Positive steps in Scotland's deer debate, nurturing rare plants in a new Thirlmere nursery and an essential upgrade to our Blà Bheinn toilets on Skye...
Welcome to your latest Wild Places News. In this edition you'll find exciting news on: positive steps in Scotland's deer debate; the launch of our Fighting Fund Appeal; nurturing rare plants in our Thirlmere nursery; and an essential upgrade to our Blà Bheinn car park facilities on Skye; new summer merchandise and much more.
We are delighted that the Scottish Government has made a commitment to progressing the National Deer Management Plan to reduce deer densities and encourage natural regeneration - and stepping in to fund the national effort.
Wild Places under Threat!
Multiple new onshore wind power developments are set to destroy Scotland’s wild places and fragile habitats. The Trust has launched our Fighting Fund Appeal to protect wild places from the threat of imminent industrial destruction in wild places such as Knoydart and Sandwood. Find out more and join the fight to protect wild places here.
Huge thanks to everyone who helped raise over £20,000 to kickstart our mountain woodland regeneration plans for East Schiehallion, through this year's The Big Give Green Match Fund. Find out how we aim to increase this ecologically rare habitat.
Our wonderful partners - Phoenix Futures and Jamie’s Wood – spent a couple of sunny spring days in April helping our team grow Glenlude’s native woodland. Read how they got on and discover why our tree tubes have turned orange!
In the coming weeks we will upgrading our existing toilet facility as well as installing a new cattle grid to accommodate an increase in visitor usage and ensure safe access to the popular car park. Find out more about our vital work on Skye.
Find out about the West Head Nursery, where work with the local community to nurture a special selection of locally sourced rare montane woodland plants will help stabilise the steep slopes around Thirlmere in the Lake District.
From as little as £1.91 per month, you could help us protect the wild places in our care, campaign on the urgent issues facing wild places and connect more people with them through initiatives like our John Muir Award. Help us protect our wild places here.
