Mull and Iona Community Trust submitted an asset transfer request to purchase 201 hectares of land at Ardura, Isle of Mull. The purpose of the request was to generate long term income for the Trust, improve amenity and benefit to the community. The Trust intend to lease the site to the Torosay Estate to restock with native broadleaf and Caledonian pines. The community will retain full access to the forest for all activities it wishes to make provision for, including restoring the “old road” and developing a Forest School.

Decision notice

• Decision Notice in relation to Ardura Forest (PDF)

Documents and maps

• Asset Transfer Request (PDF 340KB)
• Location map (PDF 182KB)
• Management plan (PDF 4MB)
• Best value assessment (PDF 111KB)
• Heads of terms (PDF 131KB)
• Articles of association of Mull & Iona Community Trust (PDF 2.4MB)
• Financial report for Mull & Iona Community Trust (PDF 1.7MB)
• Mull long distance route: A socio-economic study (PDF 827KB)

Public consultation

Anyone may make representations about a request and representations are published online. The representations on the request for Ardura Forest received by the deadline of 3 May 2018 are published below:

• Letter of support from Isle of Mull Bird Club (PDF 160KB)
• Letter of support from Lochdonhead Primary School Parent Council (PDF 63KB)
• Letter of support from Mull Community Council (PDF 49KB)
• Letter of support from RSPB Scotland Mull Office (PDF 799KB)
• Letter of support from South West Mull and Iona Development (PDF 398KB)