An East Neuk group is seeking support for three new community asset transfer requests to expand the network of wild spaces in and around the village.
The Crail Community Partnership has tabled proposals to Fife Council in the hope of gaining ownership of Bow Butts Park; an area the group calls the ‘Pinkerton Triangle’, consisting of land between Sauchope Caravan Park and Roome Bay; and Kilminning South, which includes anature reserve.
A spokesperson for the group said: “There are a few bits of land that are important to us as green spaces, but that are owned and managed by Fife Council. We think we can make these spaces more suitable for our native wildlife.
“Recently Fife Council put one of these bits of land up for sale without any community consultation. So we are trying to get these potential wild spaces into community ownership through asset transfer.”
At Bow Butts Park the partnership wants to create a larger nature reserve at Denburn Wood to promote biodiversity, recreation and environmental education.
At Kilminning South, the group wants to expand a wildlife habitat on the site to complement the existing Kilminning nature reserve.
The plan for the ‘Pinkerton Triangle’ is to create a permanent and enhanced wildlife area and extended the managed wildflower grassland there.
A public consultation on the asset transfer plans is now open.
Proforma letters of support are available on the Crail Matters website.
Representations must be made by Wednesday April 15, and should be sent to Zahida.ramzan@fife.gov.uk.
