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The environmental benefits of re-introducing wolves are well described. However, with more and more people packed into the south of England, the economic benefi
by smackay 11y ago
The environmental benefits of re-introducing wolves are well described. However, with more and more people packed into the south of England, the economic benefits from tourism are going to be enormous. For example the re-introduction of the White-tailed Eagle benefits the economy of the island of Mull to the tune of 5 million UK pounds per year.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/wildlifeatwork_tcm9-282134.pdf http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/wildlifeatwork_tcm9-282134.pdf
- davedx 11y agoAhh Mull! We are visiting Oban next week (big trip - we're coming over from the Netherlands via the ferry), and I'm going to try and get over to Mull, Iona and maybe even Staffa in our own car. I remember seeing the eagles from the bus when I did the Three Islands Tour years ago. I'm really excited for the kids to see the islands, just hope the weather allows it. :)
- arethuza 11y agoIf you go to Iona take your kids to Port Ban - just a wee bit up from the Bay at the Back of the Ocean - possibly the most perfect wee pure white shell sand beach anywhere.
- andyjohnson0 11y agoMull is a wonderful place, and imo the Autumn is the best time to visit. Much quieter than mid-Summer. Calgary Bay is beautiful at this time of year - there will be very few people around. There is a nice cafe at the old hotel, and the Calgary Art in Nature [1] is a great place to wander around. If you're going to Staffa - which I'd definitely recommend - its best to go from the Ulva ferry on the west coast. The sea trip is much shorter than from Tobermory, which helps if the weather is bad, and you get to spend more time on the island. We used Turus Mara [2], who I'd recommend. Hope you have a good trip! [1] http://www.calgary.co.uk/art.html http://www.calgary.co.uk/art.html [2] http://www.turusmara.com/ http://www.turusmara.com/
- arethuza 11y agoThat got me wondering about the connection with the other Calgary: http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/aite/Canada/calgary.html http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/aite/Canada/calgary.html I grew up not that far from Dallas - which is also rather more modest than its namesake!
- theoh 11y agoI had to look this up to check, but FYI the names of seasons are conventionally not capitalised.
- andyjohnson0 11y agoThanks! They always seem like they should be proper nouns to me. The fact that they actually aren't is something that I periodically rediscover and then forget - which is no excuse.
- 14113 11y agoOut of interest, is Scotland a popular/common holiday destination for Dutch people? When driving around the highlands last summer I found that almost every foreign car had Dutch number plates, and I was wondering if it's just unconscious bias on my part, or whether there actually are large numbers of Dutch tourists getting the ferry over...
- dagw 11y agoThe Dutch seem to like large underpopulated wilderness. My parents have a summer house in northern Sweden at there are lots of Dutch (and German) cars driving around the forests there as well.