NOSSHEAD PLANTING SCHEME
Members from the
Caithness
Countryside Volunteers, Caithness Critters,
1st Wick Scouts and other
hardy local volunteers turned out in force on Sunday the 24th to take part
in a tree planting and habitat enhancement scheme at
Nosshead.
The event was organised by the
Highland Council
Ranger Service and funded through grant aid from the
Moray Firth Partnership. Kind permission was granted from Mr Ian
Sinclair (Clan Sinclair Study Centre) to plant trees and shrubs within a
walled garden up at the lighthouse and on a small pond island on the
headland.
Nosshead, although very exposed,
serves as an important coastal site for breeding seabirds and is one of
the first port of calls for resting and feeding migrant species. The
planting scheme aims to enhance the existing habitat by establishing some
cover, food and nesting sites on the headland for bird species.
30 volunteers who turned out on the day. For more information regarding up
coming planting schemes in the area or how to get involved in the
Caithness Countryside Volunteers, please contact the ranger service on
01955 607758. Many thanks to Mr W. Watt at
Haliburton Subsea who
very generously donated safety gear to the Countryside Volunteer group.
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