The Scottish Wildlife Trust’s (SWT) Cullaloe Wildlife Reserve near Aberdour was officially opened as a Fife Local Nature Reserve (LNR) today (Wednesday 30 August 2006). The presentation made to SWT by Councillor Ron Edwards on behalf of Fife Council, recognises the reserves’ local nature conservation interest and value to the surrounding community. Councillor Ron Edwards said: “I am delighted that on behalf of Fife Council I am able to declare Cullaloe Wildlife Reserve a Local Nature Reserve. Recreation sites where the local community can enjoy their natural environment are vital as spaces for learning about and appreciating our natural heritage”. Continue reading
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Two more jewels in Wildlife Trust’s crown
More wildlife-rich areas of Derbyshire’s Wye Valley are guaranteed a secure future with the news that Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has acquired two areas of limestone daleside to manage as nature reserves. Both of the new reserves are designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Areas of Conservation (SAC). Continue reading