Welcome to the Isles of Scilly
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
News and updates from the Isles of Scilly AONB Partnership
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Funding is available through the Isles of Scilly AONB's Sustainable Development Fund for 2012-2013
The Isles of Scilly AONB Partnership is pleased to announce that funding is available for projects that seek to enhance Scilly's unique environment and provide exciting economic and cultural opportunities for the local community.
Interested? Please click here to find out more.
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Launch of the new St Mary's Gig, the Tregarthens, 4th May 2012
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Could you help clean the Islands' beaches?
The AONB Unit are looking for volunteers to help clean beaches across St Mary's.
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Sustainable Development Fund Awards 2011-2012
The Isles of Scilly AONB Partnership is pleased to announce that a total of £41,768.45 (approx) has been awarded to 13 projects throughout the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Please click the link above for more information.
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Bee Alert! A new publication from the AONB Partnership
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Aim for a Plastic Bag Free Scilly
The AONB Partnership in collaboration with the Five Islands School Green Team, with support from Transition Scilly, are working with the local community on a project to encourage the phasing out of plastic bags in Scilly.
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The AONB Unit are working on a series of projects to raise awareness within the local community on Scilly's dark night skies.
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This AONB Champion Project, which gained funding from the Isles of Scilly Local Action Group (LAG), aims to unlock the economic, cultural and educational potential of Scilly's traditional stone walls and to understand how they can be maintained, and where possible, restored .
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AONB Unit Beach Cleans with the Five Islands' School Green Team
The AONB Unit are working closely with the Five Islands' School Green Team in developing a programme of beach cleans, with the aim of clearing rubbish of every beach in St Mary's!
If you would like to get involved in AONB Beach Cleans, please contact the AONB Unit.
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The Isles of Scilly Seabird Recovery Project
The RSPB, Natural England and the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust have in collaboration with New Zealand based firm, Wildlife Management International (WMI), produced a summary report to assess the feasibility of rat removal across the Isles of Scilly. This report forms part of the Isles of Scilly Seabird Recovery Project.
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