Lord Arthurson noted "disorder" and "dissent" at meetings in the lead up to the dissolution of the group.
About 130,000 households in Scotland rely on the fuel to warm their homes.
NatureScot says assessments suggest grazing by the animals is having less of an impact.
Highland councillor Michael Baird was "disrespectful" towards a community group, a watchdog finds.
The property was built as a home for a duchess in the early 20th Century.
How a London barrister became the owner of a Highland home dubbed the Castle of Spite.
Angus Ross from Ardgay was pronounced dead while at the scene near Invershin in Sutherland.
The property was built for a duchess, run as a youth hostel and is known as the "Castle of Spite".
Historic Carbisdale Castle in Sutherland is back on the market for the third time in six years.
