New National Park in Dumfries and Galloway Consultation

[opticron1]

Just as a bit of a heads up for anyone who fishes, stalks or shoots in Dumfries and Galloway (and a bit of South Ayrshire) and for anyone else who stays in or visits the area.....
Nature Scot has just released the proposal and invited comments "New National Park Summary Survey", so now is your chance to have your say.
I filled mine in and pointed out what an utter waste of time and money this would be - staffed by the usual failed political appointees and local Nimbys - no doubt there will be a few Scottish Government rejects who will be looking for posts after the next Holyrood election.
Funnily enough there is no mention about field sports in the "Consultation" - I did write and ask the fledgling National Park group why not a few years back and am still waiting for a reply!
Maybe, like other "Consultations" from the SNP, it'll be the usual - "we'll ask you for your views, but we'll do what we were going to do anyway"......

 

[Pedro]

Just as a bit of a heads up for anyone who fishes, stalks or shoots in Dumfries and Galloway (and a bit of South Ayrshire) and for anyone else who stays in or visits the area.....
Nature Scot has just released the proposal and invited comments "New National Park Summary Survey", so now is your chance to have your say.
I filled mine in and pointed out what an utter waste of time and money this would be - staffed by the usual failed political appointees and local Nimbys - no doubt there will be a few Scottish Government rejects who will be looking for posts after the next Holyrood election.
Funnily enough there is no mention about field sports in the "Consultation" - I did write and ask the fledgling National Park group why not a few years back and am still waiting for a reply!
Maybe, like other "Consultations" from the SNP, it'll be the usual - "we'll ask you for your views, but we'll do what we were going to do anyway"......

Yep, tend to agree. The main purpose it seems for national parks is to restrict things. From what I've heard from those that live in the area, there's quite a few that would not like this to happen. It is a lovely piece of country anyway and so far has not been spoilt by the fact it isn't a national park. Anyway, the Lake District is pretty nearby if you want to be squeezed in on the roads by grockles, pay extortionate prices for a tea and sticky bun and have locals treating you like some sort of alien life form.

 

[Utectok]

Honestly the Scottish government realised they couldn’t deliver their net zero commitments without control over more land. Hence the desire for another national park and the consequential control over what goes on in the area. I’m not to optimistic that the consultation will make any difference we’re getting it like it or not. It won’t do much for locals I’d say but the most worrying thing is actually nobody really know what will happen least of all nature scot it’s all “this might happen or that or the other?” I mean I suppose the consultation is to find out what should happen but the Scottish executive have pretty much ignored previous consultation and plowed on regardless…. Mountain hare control, Muirburn, hunting with hounds, snaring and so forth all had cogent and rational consultations supporting them, some very well researched and taking years to compile and the Scottish executive just ignored them.

 

[Mickeydredd]

The area is all ready very well set up to cater for tourists and outdoor activities/interests.

All the setting up a National Park will do is oust control from the locals, you just have to look at the Cairngorms where they are looking to implant the banning of the release of gamebirds for shooting.

A fair percentage of the locals do not want this.

 

[Pelyma]

I live in SDNP, right on the boundary, planning is a nightmare; you are treated like you are in one of the pristine areas (I'm within 50m of the A27) many of the aspects of the planning is outsourced and you get regular turnover of staff so you can't build an understanding. At the same time those that don't care ignore it and do what they want. NPs sound a great idea but in reality it is another layer of bureaucracy and cost.

 

[willie_gunn]

We've been visiting D&G for the last 10 years or so - either over near Dalbeattie or, more recently, near Portpatrick. We also have numerous friends living there.

I've yet to hear anyone say a positive word about it becoming a National Park.

 

[HistoricBore]

We will all be at Glenapp this weekend so I shall see what the locals think.

HB

 

[HistoricBore]

Just back from Galloway and NO-ONE was keen on the idea of a new National Park. Lots of protest posters dotted about.

HB

 

[willie_gunn]

Just back from Galloway and NO-ONE was keen on the idea of a new National Park. Lots of protest posters dotted about.

HB

They must have been putting the posters up again, as they were reputedly being torn down by supporters of the National Park when I was up there earlier this year.