findhorn nairn & lossie rivers trust
London
The Findhorn Nairn and Lossie Rivers Trust continue to address the issues facing
our rivers and the wildlife that depends on them. Our FNLRT Management Plan 2021
details the diverse range of projects we are planning to help conserve and
restore our river catchments. Over the course of the last two centuries removal
of natural forests, overgrazing and changing land use have significantly
degraded the ecosystems of our rivers. Moreover, we now face a climate crisis
which is causing increasing global temperatures and dramatically changing
weather patterns. These factors combine to present a very serious threat to
wildlife in the catchment of our rivers, particularly to salmon. This demands
our urgent attention and to tackle this we are delighted to launch the Findhorn
Watershed Initiative. Through this ambitious initiative we seek to bring the
River Findhorn Watershed’s communities, landowners, businesses, farmers, land
managers, local authorities, and educational institutions together to work at
nature’s scale to sink carbon, restore habitat, and mitigate the impacts of the
twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss for future generations.
These are global threats, which require large scale programs and significant
funding to begin to reverse the trends. The Trust recognises that we have an
important part to play to ensure that our river catchments benefit from these
initiatives. To be effective, projects will need to be coordinated at a scale
beyond that of individual land holdings. A natural unit for this coordination is
the river catchments. We will only succeed if we work in coalition with
landowners and local interests, across catchments and with partners who enable
scale and additional resources to be brought to bear on these issues. We
continue to work with all our friends and partners to make a difference in this
important work to improve the quality of our river environments. Coronavirus
Restrictions due to coronavirus have been removed and the Trust Office at Logie
Steading is open again. Staff will operate a blended approach, working from home
and from the office. Our contacted details at the foot of this page. Further
information and guidance for proprietors and anglers is available from Scottish
Government and Fisheries Management Scotland.
