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30/4/2008'Hidden gem' wildlife sites to be scots treasures, bid to link nature reserves to form 'wetland park'

ENVIRONMENT chiefs plan to create a "green corridor" of national wildlife importance in Glasgow's north.
The proposals would effectively join up a number of nature reserves to develop a protected "wetland park."
Known as the Gartloch Gartcosh Corridor, it would stretch from Hogganfield Loch through Cardowan Moss and Bishop's Loch in Easterhouse and link up with Drumpellier Country Park in North Lanarkshire.
Glasgow City Council has already set aside funds to buy Commonhead Moss in Easterhouse and transform it into a local nature reserve.
The city's environment manager Jim Coyle described the area as a "hidden gem" and said it was one of the biggest and most important wetland sites in Scotland.
The plan is a joint approach by Glasgow and North Lanarkshire Councils, Communities Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, Forestry Commission Scotland and Glasgow East Regeneration Agency.
Among the declining species which thrive in the area are water voles, otters, brown hares, and great crested newts and reed buntings.
Mr Coyle said: "We want to raise the profile of this area.
"The people of Easterhouse know how wonderful an area it is for wildlife, they have opposed various planning applications that would have interfered with the peat bogs and wetlands.
"Local people are proud of their lochs and pools and wetlands but what we say is that the whole of Scotland should know about this place.
"There's a whole range of wildlife, both breeding and wintering. We have one of the biggest reedbeds in Scotland on this site."
Mr Coyle said there were three nature reserves in the area, Hogganfield Loch, Cardowan Moss and Bishop's Loch.
The partnership wants to add Commonhead Moss and link the area by bridge with Drumpellier Country Park.
Mr Coyle said: "It brings in the health issue of people cycling, walking and enjoying the fresh air."
A Scottish Natural Heritage spokeswoman said: "It's an idea worth exploring, to give the people of Glasgow and the Clyde valley a better environment."