Scotsman letters

It is gratifying to hear the National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £6 million to restore Scotland’s rare Atlantic rain forests. Local folk will be trained to restore precious habitats in Torridon, Morvern and Argyll, as well as help with the removal of invasive species. Isn’t it time a much greater fund was awarded to remove a vastly more destructive alien species that is systematically wrecking all before it, driving some species to the point of extinction?

Huge wind industry “Triffids” leer over our precious landscapes, bulldozing vast tracks through forests, destroying all before them. Gigantic pylons and hundreds of miles of suspended cables slaughtering swans and much-loved migratory geese.

This self-inflicted “alien” disaster is fully supported and actively encouraged by the SNP Scottish government.

Alien species and habitat destruction? Holyrood has a lot to answer for!