What a difference Friends make
Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, the independent conservation and heritage charity for the National Park, held a Make a Difference Day at a holiday village in one of the area’s most scenic spots.
Approximately 15 volunteers got their hands dirty to collect more than 20 bags of rubbish from a beauty spot beside Loch Lubnaig, near Strathyre.
The event, organised in association with Forest Holidays and Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park authority, was previously cancelled due to‘The Beast from the East’.
The event builds on the efforts by the conservation and heritage charity in recent years. Several other such events have taken place with the aim of removing litter and overgrown rhododendron from various parts of Scotland’s first national park.
The next Make a Difference Day, is scheduled for Thursday, June 14 along the West Loch Lomond Cycle Path. The Friends had previously staged an event there five years ago, but further work is now needed - all those with an interest in conservation of the national park are urged to take part.
Friends project officer Jared Bowers, one of the volunteers who took part, said:“Volunteers are a vital part of what our charity sets out to achieve in Scotland’s first national park and we very much appreciate their ongoing support, including that from the businesses whose employees joined us on the day.
“Anybody wanting to get involved in next month’s Make a Difference Day should get in touch. The more people take part in our activities, the bigger the difference we can make.”