As firefighters continue battling the Glenmore–Strath Nethy wildfire, the Scottish Government insists climate change is the principal cause of increasing wildfire incidents. However, Scotland’s sheep farmers are urging ministers to reconsider policies they believe have reduced active land management and allowed combustible vegetation to build up across upland landscapes. Neil Gray, justice secretary (Image: PA)“I’m very disappointed in the Scottish Government’s response in general,” he said. Government rejects land management claimsHowever, the Scottish Government said increasing wildfire incidence was not being driven by changes to land management. “Increasing wildfire incidence in Scotland, and elsewhere, is driven by climate change rather than changes to land management.