The funding will help to restore and rejuvenate areas of land impacted by opencast coal mining.
The East Ayrshire Coalfield Environment Initiative has been granted a total of almost £185,000 for its People and Pollinators Project.
Ten years on from its inception, SMRT has now completed restoration work on over 10,000 acres of land across the country and is marking the occasion by donating its surplus funds to a variety of local projects which share a common goal of restoring land affected by opencast coal mining. “The Netherton Peatland Restoration Project is also going to benefit hugely from this funding. Degraded peatland is a significant source of methane and carbon dioxide. Restoring it reduces carbon emissions, so there’s a host of environmental benefits to this work, but there’s also a fantastic opportunity to get the local community involved.
Cllr Barton, Cabinet Member for Planning, Property and Environment at East Ayrshire Council, said: “We’ve been carrying out various improvement works to the Lugar Walk for some years now and this funding will allow us to continue this work and further extend the walk.“At the moment, some parts of the path are completely overgrown and inaccessible for those with access issues.
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