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Salmon in the Classroom

  • Grantee: Outer Hebrides Fisheries Trust
  • Grant: £5,000
  • Read more: here

Working with primary schools throughout North Uist, South Uist, and Benbecula, The Outer Hebrides Fisheries Trust aim to improve primary school children’s understanding of their freshwater environment through workshops on the lifecycle of Atlantic Salmon.

Broadford Community Woodland

  • Grantee: Broadford and Strath Community Company
  • Grant amount: £15,000
  • Read more: here

This project will kickstart the long-term transformation of a former forestry plantation into a native woodland. A volunteer programme will be established, undertaking activities such as invasive species removal, small-scale habitat creation, native tree planting, and low-cost deer protection.  

Orkney Skate Monitoring

  • Grantee: Orkney Skate Trust 
  • Grant amount: £15,000 
  • Read more: here

A survey campaign in 2025 will map the distribution and abundance of adult and juvenile flapper and blue skate species in Orkney waters. High quality maps will serve as key tools for conservation planning in the future.

Edinglassie Burn Restoration

  • Grantee: Deveron, Bogie and Isla Rivers Charitable Trust (DBIRT)
  • Grant: £10,040
  • Read more: here

The Edinglassie Burn Restoration is a key part of wider ‘Project Deveron’, a 10-year catchment scale initiative driven by the partnership between DBIRT and the Atlantic Salmon Trust. It aims to restore the ecological functionality of the Edinglassie Burn through a range of restoration interventions.

Knoydart Wild Trees Survey

  • Grantee: Knoydart Forest Trust 
  • Grant amount: £12,000 
  • Read more: here

Through a partnership with leading rewilding charity Trees for Life, the Wild Trees Survey will identify potential for ecological recovery and habitat regeneration, and prioritise and plan future interventions. Results will inform the development of the pioneering ‘Knoydart Credit’ Natural Capital project.

MaCCOLL Baseline Surveys

  • Grantee: Marine and Coastal Conservation of Loch Linnhe (MaCCOLL)
  • Grant: £15,000
  • Read more: here

MaCCOLL have identified a lack of data on species and habitats in their local marine environment as a significant barrier towards reversing biodiversity decline. A range of biodiversity baseline surveys will thus take place, guiding and informing future projects that protect and restore biodiversity.

Tayvallich Rhododendron Removal

  • Grantee: Tayvalich Initiative
  • Grant amount: £15,331
  • Read more: here

This project will tackle rhododendron on community-owned land firstly through community engagement, volunteer recruitment, and training and skills development. Crucially, the skills acquired will have a long-term legacy, allowing the community to tackle future regrowth.