Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park is an iconic place with outstanding landscapes, habitats and communities. We work to ensure a sustainable future for this special place.

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority has been awarded over £670,000 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to develop plans which could unlock a further £9.2 million for an ambitious, large-scale, long-term project to restore some of Scotland’s rarest woodlands, while creating new opportunities for local communities and supporting rural economies.

The funding will support the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Landscape Connections initiative, a new partnership between the National Park Authority, RSPB Scotland, and Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Countryside Trust. The initial development funding is awarded ahead of a potential delivery grant of up to £9.2m for an eight-year programme that would restore woodland habitats and connect a wider woodland network covering an area more than twice the size of Glasgow.

The initiative focuses on restoring a rich mix of globally threatened native woodland, some the rarest in the world, including temperate rainforest, ancient Caledonian pinewoods and upland woodland. These irreplaceable habitats support rare plants, birds like the black grouse and pied flycatcher, and provide vital benefits including clean air and water, flood prevention, and places for people to connect with nature.