South Kintyre Development Trust : Where Action Meets Vision

Our Green Maps are not just pretty pictures and delusional ambitions – it's a living, breathing representation of our activity and potential. This unified profile map serves as a dynamic hub, bringing together diverse initiatives under one interactive canopy.

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Here, you'll find a tapestry of interconnected projects:

  • Biodiversity hotspots pulsing with life
  • Sustainable businesses driving local economy
  • Community gardens nurturing both food and fellowship
  • Renewable energy sites powering our future
  • Cultural landmarks anchoring our heritage
  • Active travel routes weaving through our landscape
  • Foraging sites connecting us to nature's bounty
  • Beach clean-up zones protecting our shores
  • Rainforest conservation areas safeguarding our unique ecosystem

Each pin on this map represents a story of community action, a challenge being met, or an opportunity waiting to be seized. It's a testament to the collaborative spirit of Kintyre, where organizations like SKDT work hand-in-hand with local initiatives and individual changemakers.

But this map is more than a showcase – it's an invitation. An invitation to:

  • Discover hidden gems in your neighborhood
  • Contribute your local knowledge and skills
  • Connect with like-minded individuals and groups
  • Identify gaps where your ideas could flourish
  • Visualize the impact of collective action

By bringing these diverse elements together, we're not just mapping our present – we're charting our future. We're creating a tool that transcends traditional boundaries, enabling us to see connections we might have missed and opportunities we've yet to explore.

This unified view empowers us to tackle complex challenges holistically. It shows us how a beach clean-up connects to marine biodiversity, how a community garden links to local food security, and how active travel routes can revitalize our town centers.

Most importantly, this map is a canvas for your involvement. Whether you're a long-time resident or a newcomer, a business owner or a student, there's a place for you here. Your insights, your passion, your actions – they all have the power to shape our community's trajectory.

As you explore this map, ask yourself: Where do I fit in this picture? What can I contribute? How can I connect with others to amplify our impact?

The Kintyre Green Map is more than a project – it's a movement. A movement towards a more sustainable, connected, and vibrant Kintyre. And it starts with you.

Dive in, explore, connect, and let's turn this map into a reality we can all be proud of.

South Kintyre Development Trust's Green Maps: Where Action Meets Vision

SKDT -  South Kintyre Development Trust 's Hubs of Transformation: Mapping Community Growth

SKDT - Campbeltown Biodiversity Project 2024

SKDT - Campbeltown Biodiversity Survey 2024

Save Kintyre's Temperate Rainforest Survey

Kintyre's Hidden Pantry: Mapping Our Wild Edibles Survey

Shape Campbeltown's Active Travel Vision Survey

Beach Clean Survey


Kintyre Grows Facebook

Kintyre Rainforest Alliance - Facebook

Kintyre Community Resilience Group - Facebook

Facebook - South Kintyre Development Trust

https://www.skdt.org/

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Campbeltown Town Hall
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Campbeltown Town Hall is a prominent civic building located in the heart of Campbeltown, a town on the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. 

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It has already been suggested that this would make a good community garden.

Cutting Wood
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Part of old Limecraigs Estate, owned by the Duke of Argyll. An estate house on a nearby site has been there for at least 250 years. Big estate owners had what are known as "policy" woods around their property and this wood is probably a remnant of this. Its most important wildlife features are its wych elms, including a line of them which seems to have been planted to screen the wood from the railway line. Recommendation: core area to be mapped as part of Campbeltown Elm project.

Dalintober Beach
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Easily accessible beach. Coastal habitat excellent for education and leisure. Part of Campbeltown loch, a richly biodiverse area.

Elm project
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There are elms all over the town, many of them in small copses and on banks which together form several rookeries (at one point around 700 nests have been recorded). These elms are likely to be Wych Elm, a species of elm found only in Scotland and the north of England. They were widely planted as specimen trees and to form policy woods (see the Cutting), shelter belts and "hanging" woods on steep banks which were not suitable for agriculture.

Helipad zone
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Potential with neighbouring Hospital for hedgerow establishment, plus individual standard trees, to make a wildlife corridor.

Heritage Centre Garden
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Grounds of Heritage Centre. Excellent for hedgehogs which move between private gardens and centre grounds

Hospital landscaping
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Potential with neighbouring helipad for hedgerow establishment, plus individual standard trees, to make a wildlife corridor.

Kintyre House
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This site is already great for wildlife with mature shelter belts planted in the mounds (they were probably created when the call centre was constructed ).

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Kintyre Rainforest Alliance - Facebook

Kirkland Park
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A small formal park with mature trees, frequented by hedgehogs.

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This large area, which includes the helipad as well as the playing fields, is bounded on one side by the Witch burn, which is liable to flood, hence the three ponds which have been created as part of the flood protection scheme.

Putting Green Garden
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Campbeltown Putting Green is operated by SKDT under licence from Argyll & Bute Council. It is normally open during the summer months (Mar - Sept) and is much loved by locals and visitors alike. Alongside the Putticg Green " Club House" there is small community garden designed for children and consisting mostly of fruit shrubs and herbs. 

Rocky Burn
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A native woodland surrounding a small north-facing ravine with high levels of humidity. Recommendation. Survey the site for rainforest species.

SKDT Hall
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SKDT Hall on Kirk Street in Campbeltown, focusing on its use as a function hire venue,  for various community events

The Cutting
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Grounds of Heritage Centre. Excellent for hedgehogs which move between private gardens and centre grounds.

The Gateway Garden
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This new community garden was established in early 2024 on site of an old garden, established on derelict land once occupied by housing. Thisd garden includes raised beds (including wheelchair accessible ones), tea shed, toolstore, herb and bee nectar/pollen plantings, wildflower meadows, bug hotel, compost heaps, hedge. Volunteers welcome. Some beds managed by local groups, others by volunteers. including local schools and nurseries, mental health groups and other community groups.

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The Robert Black Memorial Helipad, located in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, is a vital piece of infrastructure adjacent to Camp beltown Hospital and Health Centre. Established by the South Kintyre Development Trust (SKDT) with support and funding from the HELP Appeal, this facility serves as a crucial landing site for helicopters, primarily for air ambulance services and potentially other emergency or official transportation needs. 

Witch Burn
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Extended corridor area consisting of the burn itself, ponds, copses, individual trees, recreation area and helipad. Already acts as a wildlife corridor which could be enhanced by wetland planting, conversion of grass areas into wildflower meadows and planting of hedges and individual trees, possibly a small woodland.

Witchburn Garden
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An ideal site for another community garden. South facing slope away from road.

Witchburn pinewood
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A copse planted with even-aged Scots Pine. Recommendation: Survey with a view to possibly carry out selective felling to open up the canopy and to introduce a wider range of tree species.

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