Case Study 3
Name of Case
Study
Description
Loch Leven Heritage Trail, Fife
Loch Leven Heritage Trail runs 12.5 km round the north
side of Scotland’s largest lowland loch. The trail provides
excellent access to the lochside for walkers, cyclists and
wheelchair users.
Loch Leven Heritage Trail was developed by TRACKS (The
Rural Access Committee for Kinross-shire). Key
stakeholders include; The Heritage Lottery Fund, Scottish
Natural Heritage (SNH), Gannochy Trust, Perth and Kinross
Countryside Trust, Perth and Kinross Council, Forestry
Commission, A&M Thomson Charitable Trust, SITA
Environmental Trust, Community Environmental Renewal
Scheme, Historic Scotland, Kinross Estate Company, River
Leven Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds,
Findatie Farm, StewartsTurf Ltd, and Lethangie Estate. As
well as the many volunteers from the local area, particularly
from Kinross High School, local primary schools and those
volunteers working through SNH and RSPB.
Loch Leven Heritage Trail, has also been awarded a firstround pass for a grant of £241,500 by the Heritage Lottery
Fund. The project builds on the success of previous HLF
investment which helped create an access trail around
13.5km of Loch Leven.
The Loch Leven Nature Reserve is the largest loch in
lowland Scotland and one of the most important sites for
waterfowl in Britain. Its position, size, shallowness, richness
and variety of habitats provide a unique environment that
has been recognized both nationally and internationally.
The path will link to the built heritage of the area including
the 19th-century mills which put Kinross amongst the world
leaders in the production of cashmere. The economic
development of the area will be explored through school
projects and volunteer workshops.
Contact
Scottish Natural Heritage www.snh.org.uk
http://www.lochlevenheritagetrail.co.uk/links.html