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SAC Awarded £30k To Save Perthshire’s Grasslands

SAC News Release Ref. No: 08N22
Published: 12 May 2008

Resource Economics & Biodiversity Grassland

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SAC has been awarded £30,000 towards a project to increase awareness and restore areas of rare calcareous grasslands in Perthshire.

Grasslands are often overlooked in favour of higher profile habitats, such as woodlands and heather moorland. In Perthshire, a group of farmers are working in collaboration  with SAC to establish the Highland Perthshire Calcareous Grassland Project and raise awareness of the importance of grasslands. 

The highland areas of Perthshire are important for wildflower grasslands, with many rare plants and species found in the area, primarily because of the calcareous nature of the soils. The wildlife species include rare butterflies such as the Northern Brown Argus, and an extremely rare Mason Bee that is only found in one other area of Scotland.

The project is supported by the Tayside Biodiversity Action Fund, SNH and the Cairngorms National Park Authority with £30,000 of grant aid over 3 years. The grant will be used to fund restoration work on the sites, and to hold Open Days. It is hoped that through the project more farmers will become involved in restoring and managing their grasslands, and that the public will become more aware of these issues.

 

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SAC Contact

Ms Christine Hall
Conservation Consultant
SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) Work FBS Conservation Unit Sandpiper House Ruthvenfield Road Inveralmond Industrial Estate Perth PH1 3EE
TelWork: 01738 636611
Fax: 01738 627860

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Mr Andrew Tibbs
Head of Communications
SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) Work SAC, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG
TelWork: 0131 535 4185
Fax: 0131 535 4332

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