Nature Restoration Fund; 2025 - 2026 Project.

The pigs have done a great job in the few short weeks they have been up here. But, time to go now so that we can get onto the land and re-establish features like the burns that ran through it and make waterways that assist in creating better wet areas for dragon flies / newts and the like.

The pigs certainly did a good job of clearing the overgrown tussocks, even in the horrible conditions we have had in the last month, which included snow and plenty of rain. They loved the site and all the people walking pass loved the pigs. Shame to see them go, but now we can get in and do our bit so that it hopefully starts to become a real nature haven for a diverse range of wee beasties and creepy crawlies.

We are aiming at encouraging the Northern Brown Argus butterfly by planting areas with Rock Rose and have also sown the area with yellow rattle that will hopefully help stop the grasses coming back so strong and taking over again. There will be meandering burns with pools created for still water to accommodate a wider variety of water loving insects and plants. 

We have finished the tree corridor planting and putting spaced out trees into the field area and have decided on the water course features we wish to incorporate to help prevent flooding further down the burns route, such as; leaky dams and side pools to take high water levels away from the main burn when required.