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©Dunnet Head Educational Trust 2009

Past projects


Past projects have included:


Environmental:
- Identification of location of quarries on Dunnet Head
- Working in a local woodland
- Developing pathworks

Educational:


- Working with a number of universities to develop our projects, including a study into the possibilities of Environmental Education courses at Dunnet Head (2005), translation of key documents into French (2006), and development of the Trust's original web site (2003)
- Exhibition in VisitScotland London office - themed "Dunnet Head - the most northerly point of the UK mainland"
- Translation of key documents into Spanish (2006)
- WWII exhibitions in Orkney and Thurso (2009)

Tourism:

- Launching and operation of Dunnet Head Information Centre
- Surveys of facility requirements on Dunnet Head
- Caithness & Sutherland Walking Festival - part of Highland 2007 and Homecoming 2009
- Investigation into guided tours of Dunnet Head Lighthouse
- Tours of harbours and WWII installations
- Development of walking routes
- Feasibility study of usage of the old operations block as a visitor centre
- Visited Denmark as a guest of the Moray Firth Partnership with a view to extending the North Sea Trail out to Dunnet Head
- A display at the Caithness Conference 2008



Input to consultation documents:
- Peatlands Project (2004)
- Highland Council Access Project - Core Path Plan (2005)
- Scottish Marine Bill (2008)
- North Coast Cliffs extension (2008)
- Local Development Plan (2009)
- Coastal Development Strategy (2009)

In 2009, the Trusts projects included the following:

Local promotions at Wick Tourist Information Centre. Easter to September.
Attendance at the Caithness Conference. 1st October 2009.
Newsletters - published March, June, September and December.
Production of a DVD about Dunnet Head.  May-July.
These projects are supported with funds from Awards for all.

Working with the Midland War Plane Museum to identify air crash sites.  July.
Input to Wild Scotland for whale sightings at Dunnet Head.  June.
Working with a London university to provide information about Dunnet Head and its immediate environs on Google Earth.  September 2009 to January 2010.

This list is not exhaustive.