Wildlife Conservation Project Completed

Over the last five years, the Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) has spent £5.1 million on 95 of its 123 wildlife reserves, including the upgrading of three visitor centres, Montrose Basin, Loch of the Lowes and the Falls of Clyde at New Lanark, as well as constructing or improving pathways, building bridges, carrying out woodland improvement on 24 reserves, the publication of 14 leaflets as well as the production of a reserves guide and installation of signs, interpretation panels and way markers. The Heritage Lottery Fund provided £3.69 million of the total finance - the largest award by the fund to any UK wildlife trust. SWT has now completed the project and says it came in on time and on budget.