Extensive preparations are under way at one of Scotland s largest national parks as it braces for crowds expected to flock to the great outdoors in the wake of lifted lockdown restrictions. The coinciding of eased travel restrictions and mild weather has left staff at the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park anticipating a very busy weekend. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced on Tuesday that some travel restrictions will be eased from Friday due to prevalence of the virus decreasing. More people will also be able to meet up outdoors, with the limit increasing to six adults from six households. And located only an hour’s drive away for 50 per cent of Scotland’s population, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park is a popular visitor destination.
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THE body responsible for the running of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park has unveiled a plan to be “net zero” by 2030. The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority has developed a “Mission Zero” route map which will see air source heat pumps, solar panels and a fully electric fleet of vehicles rolled out to reduce carbon emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions in the National Park area have already been reduced by 38 per cent since 2014, and at least £200,000 will now be invested in emissions reduction in 2021/2022, with additional electric vehicles and an electric hybrid patrol boat. Gordon Watson, the park authority’s chief executive, said: “The Scottish Government declared a global climate emergency in 2019 and set out its ambition to become a ‘Net Zero Nation’ by 2045.