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Two-year project enhancing the rainforest and natural habitats near Glenfinnan viaduct.
(Permalink) Biodiversity Glenfinnan Glenfinnan Viaduct Rainforest  Glenfinnan: An industry-leading pilot project to enhance the natural habitat near the iconic Glenfinnan viaduct is making good progress with the completion of the first phase of work.
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Network Rail Scotland is committing £329,000 for Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) to use in what is the most ambitious biodiversity enhancement project ever to take place on Scotland's Railway.
The two-year project will help to compensate for biodiversity lost during safety-critical tree and vegetation management works across Scotland's rail network. (Permalink) Biodiversity Glenfinnan Glenfinnan Viaduct Network Rail  Glenfinnan Viaduct: An industry-leading pilot project to enhance natural habitats near the iconic Glenfinnan viaduct has begun.
The project area sits within Scotland’s endangered Atlantic rainforest zone. The re ...  Glenfinnan Viaduct: Loch Shiel, Glenfinnan Viaduct and the afternoon Jacobite heading for Mallaig, hauled by Black 5 No. 45407.  Glenfinnan Viaduct: Black 5 No. 45407 leaves an attractive smoke trail as it crosses Glenfinnan Viaduct on 10 October 2012 with The Jacobite steam service to Mallaig. |
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An ongoing partnership between ScotRail and community volunteering charity, The Conservation Volunteers, has seen a number of biodiversity projects flourish across Scotland this year. The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) provide volunteer parties to work with ScotRail staff to help carry out biodiversity improvements in the community.
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Trials in using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify species of trees and other plants, from photographs taken by on-train cameras, have shown that lineside vegetation can be monitored safely, cheaply, quickly and at scale.
Monitoring flora and fauna by railway tracks in order to support better management of lineside habitats is extremely difficult due to safety concerns, the size of Britains 20,000-mile rail network and the number of expert surveyors required. (Permalink) AI Ash dieback Biodiversity Japanese Knotweed Keen AI Lineside management UKCEH |
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Network Rail will shortly begin work to remove trees and vegetation on the West Highland Line between Craigendoran and Helensburgh Upper as part of a new trial project to improve lineside biodiversity.
(Permalink) Biodiversity Craigendoran Junction Helensburgh Upper Vegetation  Helensburgh Upper: Vegetation between Craigendoran Junction and Helensburgh Upper. |
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