and Chair of the Scottish Land Commission.
Our chat covers crofting law, what role crofting has to play in the future of land reform and what the good and bad is about being a Commissioner.
Music credit: Peatbog Faeries
10 Apr 2025
Intro: Croftwork - Meet the hosts
In this short introductory podcast, meet the hosts, Donna Smith and Eilidh Ross, who explain how the podcast came about, what their respective interests in crofting are and what the Croftwork podcast series is going to be all about.
Music credit: Peatbog Faeries
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