Seil Biodiversity CIC were incorporated
as a Community Interest Company in 2020
Our Articles of Association can be found here: AoA
Who We Are
We are a diverse group of concerned individuals who have come together to attempt to protect and enhance our local environment.
At present we have 8 directors from 4 households on Seil
Lisa and Ronnie Robinson
Highly qualified and motivated professionals
We moved to the Isle of Seil 30 years ago and remain as enthralled with its beauty, sense of community and varied wildlife as we did back then. We love walking and are keen nature watchers but it is our careers in environmental protection that have often taken us behind the scenes and given us an understanding of the policies and procedures that are meant to protect and enhance our islands biodiversity. It is clear that often these policies do not work in practice and so we are very proud to be part of Seil Biodiversity CIC. We see the CIC as a vehicle for delivering, in practical and tangible ways, real improvements to our wildlife and wild places. Our habitats are already degraded, but we believe that with a collective will we can protect and enhance them whilst at the same time ensuring that our community has a sustainable future.
Kim Rowswell and John Sedgwick
We have both from an early age had a passion for the environment and exploration of the natural world. Seil, for its size, is an amazingly diverse island exhibiting a wide array of landscapes, habitats and species and when living amongst it there is a risk that this richness can be taken for granted. We are both committed to promoting and protecting this biodiversity but recognise that as well as providing space for wildlife to flourish there must be consideration for the community on Seil to thrive. Through SBCIC we hope to make a difference for our biodiversity and equally importantly to people’s lives and wellbeing.
Sue and Ray Turner
Following long careers in education and health we chose to move to the Isle of Seil for its beautiful landscapes, wildlife and biodiversity. We previously lived in Cumbria for 27 years and with the Lake District and Scottish Borders on our doorstep, we enjoyed exploring the great outdoors as well as having active involvement in environmental projects. Today we continue to feel strongly that it is the responsibility of each of us to protect, nurture and restore the environments in which we live and beyond, so future generations can continue to enjoy them as much as we do.
Fiona and Allan Coutts
We moved to Seil from Edinburgh in 2012 and were immediately struck by the rich biodiversity of the island but quickly became aware of the fragility of much of it. We believe that there is scope for development on Seil but that the planning process too often fails to take account of preserving that which is important. If important habitat could be identified by data gathering and special areas protected, possibly by grant aided land purchase, then perhaps there was a way to save what we believed to be valuable. Seil BCIC offered the opportunity to change things for the better.
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