ABOUT USOur Story
TWENTY-TWENTY-FOUR marks 25 years since the Knoydart community completed a buyout of the former Knoydart Estate following years of mismanagement and decline.
The historical victory for the community has proven to be an overwhelmingly positive outcome for Knoydart and its people.
Today, we provide low income housing for our growing population; our subsidiary Knoydart Renewables provides clean energy to residents of Inverie Bay via a recently renovated hydro scheme;our trading subsidiary Knoydart Trading provide services and jobs for local people, including the local shop, post office and butchery; Trading’s accommodation team also ensure that visitors stay on Knoydart is a warm and memorable one, managing our bunkhouse and Wee Hooses self-catering units. Out on the hill our land management team effectively manage the deer population and recently embarked on the ambitious landscape scale Black Hills Regeneration project which seeks to regenerate biodiversity and strengthen community resilience. We also employ a full-time ranger who manages the campsite and ensures that no visitor’s question goes unanswered during a visit to Knoydart.
As our population grows, we continue to face challenges caused by climate change, economic uncertainty and world events. Our goal is to ensure that the community is resilient no matter the circumstances.
What We Do
- Affordable Housing
- Renewable Energy
- Employment
- Land Management
Our Mission & Approach
- To conserve and preserve the character and natural beauty of the Knoydart Peninsula for the benefit of the public to enjoy and study in keeping with the views of the local population.
- To foster and encourage appreciation and interest in the peninsula and to allow access and opportunities for recreation all year round without detriment to the conservation, protection and careful management which the area requires and deserves.
- To encourage and develop a spirit of voluntary commitment by individuals, corporate bodies and any other groups of people willing to assist in achieving the Foundation’s objectives.
- To relieve the poverty of the unemployed inhabitants of the Knoydart Peninsula by providing or assisting in finance and opportunities for employment and appropriate training or retraining.
- To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the peninsula without distinction of political, religious or other opinions in a common effort with the inhabitants and other organisations with a view to improving living conditions.
