As Scotland’s landmark land reform law passes, one Trossachs community is in a £140,000 'all-or-nothing' race to put its principles into practice.
KINLOCHARD, Scotland (November 8, 2025) – Just days after the Scottish Parliament passed the historic Land Reform (Scotland) Bill on November 5th, the small community of Kinlochard is facing a race against time to enact its very principles. The Kinlochard Community Residents Association is urgently crowdfunding to purchase 'The Field'—a 27-acre biodiversity hotspot—to protect it from private development and secure the village's future.
The campaign is a real-world example of the community empowerment championed by the new legislation. While the bill aims to diversify land ownership and strengthen community rights across Scotland, Kinlochard is living that fight in real-time. The village, which has already lost its shop, pub, school, and bus service, sees community ownership of The Field as a vital "catalyst for...