Meeting with CEO of Oxygen Conservation requested
Councillor Male has been corresponding with Oxygen Conservation over the proposed goat cull although it is not known if it has actually taken place or not. Oxygen’s response has been as follows
“As part of our woodland creation scheme at Blackburn and Hartsgarth we are required by the Scottish Government to prepare an herbivore management plan. To inform the development of this plan we spent 18 months surveying the Estate to understand the habitats and pressure from herbivores. We also consulted with a range of key stakeholders, including NatureScot, Scottish Forestry, Newcastleton and District Community Council, and neighbouring communities at Tarras Valley and Buccleuch, to inform our plan. The decision to manage goat numbers was taken in response to the data collected which found that it is necessary to reduce browsing pressure to allow trees to regenerate across the Estate. As soon as the decision was made, we informed our neighbours and prepared a statement to inform the local community.”
Denis is now asking for a meeting to be held.
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