UNESCO have granted World Heritage Site Status to the Flow Country in Caithness and Sutherland to become the seventh in Scotland . It joins the six existing sites which are the Neolithic Heart of Orkney, New Lanark, The Anonine Wall, Old and New Towns of Edinburgh and the Forth Bridge and St Kilda. Both Edinburgh towns and the Forth Bridge were awarded the designation for their cultural heritage while St Kilda earned it for its cultural and natural importance.
Now the Flow Country has joined it after being considered at the World Heritage Committee’s 46th annual meeting which was held in New Delhi. Read More: The Flow Country in Caithness: Scientist and author Mike Billlett All systems ‘flow’ for new UNESCO listing at Scotland’s peatland wonder World Heritage Sites are reserved for places of particular cultural, historical or scientific significance, judged to ‘"cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity’. Gillian Martin is the Scottish Government’s Acting Net Zero Secretary and believes it’s another great day for the country, and says it’s huge news for future generations in Scotland.
Acting Net Zero Secretary Gillian Martin said: “This is a truly momentous day for Caithness and Sutherland, and indeed Scotland as a whole. “The Flow Country is an area of truly outstanding natural beauty and its diverse ecosystems and peatlands are a vital part of in our efforts to combat climate change and nature loss.