Presented by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape (CALL)
Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape (CALL) is based in the far north west of Scotland and covers the largest area of any such partnership in the country. At its heart is a group of community, charity and private landowners and charities working together to improve both the environmental and economic prospects of this very remote part of Scotland.
Over the past five years it has been delivering a programme of over 30 projects, led by Scottish Wildlife Trust, and supported though the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Projects have so far included upgrading and creating almost 13km of paths, including routes over the iconic mountains of Quinag and Suilven; nearly 600ha of native woodlands planted and managed; innovative training programmes for deer management and crofters; and an outdoor woodland learning project that has worked with every school in the area.
As the current programme comes to an end this conference will: