Wednesday, 9 December 2020

Golfing Bogie?

I seem to remember that people warned it would cause damage to an environmentally interesting area. NatureScot have now suggested that the SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) designation be removed from the Menie dunes in Aberdeenshire (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/09/trumps-aberdeenshire-golf-resort-dunes-lose-special-environmental-status). The dunes had been 'a high quality example of a geological system characteristc of NE Scotland'. Their incorporation into the Trump International Golf Links now means that they no longer have the merit to be incorporated into the SSSI. The golf course was approved, in spite of warnings, probably because of the promises of associated hotel accommodation and jobs. It's amazing how frequently such promises of 'economic' 'gold' override obvious environmental considerations.

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Birder's Bonus 241

Noted a Curlew ( Numenius arquata ) on the Loughor estuary at Bynea.