Wild Land News no 66, Spring 2006

Five possible areas suggested for new Coastal & Marine National Parks Article

Alistair Cant

A further step forward was made when SNH at the end of March published its list of suggested candidate areas for the first Coastal & Marine park - the first of its kind in Europe.

The five suggested areas are: The Solway Firth; Argyll Islands & Coast; Ardnamurchan, Small Isles and the South Skye Coast; The North Skye Coast and Wester Ross; North Uist, Sound of Harris, Harris and South Lewis.

The Wild Land Group is pleased that progress is steadily being made, and there seems growing support for such a designation.