A petition seeking to block Scotland’s biggest music festival has gained hundreds of signatures, with many of the objectors from England and around the globe.
The names of almost 500 wildlife enthusiasts appear on the online document, which calls on Perth and Kinross Council to stop T in the Park from adopting Strathallan Estate as its new home.
Few of the signatories on the petition, started by Val Gall from Bridge of Cally, will be directly affected by the move.
Festival bosses have drawn attention to Facebook page Auchterarder Welcomes T in the Park. It has been liked by more than 1,000 people, who look forward to welcoming the event to Strathallan in 2015.
In contrast, most of those who have signed the petition appear to be wildlife enthusiasts who believe the presence of important birdlife, and ospreys in particular, should be enough to designate the chosen site as unsuitable.
Many live south of the border, while others are from Finland, Italy, Canada and the US although Scots the length and breadth of the country are also well represented.
Val Gall said: “Strathallan Estate is an area rich in wildlife, including a number of protected species.
“The length of time it will take to prepare the site, host the event and clean up afterwards would significantly disturb some species to their detriment.”
She believes that nesting ospreys and merlins, together with red squirrels and salmon, could all be adversely affected.
Supporting the petition, Lynn Nelson from Livingston said: “I think that wildlife and nature should come before a concert.”
Jane White, from Belper in Derbyshire, wrote: “The fact that ospreys could be nesting very near to the site should mean that no planner should contemplate a festival at Strathallan Estate.”
But residents whose homes will be close to the T in the Park site have taken a more measured view. Two well-attended public meetings were held last week, at which the community had the opportunity to speak to festival bosses about their plans.
More than 66% said they were “positive” about the event moving to the area.
A spokeswoman for T in the Park highlighted that the Facebook page had far more support than the “negative” petition, and that the views were from local people.