Coul Links hangs in the balance
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Highland Council’s planning officials have recommended the refusal of plans for a golf course at Coul Links, which would threaten a highly protected sand dune system in Sutherland. The Council’s …
Last chance to save Coul Links
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The closing date for comments on the damaging proposal for a golf course at Coul Links is today. If you share our concerns for this special wild place please submit …
Conservation charities welcome SEPA’s objection to Coul Links
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A coalition of conservation organisations has welcomed the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s objection to plans for a golf course at Coul Links in East Sutherland. The response (pdf) highlights that …
SNH steps in to help #SaveCoulLinks
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Proposals to build a golf course on one of Scotland’s last remaining coastal dune habitats have been dealt a major blow from an objection lodged by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). …
Conservation alliance calls on public to defend irreplaceable natural jewel
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Internationally important dunelands in Sutherland threatened by exclusive golf course plans A coalition of Scotland’s leading conservation charities is asking the public to support their objections to The Highland Council …
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With your support, Coul Links has been saved
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The Scottish Government has announced that the application to build a golf course on top of a triple-protected site of international importance at Coul Links has been rejected. The decision …
Call to action as Coul Links inquiry closes following passionate defence of protected area
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We’re calling for action to make sure the Scottish Ministers know how valuable our protected areas are to us, to wildlife, and to local livelihoods. The Scottish Wildlife Trust …
Jonny Hughes: Why the integrity of our planning system is at stake
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I have a vivid memory of the first time I walked the dunes, heaths and wetlands of Coul Links. It was early evening in the springtime of 1993 on a …
Scotland’s precious wetlands are under threat
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We recently celebrated World Wetlands Day, when we’re encouraged to take stock of not just beautiful landscapes, but of unique places of biodiversity that home rare and diverse species, as …