The local campaign - Skye Windfarm Action Group (SWAG) - and fighting fund

The windfarm developing company AMEC is proposing to build a wind farm on a prominent ridge in North Skye, Scotland which is the core habitat for a territorial pair of golden eagles and is used as a juvenile golden eagle dispersion area. It is also increasingly used by white tailed eagles. The area is also home to several pairs of hen harriers, merlin, a small breeding population of golden plover and is on the migrating route for whooper swans. Despite the fact that all these birds benefit from the highest possible protection under European law it would appear that both Scottish Natural Heritage and the Highland Council have been collaborating with the developer to facilitate the grant of planning permission. If all objections fail we intend, as residents of Skye, to mount a legal challenge to save this important natural site.

Lawyers cost money and our personal financial resources are limited. We are therefore launching a fighting fund to help save Skye’s eagles and other wildlife, and to preserve part of the island's natural beauty. We trust that many of those who have given us their moral support so far will now feel able to help with a donation, however small.

Thank you,

Cheques or Cash Donations

Hazel R Abendschein

The Lodge

Old Dunvegan Road

Edinbane

Isle Of Skye

IV51 9PW

Paypal Details

Hazelrose1_at_aol .com (_at_ = @) 

 Bank details:

Account name:        Skye Windfarm Action Group

Account No:   00179911Sort Code:    83-26-19

Name of Bank:        Royal Bank of Scotland

For international money transfers:

BIC/SWIFT: RBOS GB 2L

IBAN: GB31 RBOS 8326 1900 1799 11