From sterile stream to thriving river: Restoring the Allt Lorgy

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Groundbreaking river restoration works on the Allt Lorgy on Kinveachy Estate have been awarded in the UK River Prize 2020.

This upland burn was previously engineered for agricultural purposes in the 1980s and has now been restored to kick start natural processes.
Now nature leads the way on this dynamic stretch of river to the benefit of the entire ecosystem.

"We definitely would like to see more of these types of projects happening. Having a hundred of these projects; then we'll really see a massive difference and a real delivery for climate change mitigation in the future". Sally MacKenzie, Conservation Officer, Cairngorms National Park Authority.