Campbeltown Biodiversity Project 2024

Kintyre Biodiversity Blitz: Mapping Our Natural Treasures

SKDT - Campbeltown Biodiversity Survey 2024

Join South Kintyre Development Trust in uncovering and celebrating the rich tapestry of life in Kintyre! Our Green Map Biodiversity Survey invites you to become a citizen scientist, helping to document the diverse plants, animals, and habitats that make our peninsula unique.

What to look out for:

Native plants and flowers
Local wildlife, from birds to insects
Unique habitats and ecosystems
Areas of ecological importance or concern

Your observations will help:

Create a comprehensive map of Kintyre's biodiversity
Identify areas for conservation and enhancement
Raise awareness about our local natural heritage
Inform future environmental policies and initiatives

No expertise needed – just curiosity and a love for nature! We'll provide simple tools and guidance to help you record and share your findings.

Together, let's put Kintyre's biodiversity on the map and take steps to protect and nurture our natural world for generations to come.

SKDT - Campbeltown Biodiversity Survey 2024

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For further information please contact Ed Tyler at ed.tyler@skdt.org or call us on 01586 552870

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The Gateway Garden

This new community garden was established in early 2024 on site of an old garden, established on derelict land once occupied by housing. Thisd garden includes raised beds (including wheelchair accessi...

Putting Green Garden

Campbeltown Putting Green is operated by SKDT under licence from Argyll & Bute Council. It is normally open during the summer months (Mar - Sept) and is much loved by locals and visitors alike. Al...

Kintyre's Temperate Rainforest Survey - Discover and Protect Kintyre's Hidden Gem

Kintyre Rainforest Alliance - Facebook Save Kintyre's Temperate Rainforest Survey - Discover and Protect Kintyre's Hidden Gem Reclaim Kintyre's Rainforest: Mapping Rhododendron Invasion Scottish rainf...

Rocky Burn

A native woodland surrounding a small north-facing ravine with high levels of humidity. Recommendation. Survey the site for rainforest species.

Cutting Wood

Part of old Limecraigs Estate, owned by the Duke of Argyll. An estate house on a nearby site has been there for at least 250 years. Big estate owners had what are known as "policy" woods around their ...

Witchburn pinewood

A copse planted with even-aged Scots Pine. Recommendation: Survey with a view to possibly carry out selective felling to open up the canopy and to introduce a wider range of tree species.

Elm project

There are elms all over the town, many of them in small copses and on banks which together form several rookeries (at one point around 700 nests have been recorded). These elms are likely to be Wych E...

Meadow Burn Grasslands and Wetlands

This large area, which includes the helipad as well as the playing fields, is bounded on one side by the Witch burn, which is liable to flood, hence the three ponds which have been created as part of ...

Balegreggan

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Witchburn Garden

An ideal site for another community garden. South facing slope away from road.

Corner of Queen and Prince's Street

It has already been suggested that this would make a good community garden.

Witch Burn

Extended corridor area consisting of the burn itself, ponds, copses, individual trees, recreation area and helipad. Already acts as a wildlife corridor which could be enhanced by wetland planting, con...

Kirkland Park

A small formal park with mature trees, frequented by hedgehogs.

The Cutting

Grounds of Heritage Centre. Excellent for hedgehogs which move between private gardens and centre grounds.

Dalintober Beach

Easily accessible beach. Coastal habitat excellent for education and leisure. Part of Campbeltown loch, a richly biodiverse area.

Hospital landscaping

Potential with neighbouring helipad for hedgerow establishment, plus individual standard trees, to make a wildlife corridor.

Helipad zone

Potential with neighbouring Hospital for hedgerow establishment, plus individual standard trees, to make a wildlife corridor.

Kintyre House

This site is already great for wildlife with mature shelter belts planted in the mounds (they were probably created when the call centre was constructed ).

Heritage Centre Garden

Grounds of Heritage Centre. Excellent for hedgehogs which move between private gardens and centre grounds