Plantwatch: unspoilt, rare, dunes earmarked for new golf course

Planning go-ahead for Coul Links development, Sutherland, 'threatens unique habitat and last stronghold for wild plants'

One of the last unspoilt coastal dunes in Scotland is under threat from plans for a championship golf course, which the developers say will be environmentally friendly. Coul Links, near Embo, Sutherland, north-east Scotland, is considered very special - a complete, undisturbed dune system, on a stunning coastline, that has a unique mosaic of habitats. The dunes are internationally recognised and a legally protected conservation area.

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