Better Places Fund 4 - Projects awarded funding
Published: 2023
24 projects listed below were awarded funding in the fourth round of the Better Places Fund in 2023.
Applicant |
Geographic area covered |
Visitor management hot spot area |
No. of seasonal posts awarded funding |
Full time equivalent posts |
---|---|---|---|---|
ANGUSalive Leisure Trust |
Corrie Fee NNR, Glen Doll Forest, Loch Brandy |
Cairngorms National Park area |
2 rangers |
2 |
RSPB Scotland |
Abernethy nature reserve |
Cairngorms National Park area |
2 rangers |
2 |
City of Edinburgh Council |
Pentland Hills Regional Park |
Pentland Hills |
6 rangers |
6 |
East Lothian Council |
East Lothian coastline |
East Lothian |
6 rangers |
6 |
National Trust for Scotland |
Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve |
Highland Perthshire |
1 ranger |
1 |
National Trust for Scotland |
North Perthshire properties |
Highland Perthshire |
1 ranger |
1 |
Perth & Kinross Council |
Lochs Tummel, Rannoch and Tay, Glen Lyon, Schiehallion, Loch of Clunie, Loch Earn/St Fillans |
Highland Perthshire |
5 rangers |
5 |
Cashel Forest Trust |
Cashel Forest |
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park area |
2 rangers |
1.6 |
RSPB Scotland |
Loch Lomond nature reserve |
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park area |
2 rangers |
1.5 |
Strathfillan Community Development Trust |
Strathfillan |
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park area |
2 rangers |
2 |
Appin Community Development Trust |
Appin |
North and West Highlands and islands (including NC500) |
1 ranger |
0.6 |
Community Land Outer Hebrides |
North Lewis, West Lewis, Harris |
North and West Highlands and islands (including NC500) |
2 vis ops staff |
2 |
Highland Council |
Lochaber, Skye, Wester Ross, Sutherland & Easter Ross, Inverness & Loch Ness |
North and West Highlands and islands (including NC500) |
14 rangers |
14 |
Islay Development Initiative |
12 key sites on Islay |
North and West Highlands and islands (including NC500) |
1 ranger |
1 |
John Muir Trust |
Ben Nevis, Sandwood Bay and Skye properties |
North and West Highlands and islands (including NC500) |
3 rangers |
3 |
National Trust for Scotland |
Corrieshalloch Gorge |
North and West Highlands and islands (including NC500) |
1 ranger |
1 |
National Trust for Scotland |
Glencoe & Glen Etive |
North and West Highlands and islands (including NC500) |
1 ranger |
1 |
National Trust for Scotland |
Torridon |
North and West Highlands and islands (including NC500) |
1 ranger |
1 |
Nevis Partnership |
Glen Nevis and wider Nevis Management Area |
North and West Highlands and islands (including NC500) |
2 rangers |
2 |
RSPB Scotland |
Isle of Mousa, Shetland |
North and West Highlands and islands (including NC500) |
1 ranger |
0.8 |
SIMEC Lochaber Hydropower 2 Ltd - Jahama Highland Estates |
Mamore, Killiechonate and/or Glenshero |
North and West Highlands and islands (including NC500) and part CNP area |
2 rangers |
2 |
The Arran Access Trust |
Isle of Arran |
North and West Highlands and islands (including NC500) |
2 rangers |
1.7 |
The Mull & Iona Community Trust |
Isles of Mull and Iona |
North and West Highlands and islands (including NC500) |
1 ranger |
1 |
Voluntary Action Barra & Vatersay |
Isle of Barra |
North and West Highlands and islands (including NC500) |
1 ranger |
1 |
TOTAL | - | - | 62 | 60.2 |
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