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Two Large-Scale Dumfries and Galloway Nature Restoration Projects Named Together as National Exemplars by Scottish Government

Dumfries and Galloway is set to become a national leader in landscape‑scale nature recovery as two major regional projects – SCAMP Landscape Connections and the Galloway Fisheries Trust’s Flowing Forward – Restoring Galloway’s Rivers Project – have been jointly selected by the Scottish Government as one of only nine exemplar projects across Scotland.

26 March 2026