Trust appoints former MSP as new Chairman
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The Scottish Wildlife Trust is delighted to announce that it is to welcome a new Chairman. The Trust’s Council elected former MSP Robin Harper, who will take up the post …
Scottish Forum on Natural Capital starts strong
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A groundbreaking initiative to rebuild Scotland’s natural capital – the Scottish Forum on Natural Capital – held its first meeting yesterday evening at the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation where …
Wildlife 1-0 Trump
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The Trust is welcoming the news that Donald Trump has withdrawn his application for a second golf course at Menie Links in Aberdeenshire. This follows Mr Trump losing his court …
Trust backs deer management recommendations
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The Scottish Wildlife Trust backs the Rural Affairs Committee’s recommendations for managing deer in Scotland. The Trust agrees that progress has been too slow and is pleased that the committee …
Trust receives cash boost to Save our Magnificent Meadows
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The Scottish Wildlife Trust has received £110,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to help protect meadows in Fife. The award is part of a larger £3 million project led by …
Beaver Trial wins prestigious conservation award
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The Scottish Beaver Trial, the first ever licensed reintroduction project for beavers in the UK, has won ‘Britain’s Best Conservation Project’ in the 2013 BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards. The …
Trust welcomes environmental priorities in planning
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Leading conservation charity, the Scottish Wildlife Trust, is pleased that the Scottish Government’s new planning strategy recognises the benefits to Scotland from protecting and enhancing the natural environment. The Trust …
Trust deeply disappointed by CAP decision
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Leading conservation charity, the Scottish Wildlife Trust, and its members feel deeply let down after the decision of the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment, Richard Lochhead, to limit …
Chairman thanks departing Chief Executive for service to Trust
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Simon Milne, who has been Chief Executive of the Scottish Wildlife Trust for nearly 10 years, will be moving on in February to take up the role of Regius Keeper …
MSP opens Falls of Clyde boardwalk
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South of Scotland MSP, Claudia Beamish, visited the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve in New Lanark to open a newly completed boardwalk on the banks of the …