26-05-2025
New guides encourage people to explore delights of Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere
The biosphere partnership has added itineraries for The Stewartry and also Carrick and Alloway to its Low Carbon Days Out series.
Two new guides aim to encourage people to explore the delights of the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere.
The biosphere partnership has added itineraries for The Stewartry and also Carrick and Alloway to its Low Carbon Days Out series, joining existing guides for Sanquhar and Wanlockhead, The Machars and Stranraer and The Rhins of Galloway.
The scheme aims to promote environmentally-friendly leisure and tourism in south west Scotland, providing ideas for adventures that can be enjoyed by bus, bike and rail.
The biosphere partnership's communications and marketing lead, Tamara Fulcher, said: 'We were absolutely delighted with the feedback from last year's launch, though it wasn't entirely a surprise; people are actively looking for opportunities to be more sustainable on holiday and in their free time and Low Carbon Days Out were created in response to that ask.
'They address the urgency of action for sustainability without being preachy or proscriptive; it's all about raising confidence in alternative ways to explore, and inspiring people to leave the car at home from time to time.
'Adding two new routes has expanded coverage of this vast UNESCO Biosphere and is a fantastic complement to our other self-guided itineraries which offer a range of themes and a choice of starting points.
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"I'd add that we warmly welcome enquiries from any local business that would like to host Low Carbon Days Out leaflets, we'd be very pleased to send them a batch to share with customers and guests.'
Recommended places to stop along the new route include Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright and Cairnsmore of Fleet National Nature Reserve.
Each guide is free and can be used on a mobile phone, with copies also available from community venues, travel hubs, and tourist information points.
Up-to-date bus and train schedules are provided for each route, accessed directly via QR codes on the leaflets and through links on the Low Carbon Days Out webpages.
