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Drop in Events hosted by FLS on Arran
FLS is hosting two drop in events to inform the public about some of its immediate plans.
Wednesday 24th September – 2.30pm to 6.00pm at the Brodick Community Hall
Thursday 25th September – 12.30pm to 6.00 pm at the Whiting Bay Village Hall
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Latest Friends of King's Cross Update (#7 & #8)
Campaign to prevent the industrialisation of King's Cross
Join us & help preserve this unique corner of Arran
In 2022, Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) bought Whitefield Farm on King's Cross, Arran, off market, with the intention of creating a timber stackyard and export station into Lamlash Bay via a new pier on the shoreline. Very serious risks were identified by FLS pre purchase, yet this Scottish Government body went ahead and paid £1.25 million for the farm.
In 2024, via a Freedom of Information request, we received a "Feasibility Study" dated February 2024 which indicates a number of costed design options for a pier, and possible bridge, with 3000m2 of timber stackyard, and nearly 1km of new roads through the farm down to the new pier.
FLS says it needs additional capacity to export timber from Arran. We believe that the current timber export arrangements based around Market Road in Brodick are efficient and working well. These are new and improved arrangements on the situation pre-2022 and that now allow increased capacity for exports.
FLS continues to invest in the Whitefield Farm project as one of its "options" on Arran. FLS says it intends to carry out public engagement on these options in 2025.
Watch this two minute video to see why this area is so special.......
Industrialisation will destory the beauty and tranquility of this area.......
Kings's Cross has some of Arran's finest wildlife. Check out these wonderful images captured around King's Cross by Scottish photographer Jamie McDermaid
