Row over amount of ‘wild land’ shown on SNH map

By Sue Restan

Highland Council has been accused of “flying in the face” of expert opinion
by claiming too much land has been designated as “wild” on a map designed
to control the spread of windfarms.

The local authority’s stance is also unpopular with anti-turbine
campaigners, who welcome the designation of large areas of wild land.

The council claims the Core Areas of Wild Land identified on the map
produced by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) are too large because they
include less wild land neighbouring the higher-value areas. But a
conservation charity says the areas earmarked on the SNH map broadly
coincide with the advice they have received from world experts on wilderness.

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