The Flow Country, located in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is widely considered to be the best example of blanket bog in the world. Together with associated areas of heath and open water, it is of international importance as a habitat for a diverse range of rare and unusual breeding birds. […]
We’re delighted to announce our Green Finance Initiative project has secured significant support from NatureScot, through the Facility for Investment Ready Nature in Scotland (FIRNS), in collaboration with The Scottish Government and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This initiative is a collaboration between the North Highland Initiative and partners including NatureScot, Landscape Finance Lab, UHI […]
The Flows gave us rain, sun and thankfully some wind to dispel the dreaded midge during the five day evaluation visit from UNESCO representatives. The Flow Country is now one step closer to possible inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Earlier this month, a group from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) […]
The campaign to secure World Heritage Site status for Scotland’s Flow Country has entered a new phase with the submission of the formal nomination dossier to UNESCO. The bid for World Heritage Site status has been a long process, the Flow Country was first added to the UNESCO tentative list in 2012! Since then, there […]
