Park projects set to grow

THOUSANDS of pounds is to be spent on environmental projects to spruce up parts of the Lothians.

A six-figure package to be announced today will be used to develop woodland and create more wildlife habitats across the Central Belt.

Forestry Commission Scotland, which is in charge of the fund, said the 362,731 would make the area greener.

One of the big winners among the 17 projects getting a share of the cash is a scheme to tidy up woodland and encourage more wildlife at Edinburgh's Pentland Hills Regional Park, which will receive 32,288.

A further 23,050 will fund a wide-ranging audit and survey about possible improvements to the Edinburgh Millennium Woodlands.