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Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve
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- Red deer and several common upland birds, such as grouse, ptarmigan and raven, may be seen
- Habitat restoration projects with regenerating woodland and scrub.
- A landscape shaped by glaciers and nine millennia of human activity, with many traces of its post-medieval history
A range of mountains, with connecting ridges, cliffs and lochans, built of ancient rocks, folded and faulted in picturesque contortions, and home to the most celebrated collection of mountain plants in Britain. These surviving outliers of the arctic and alpine floras are relict and isolated and require sensitive protection and management. MORE>
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- Take to the hills with the Trust
Conservation charity the National Trust for Scotland is encouraging Scotland to take to the hills this summer, with a brand new walking section on www.nts.org.uk. more>
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- Changes at Ben Lawers
The National Trust for Scotland’s Ben Lawers Mountain Visitor Centre will not be opening as planned from 1 April. more>
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- Time for teens to get green
Sixteen and seventeen year olds who want to do their bit for the environment over the holidays in 2009 could still find a spot on a National Trust for Scotland’s Trailblazer camp. more>
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