Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category

The Forestry Commission wants to hear from you

Forestry Commission and our community With Barcaldine Forest on your doorstep, there’s little need to tell the residents of Ardchattan about the heritage of commercial forestry delivered by Forestry Commission Scotland.

April 27, 2010   Posted in: Agriculture, Barcaldine, Environment, Renewable Energy  No Comments

Loch Etive ICZM meeting Tomorrow – be part of the consultation

The next meeting of the consultation on the features of, and factors affecting, Loch Etive takes place tomorrow – Tuesday 20th April at 7 pm Connel Village hall. The agenda for this meeting is focussing on Water Quality and Invasive Non-Native Species. http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/content/planning/developmentprojects/marineandcoastaldevunit/ICZM2/LochEtiveICZM/

April 19, 2010   Posted in: Agriculture, argyll and bute council, Business, Community, Environment, Etive, Event, North Connel  No Comments

Beach Cleans around Ardchattan this spring

Achaleven Primary School : – 19th April  ~~~~   contact Marian Fisher 01631 710529 North Connel Guides : – April 25th  ~~~~ contact Christine Campbell 01631 559386 Taynuilt PTA – : April 25th  ~~~~   contact Moira Carswell 01866 822767 Ardchattan and Bonawe – : April 29/30th and May 5th  ~~~~  contact Susan Bland 01631 750147 If you [...]

April 18, 2010   Posted in: Bonawe, Children, Community, Environment, Etive, Event, Family, Nature, North Connel, Recycling, Schools  No Comments

First Spring birds – incoming migrants

There is a lot of traffic in the skies with the wild geese passing over in skeins as they head off to their summer nesting grounds, and glorious warmth in the sun, but has anyone seen any of our incoming spring migrants in Ardchattan yet? According to the Seil Natural History Group, there is already [...]

April 13, 2010   Posted in: Community, Environment, Nature, Weather  2 Comments

Who owns our shores?

A report in the Scottish Herald on Saturday throws doubt as to who owns what around our shorelines. “For decades, the Crown Estate Commissioners (CEC) have claimed ownership to Scotland’s seabed, yet in evidence to the Commons Treasury Committee they admit they do not actually own anything. They only manage the Crown property rights in [...]

April 5, 2010   Posted in: Business, Creran, Environment, Etive  No Comments

Loch Etive meeting – Natural and Historic Environments

The third meeting of the Loch Etive ICZM was all about the Natural Heritage and also the Historic Environment. background to ICZM There was a useful run down of how the process is working for those of us who had not been able to get to the previous meetings, and feedback on some queries raised [...]

April 5, 2010   Posted in: Benderloch, Bonawe, Community, Environment, Etive, Event, History, North Connel  No Comments

Loch Etive Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan

meeting : Tuesday 30th March — Connel Village Hall — 7 pm This is the third meeting to discuss the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan for Loch Etive as part of the consultation process which aims to set the Management Plan for our area by October this year. The main topics for discussion are Natural [...]

March 29, 2010   Posted in: Benderloch, Environment, Etive, History, Nature, North Connel  No Comments

Energy Awareness Event comes to Benderloch

ALIenergy and Lochnell primary school are coming together to host an Energy Awareness Event. Lochnell primary pupils throughout the school are actively involved producing displays and games for  the event at the Victory Hall, Benderloch on Friday 19th March, as well as being on hand to help teach others about energy,

March 10, 2010   Posted in: Benderloch, Children, Environment, Event, food and drink, Renewable Energy, Schools, sustainability  No Comments

Local Development Plan – Ardchattan needs YOU !

What are YOUR personal priorities for the place you live in ? Argyll and Bute are starting a long period of consultation with us all to find out what we want and need in our local communities. The LDP website is here If we want them to prioritise the money in the right places for [...]

March 10, 2010   Posted in: argyll and bute council, Barcaldine, Benderloch, Bonawe, Community, Community Council, Creran, Elderly, Environment, North Connel, Renewable Energy, Roads, sustainability, transport  No Comments

Sustainability : Waste less

If we can all do something to reduce the waste we produce, we will be making a small step towards a more sustainable community. It means there is less energy used to make replacements, and less pollution of the environment to get rid of the waste.

March 6, 2010   Posted in: Community, Environment, food and drink, Renewable Energy, sustainability, Transition, transport  No Comments