The Dalrymple family has sold Bass Rock and Craigleith to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds after 320 years of ownership, transferring stewardship of a globally significant seabird colony hosting 100,000 gannets and 10,000 puffins. The transfer ensures professional conservation management of one of Europe's most important bird habitats.
Good News Network · Thursday, 11 June 2026
A globally-important colony for seabirds has been sold to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to ensure the 100,000 gannets and 10,000 puffins that live there will benefit from top-notch conservation management. Owned by the Scottish noble Dalrymple family for 320 years, Bass Rock and the neighboring uninhabited island of Craigleith have long […] The post Family That Owned This ‘Wildlife Wonder of the World’ for 300 Years Sells Bass Rock to Protect 100,000 Seabirds appeared first on Good News Network.
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