Loch Ness (Future World Heritage Site

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TELEPHONE CONVERSATION Date: March 22nd, 2012 Entity: UNESCO - London Person: Ian White
SUBJECT: LOCH NESS on the List
... COMMENTS: Mr. White called me after exchanging some correspondence and my request to talk about some details about Loch Ness being on their Tentative list to be on the World Heritage, and my first question was “What is missing?”.The project has been abandoned for few reasons, after being reviewed by the UK: 1) Management (project not being managed as it should have been) 2) Preservation (no programme or details have been given relating to the preservation of Loch Ness and around the loch). 3) Local stakeholder (as per some articles of the Guidelines, they did not contact all the people who may have had their say). I also asked him about the £25.000 that has “been secured” by the DMO and they were maybe never spent since the payment should be done only once the object is registered.His recommendation is to discuss the matter with the DCMS (Department for Culture Media and Support), Historic Scotland and any other institutions who can be part of the project.He said that we might have to wait for another 10 years before re-presenting the file! ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ACTION: - Have a telcom with Drew Henry (responsible of the region) and tell him about this conversation. - Create groups who could be responsible for various tasks (preservation, questionnaire to the population, incentives and creating jobs, State party, etc..)
Laurence Northcote - 23.03.2012
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Dear Mrs Northcote,
Thank you for your email and follow-up phone call. I'm sorry for the delay, but given the high volume of general queries we receive we aim to respond as quickly as possible, but replies are not always prompt.
As you may already know, in March of last year the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced the UK's new Tentative List. The tentative list is a list of sites which the UK Government may consider nominating for World Heritage Status.... This tentative list is usually set for 10 year period of time. Information on the Government's announcement of the new Tentative List is available here: http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/news_stori es/7970.aspx
The new Tentative List was created following a review of applications received through an open application process run by DCMS. Details are available here: http://www.unesco.org.uk/applications_to_ new_uk_world_herit…
Loch Ness did not submit an application to be considered on the new Tentative List during this round of bids. A 2010 BBC article on this is available here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10542859
As Loch Ness did not submit an application, the review Committee will not have provided an analysis of strengths and weaknesses for a potential bid from Loch Ness, as it did with the other sites which submitted applications. A review of the Tentative List application (available at the above link) and the details provided by Ms Alberth from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, should provide you with information on the criteria for a successful WHS bid.
Further information on the World Heritage Site nomination process is also available on our website here: http://www.unesco.org.uk/becoming_a_world _heritage_site
Thank you again for your interest in World Heritage Site status.
Yours sincerely, Ian White
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LOCH NESS (Future World Heritage site?)

QUESTIONNAIRE 3: What are the fauna, flora, sites and activities around Loch Ness?
LOCH NESS:- Salmon- Brown Trout - Cherry Island- Horseshoe scree- Pink beach- Second deepest loch and greatest volume of fresh water in Scotland.- Legend of Nessie
OTHER LOCH NEARBY:- Loch Tarff (water to Fort Augutus)- Loch Affric- Loch Bruicheach- Loch Meickle- Loch Gary- Loch Oich- Loch Lochy- Loch Linhe- Loch Duntelchaig - Loch Ruthven - Loch Ashie- Loch Bran- Loch Kilin ... mountain- Loch Mohr- Loch Knockie- Loch nan Lann
VILLAGES, TOWNS and CITIES:- Inverness- Aldourie- Dores- Foyer- Fort Augustus- Glen Goy- Gairlochy- Fort William à Anoach Mohr and Ben Nevis- Spean Bridge- Invergarry- Glengarry- Tornobby- Invermoriston- Drumnadrochit and Lewiston- Abriachan- Lochend- Inverness
MOUNTAIN and villages on the mountains surrounding Loch Ness:- Carn na Saobhaidhe- Anoach Mohr- Ben Nevis- Whitebridge- Torness- Errogie- Gothleck- Inverfarigaig- Daviot- Inverarnie- Essich- Camich- Farr- Tomich
MONUMENTS, CASTLES, etc.:- Urquhart Castle- Seven Heads and the well- St Columba Well and Telford Bridge- MacKenzie’s cairn- Cobb Memorial- Mac Bean Memorial Park- The Change House- Dunlichity Church & Graveyard- Cawdor Castle- Stuart Castle- Fort George (army)- Culloden battlefield- Museum of Inverness
CALEDONIAN CANAL:- 5 locks in Fort Augustus- Visitor Center- 8 locks Neptune’s staircase
ACTIVITIES:- Fishing- Birds’ watching- Cruising- Canoeing- Walking (Great Glen)- Mountain Biking- Loch Ness Exhibition Centre- Yearly biking and motorbike rallies (Fort William)- Nokia charity triathlon (through Fort Augustus)- Swimming record- Searching for Nessie and study of Loch Ness
WILDLIFE:- Golden Eagle, - Crested Tit, - Osprey, - Pine Marten and - Wildcat
OTHER:- RSPB in Corrimony (Cannich)
OTHER SUGGESTIONS:
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LOCH NESS in winter.

Was a wonderful experience to sail on Loch Ness look at all the history of of the Ness and to share it with my son my sister and my nephew was a wonderful experience I will never forget best time ever in Scotland and I did find Nessie

Increíble el pueblo, el viaje en barco pues no está mal pero tampoco es imprescindible, si el paseo por el canal

I searched for Nessy but he wasn't to be found. It was raining but it didn't dampen the day. I had a lovely time and the scenic views of the loch is breathtaking.

Feels like you are on Nova Scotia and Labrador coast. It is worth a visit, especially when you realise its geological link to North American land mass. Let us hope humans wil temper their fossil fuel lust sovthat Lochness and its surroundings get their fair share of rain and snow into future years and keep distilling heaven on earth.

Excellent place and people. You come away a believer!