The Beltie Burn: A River Restored

The Easter Beltie Restoration project returned a straightened agricultural stream to a natural meandering course, to improve habitats for nature and boost climate resilience.

The project was the only one of its kind in the north east of Scotland, and has created a new, two-kilometre stretch of meandering river corridor flowing through ten hectares of floodplain, rich in habitats where nature can thrive.

[stuartbruff]

Thank you so much for recreating this wetland area and my best wishes for future similar works.

Over sixty years ago, as a small boy, I used to play around a large pond on my way back from school. The pond was where I learned the names of the animals and plants, using the Ladybird and other books from my local library. Then one day, it was the diggers arrived and began converting my pond into a carpark. I grieved for the loss of "my friends" and wondered how long we could go about destroying these havens of life until there were none left. It is so nice to see those same machines helping to recreate these wetlands and attract such life.

[lorenzo]

As a non Scot, I love how these projects are popping up everywhere in Scotland, a land ravaged by man activity with so much potential to become a thriving paradise of biodiversity. Congrats on this amazing milestone! Keep making beautiful Scotland even more beautiful!

[JM-qzfy]

Sincerely hope it works and reassures other landowners that their relatively unproductive farmland is better suited to being rewilded.

[peacepeaceful]

So refreshing to see. What a world we could have..again.

[ZarekSilberschmidt]

It gives a lot of hope to see people get together on such a scale to support the recovery of Nature. Thank you!

[RMJ]

And to think that humans previously thought that wetlands was stupid and pointless. It really shows how ignorant they were. Wetlands are so so important, good to see that knowledge spreading. We need to restore as much wetlands as possible and fix those straight rivers that acts like drains.

[Bennie]

So glad people are starting to get it ✌️

[PacoOtis]

From here in the States we say Bravo, and carry on and the best of luck and thanks for sharing.

[stonemarten]

Just thrilled and my heart swells at the difference this has made, with the formation of a beautiful landscape, rich in wildlife.

[duncancookdrummond]

This is great stuff! I hope we'll see much more of this happening in Scotland from now on. Nature lost, must be restored. Well done to everyone involved in this inspirational project.

[louislamonte]

Thrilled to see this!! I hope the surrounding forest is restored as well!

[LordoftheBadgers]

Inspirational. I'd love to see more wetland like this in my area of SW England.

[claireandersongrahamkeller]

When I saw the straight canal, I shuttered in horror, but then the earth works and focus and "Fish!" proved your brilliance. Water loves to wind and follow curves and meander and swirl and twirl. Who doesn't? I am wiping away tears of relief and joy to witness our true nature being restored as regenerative stewards, co-creating, honouring and loving Nature. We are Nature. Ripple this across Scotland. I'm moving to Scotland to assist.

[christophernixon]

Very inspirational. Watching from the USA.

[felipericketts]

Any chance beavers will be reintroduced? Would be like having a dedicated maintenance and operations staff! 🙂There seems to be some movement in this direction elsewhere in the UK.

[simongee]

This is amazing. Sincerely hope it works; no reason why it shouldn't and others take note and act accordingly in their areas.

[TonyCarrollPassionMotorsport]

That Is Just Increadable work How It Can Be Done And just think if it looks good now what is it going to be like in 5 to 10 years well Done Glad Ive subscribed past few year but can i say like more the longer more informative Vlogs The shorties do nothing for me thanks Best Wishes To al the Teams Tc

[JAOM]

wonderful. great to see there are still some humans left on earth, passionate humans.

[simonwhite]

Wonderful…simply that!! ❤ Thankyou to everybody involved 🐞🍀🥀🍀🌷x

[BlockBlender]

All these projects make me happy for the future.