Conservation

We preserve, protect and care for our National Park because of its:

• outstanding natural beauty
• rich natural and cultural heritage
• diverse distinctive qualities

We conserve and enhance these qualities by managing them in a sensitive, integrated and sustainable way. Our policies and grant schemes focus on a range of activities:

• Landscape Management: We care for this ancient and diverse landscape and the biodiversity that it sustains. It boasts mountains, moors, geodiversity,forests, farmland, glens, historic sites, cultural traditions. It has inspired writers, poets and artists.
• Water Management: Lochs, rivers and waterfalls dominate the culture and are central to the beauty.
• Natural Heritage: The Park’s rich biodiversity supports many wildlife habitats and species. Integrated land management schemes will sustain and enhance the natural and cultural heritage of the area.
• Argyll Forest, Breadalbane, the Trossachs and Loch Lomond: Have particularly special qualities and have specific management plans.