Unlocking Future Nature Landscape Connections
Plans to to deliver Future Nature aims of protecting, restoring and connecting a core network of our nature-rich National Park are being explored through a multi-year National Lottery bid.
Working alongside Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Countryside Trust and RSPB Scotland, the National Park Authority are preparing a Future Nature Landscape Connections Initiative to help National Park Partnership Plan delivery.
The initiative aims to create an exemplar of nature restoration by addressing shared threats and opportunities to three National Park landscape partnerships:
- Lomond Rainforest
- Wild Strathfillan
- The Great Trossachs Forest
Connecting a living network of nature and people will unlock the Future Nature Route Map to building thriving communities and businesses, as well as engaging and inspiring visitors, as the keystone to creating long-term guardians.
An initial National Lottery bid is planned to be submitted later in 2025 which aims to secure the funding to carry out a more detailed two-year Development Phase, before a potential eight-year Delivery Phase.
Before making an application, we are planning two one-hour events (in-person and online) to share our broad approaches and themes to a Future Nature Landscape Connections Initiative and invite initial feedback:
- In-person: Thursday 20th March, Carrochan House, Balloch, 19:00
- On-line: Tuesday 25th March, Zoom meeting, 14:00
These events are for people and organisations looking to find out about, and contribute towards, how connecting three landscape areas can:
- restore and protect our core nature-rich network
- deliver nature-led benefits to communities and businesses
- engage and inspire more people to access and understand our nature-rich network