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Scottish Wildlife Trust news


IN BRIEF All aboard


TWO new Trustees – Alasdair Lemon and Emma Steel – were elected at the Trust’s Annual General Meeting in September. Alasdair currently works as RSPB Scotland’s Conservation Officer for Argyll and is Group Secretary for the Trust’s Stirling and Clackmannanshire Local Group. Emma works in policy and government affairs, specialising in rural issues. Both Alasdair and Emma are also members of the Trust’s Young Leaders group. We would like to thank Andrew Binnie and Amanda Forsyth, who have both retired from the board. Bill Lambert is now our Vice-Chair for finance.


How we’re helping communities to tackle marine litter


FOLLOWING a successful pilot project near Ullapool, four remote beach clean stations have been deployed in the West Highlands through the Trust’s Living Seas project. The stations contain litter- picking equipment to allow local people and visitors to carry out beach cleans when they visit.


The pilot station at Dun Canna has already prevented several tonnes of litter from building up on the beach or entering the sea since it was installed in 2017. It is emptied regularly with help from Keanchulish Estate. Following the success of this trial, and thanks to support from two local fishing boat skippers, a station has now been installed at Melvaig. A further station has been delivered to Staffin on the Isle of Skye, while two more have


From little acorns …


THE team at Little Assynt Tree Nursery is doing its bit to extend Scotland’s most northerly oak wood. Staff collected oak, hazel and aspen seeds from Loch a’ Mhuilinn National Nature Reserve near Scourie. The seeds will be grown in the nursery so that saplings with local provenance can be planted in a few years’ time.


Champions for change


THE Trust is working in partnership with National Farmers Union Scotland to provide a platform for farmers to champion land use changes which, if scaled up, could prove transformative for wildlife. Around 75% of Scotland’s land is used for agriculture, which means farming practices can have a big impact on biodiversity. Giving individual farmers a platform to show how they are tackling the nature crisis can inspire others and encourage better government policies.


Welcome back!


THE Trust’s four visitor centres reopened to the public in August after weeks of work to ensure the safety of visitors, staff and volunteers. As part of social distancing measures, visitors must book for Loch of the Lowes and Montrose Basin. See our video guides on these measures at scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/visitorcentres


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been sent to communities in Coigach. These stations are part of ongoing efforts to help coastal communities tackle the problem of marine litter. “The station we installed at Dun Canna has made a real impact,” said Noel Hawkins, the Trust’s Living Seas Communities Officer.


“Everyone is very aware of the problems that marine pollution can cause for wildlife, so it’s great to be able to do something positive to help tackle the issue.


“I’m hoping that further


collaboration between the Trust, the fishing industry and local communities will lead to more stations appearing around Scotland’s coastline.” The Trust’s Living Seas project is supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.


Litter collected during the beach clean


© Skye Eco Museum


© Zsuzsanna Bird


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