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Scottish Office

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Sir Hector Monro: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list each grant which has been made to a voluntary body for the purchase of land by Scottish Natural Heritage since its inception to the latest available date, naming the area of land and the cost involved. [20015] Mr. Kynoch: The information requested is set out in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Applicant Sites Hectares Grant (£) Central Scotland Countryside Eastfield, West Lothian 18.3 14,615 Trust Central Scotland Countryside Back of Moss, West Lothian 33.5 85,000 Trust Central Scotland Countryside Easter Breich, West Lothian 33.00 75,000 Trust Central Scotland Countryside Roughcastle, Falkirk District 32.00 12,000 Trust Central Scotland Countryside Swinabbey, West Lothian 12.00 15,000 Trust Central Scotland Countryside Wester Moffat, Monklands 6.00 3,900 Trust Central Scotland Countryside Chapelhall, Monklands 5.1 5,400 Trust Central Scotland Countryside Longriggend Farm 67.6 70,000 Trust Central Scotland Countryside Easter Dunsyston 42.7 52,000 Trust Crinan Harbour Association Land purchase at Crinan Harbour unknown 536 James Rice Memorial Trust Shillay, Sound of Harris 54.90 8,000 John Muir Trust Oldshoremore & Sandwood Estates 4,400.00 28,000 John Muir Trust Torrin Estate 2,024.29 40,000 Kilmuir Village Woodland Kilmuir Wood 12.00 500 Association Lochielside Crofters Woodland Camasnagaul & Achaphubuil 30.77 7,957 Trust Ltd. National Trust for Scotland Blackpotts Farm-- St. Abbs Head 50.00 41,000 National Trust for Scotland Kiltyrie Farm--Ben Lawers 82.00 50,000 National Trust for Scotland Morenish Estate-- Ben Lawers 1,303.00 20,000 National Trust for Scotland Glencoe, visitors 17.81 178,750 centre/campsite National Trust for Scotland An Torr Wood, Glencoe 18.00 24,607 National Trust for Scotland Corrieshalloch 12.00 13,000 North Assynt Crofters Trust North Assynt Estate 21,000.00 20,000 Royal Society for the Protection Purchase of Mersehead Farm 257.00 86,800 of Birds Royal Society for the Protection Insh Marshes -- 63,000 of Birds Royal Society for the Protection Mosstown Farm, Loch of -- 20,000 of Birds Strathbeg Royal Society for the Protection Fannyside Mill Farm--Lanark 154.00 15,000 of Birds Scottish Wildlife Trust Rossie Braes and Salty Dyke-- 4.4 4,452 Montrose Basin Scottish Wildlife Trust Halls Farm, Woodhall Dean-- 24.00 5,000 East Lothian Scottish Wildlife Trust Purchase of Dullatar Marsh 41.7 5,539.75 Scottish Wildlife Trust Purchase of Carsegowan Moss 49.9 5,833.50 Scottish Wildlife Trust Purchase of South Shian Wood 21.7 8,235 Scottish Wildlife Trust Purchase of Blackcraig Wood 17.00 6,900 Scottish Wildlife Trust Gight Wood -- 2,800 Scottish Wildlife Trust Eastbister Farm, Hill of White -- 7,800 Hamars Reserve Wigtown Bay Wildfowlers Club Purchase of Maidland Merse 89.5 35,000 Woodland Trust Backmuir Wood-- Dundee 42.00 29,333 Woodland Trust Ledmore and Migdale Woods 710.00 128,000 Woodland Trust Portmoak Moss-- Perth and 42.00 37,975 Kinross Woodland Trust Abriachan Woods 133.60 7,471 Woodland Trust Urquhart Bay Woods 0.80 2,500 Woodland Trust Purchase of Aldouran Glen 12.00 8,750 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

20015; 292 c551-2W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Central government Land Grants Sales Voluntary organisations Scottish Natural Heritage

Contains statistics

Yes