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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Laura Pollock

Why Scotland’s historic gardens are losing the fight against climate change

The report says historic parks and gardens are already being hit by increasingly extreme weather caused by climate change, (Image: Lynsey Wilson / Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh)

CLIMATE change is causing severe flooding, erosion and storm damage at heritage and garden sites across Scotland, new research has found.

A new report from The National Lottery Heritage Fund has warned that historic parks, gardens and cemeteries across the country are vulnerable to damage from harsher, more widespread drought, intense rainfall, more severe storms and pests which can thrive in warmer conditions.

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