£923,000 boost for waterfall project
Plans for a new visitor centre as a gateway to one of the UK’s “most spectacular” waterfalls can progress after a £923,000 funding boost.
The National Trust for Scotland ( NTS) plans to create new facilities at the Cor r ieshal loch Gorge National Nature Reserve in Wester Ross in the Highlands as part of a £2.3million project.
It will build a new visitor centre, including toi let facilities and a blue loo for camper vans , improve parking at the beauty spot and expand the path network.
NTS said that £ 923,277 from the Natural and Cultural Heritage Fund has been awarded to the project while the remaining funding will come from the charity’s restricted reserves.
Clea Warner, NTS general manager for the north-west, said: “Thanks to this fantastic funding, our charity can continue to invest in the Wester Ross area.
“These new facilities will be the gateway to the rich natural heritage of the Gorge and the Fal ls of Measach, one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the UK and will make a major contribution to the local area, vastly improving the welcome we can offer the increasing number of visitors who are heading north.
“As a national nature reserve, Corrieshalloch Gorge requires intensive protection. These new facilities will help us to accommodate the growing number of visitors while ensuring the site gets the important conservation care that a place of such importance needs.”