Upper Urr Environment Trust
Upper Urr Environment Trust (UUET) aims to help improve the habitat and biodiversity of the River Urr valley and surrounding area. It has been set up to make sure that anything being built or impacting our landscape delivers the most local benefit to the people and natural habitats of the area.
Initial activities have included:
Dialogue and agreement with a proposed forestry development which will include a dedicated piece of community managed space, a site able to host footpaths and other amenities.
The Trust has also secured funding from the Corsock & KPD Community Council Blackcraig Microgrant scheme to purchase river temperature monitors to monitoring changes and areas of risk for the river ecosystem
Exploring the potential for riparian native tree planting in the catchment to combat the effects of climate change
Upper Barr farm near Corsock came up for sale and UUET lodged an interest with the agent. Ultimately it was sold to an unknown buyer but the Trust remains alive to the opportunity of land purchase.
UUET has registered as a SCIO (SC051592) under the founding Trustees.
Signing of 20 lease of land from Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company (FSF) - see article here.
For more information on the project or if you’d like to get involved contact Upper Urr Environmental Trust at uuet.scotland@protonmail.com or visit the Trust’s Facebook page. Upper Urr Environmental Trust is registered as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), number SC051592.