SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE

NATIONAL PARKS AND ACCESS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1949 (As Amended)

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 19(4) of the above Act that by The Strathy Bogs Nature Reserve De-Declaration 2004 dated 2nd February 2004 it was declared by Scottish Natural Heritage that (One) the area of ground extending to 120 acres or thereby at Strathy Bogs in the Parish of Farr in the Highland Council, which area was included in The Strathy Bogs Nature Reserve Declaration 1960 dated 22nd April 1960 and (Two) those areas of ground extending in total to 232 hectares and 2 decimal or one tenth parts of an hectare or thereby at Strathy Bogs in the said Parish and Council, included in The Strathy Bogs Nature Reserve No. 2 Declaration 1985 dated 26th April 1985, are no longer a Nature Reserve with effect from 25th February 2004.

Certified Copies of the De-Declaration with plans annexed have been deposited for public inspection free of charge as undernoted and may be inspected for a period of one month following 25th February 2004.

Director of Planning, Highland Council, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5NX

Highland Council, Bettyhill Service Point, The NTC, Bettyhill, By Thurso KW14 7SS

Scottish Natural Heritage, 12 Hope Terrace, Edinburgh EH9 2AS

Scottish Natural Heritage, 2 Anderson Place, Edinburgh EH6 5NP

Scottish Natural Heritage, Main Street, Golspie, Sutherland KW10 6TG

All during normal opening hours.