CEUMANNAN II

Economic Impact Analysis

Report

for

Staffin Community Trust

by

Steve Westbrook, Economist

and

Duncan Bryden Associates

Final Version

2 June 2016

Steve Westbrook, Economist, Bellevue, Seafield Street, Nairn IV12 4HLTel / Fax: 01667 455308 E-mail: srwestbrook@aol.com

CEUMANNAN II

Economic Impact Analysis

Contents: Page No:

Section 1.0 : Introduction 1

Section 2.0 : Methodology 2

Section 3.0 : Context 4

Section 4.0 : Audiences 5

Section 5.0 : Economic Impacts 15

Section 6.0 : Future Scenarios 21

Section 7.0 : Funding Opportunities 23

Section 8.0 : Conclusions and Summary of Impacts 24

Appendices

Appendix 1 : Path Proposals and Capital Costs

Appendix 2 : Tourism Related Businesses in Staffin

Appendix 3 : Potential Funding Sources

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 The Staffin Community Trust (SCT) opened its Ceumannan I (footsteps in Gaelic) network of 13 outdoor sites in 2009. The Ceumannan project has been designed by SCT as an outdoor eco-museum without walls, open 24/7 year-round and set in a community landscape in the north-east of Skye.

1.2 Through Ceumannan II (CII) the SCT plans to provide new or upgraded walking routes across Staffin and a viewing platform at the Lealt Gorge. This additional infrastructure will underpin a diverse range of activities linked to the Ecomuseum in and around the Staffin area targeted at a range of audiences as described in the Ceumannan II Activity Plan.

1.3 SCT aims to create the best eco-museum in Scotland and considers that the second phase of Ceumannan (the paths and viewing platform together with further physical interpretation and new digital interpretation plus a programme of activities) would be an important step forward in realising that ambition.

1.4 The cultural, nature based, archaeological and geological stories behind the new infrastructure, in several different crofting townships, will be told through sympathetic, non-intrusive Gaelic and English interpretation, activities, events and signage. Collectively they will help create a sense of place and character for the Staffin area.

1.5 This report assesses the economic benefits that would arise from investing in Ceumannan II, taking into account the new planned activities and improvements targeted at attracting additional day and overnight visitors into the area and enhancing their experiences.

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2.0 METHODOLOGY

2.1 To assess the net economic and wider impacts of the Ceumannan II, our methodology was designed to quantify:

1. Economic benefits from likely additional visitors and their expenditures; 2. Other benefits – health, cultural awareness etc.;3. One-off economic impacts from path and construction and related works;4. Future maintenance and other operational impacts.

2.2 To arrive at a net figure for the economic impact of visitors, it was necessary to subtract an estimate of what might have been spent in the absence of the new activities, paths; interpretation and viewpoint in the local area, and how much new Staffin visitors might spend outside the local area.

2.3 As defined for this impact analysis, the local area to Staffin does not stretch to Portree or Uig. The Staffin community would not capture all of the additional expenditure made by visitors attracted by an extended path network, viewing platform, and new associated events. Some of this additional spend will be elsewhere in Skye, for example in Portree. Skye is popular for day trips from visitors staying elsewhere in the Highlands, and day trips to the Storr from Inverness, Aviemore and Fort William are quite common – although people travelling more than 200 miles in a day on a round trip and using paths in Staffin would have limited time for local spend.

2.4 Direct visitor spending, e.g. on catering or crafts, could generate local supply chain spending or “induced” spending by those earning income from direct visitor spending, but in a small area such as Staffin this would be relatively limited.

2.5 Staffin only has a small number of residents and it is assumed that they would have spent broadly the same amount of money locally regardless of the existence of a path network and the new local events in which they might participate.

2.6 It is unlikely that many Staffin residents will use the paths for purposes such as getting to work, although more active lifestyles would be encouraged and would improve health. Throughout the year, the most consistent users of paths, near where they live, are often local dog walkers, as well as crofters using the routes to feed livestock. Some Portree residents might be attracted to Staffin to use the network for a variety of recreational purposes, however.

2.7 Different people will have different expectations of path networks, and non-market benefits such as health (physical and mental), cultural connections and education are not captured in conventional economic analysis. Some non-market benefits, indeed, are applicable to most users.

2.8 Also, although they may have some concomitant economic value, non-market benefits are often important motivators for public support of projects and should be an integral part of the decision making process.

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2.9 Concentrations or clusters of facilities have been shown to attract visitors who appreciate a range of sites they can visit during a trip. NE Skye has a growing reputation (see 6.3) as an Adventure Travel and Nature Tourism destination1, and Staffin is well placed to host additional services for visitors such as bespoke tours, photography, arts and crafts, Gaelic culture and field studies alongside hospitality services.

2.10 Designed path networks with relatively level gradients can attract a wider range of people – creating a more even gender and age balance amongst users. Other Skye paths, especially in the Cuillins, can be steeper and require high levels of fitness and outdoor skills.

2.11 The design lives of improved and new Ceumannan II paths and viewing platform are assumed to be at least 50 years – although regular maintenance and repairs when required will be important to ensure their utility.

1 HIE Adventure Tourism in Scotland Report 2015

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3.0 CONTEXT

3.1 Skye, and the Staffin landscape in particular, feature in a wide spectrum of promotional and entertainment media. The island has become one of a handful of ‘must visit’ destinations in Scotland, and sites in Staffin have experienced a 500% increase in visitors over the last 10 years.

3.2 Much of the media is digital and online (film, TV, video, Youtube, blogs etc.) and has an international circulation. This exposure clearly contributes significantly to the area’s popularity with overseas visitors.

3.3 Staffin’s picturesque landscape and scenery has provided locations for recent high-profile movies including Prometheus, Snow White and the Huntsman, and recently, Macbeth. Advertisements have used Staffin locations – e.g. Johnnie Walker Whisky and international travel search engine company Kayak shooting an app in June 2015 around the Quiraing for European and UK television. In May 2016 the road past the Quiraing was closed for filming an unknown advertising piece.

3.4 Travel magazine and online travel websites have highlighted Skye as a recommended destination; often picked out alongside Edinburgh and the Highlands. Skye came eighth in Conde Nast Traveller’s Readers’ Choice Awards in the magazine’s Top Ten European Islands category and was voted fourth best island in the world by National Geographic magazine. Articles in more specialist outdoors magazines like Trail, Outdoors Magazine, and the German language publication Bergsteiger have featured specific walking routes in Staffin.

3.5 Media coverage in December 20152 of recently discovered Sauropod dinosaur track ways at nearby Duntulm, in what has been described as the most extensive dinosaur fossil site yet known in Scotland, is likely to add to the area’s attraction for visitors.

3.6 Images of the Storr are central to the recent VisitScotland ‘Sprit of Scotland’ marketing campaign launched in February 2016.

2 BBC Scotland

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4.0 AUDIENCES

Residents

4.1 Although resident spending is generally disregarded in quantifying economic impact, a profile of Staffin residents is given below for completeness. Ceumannan II will provide some further opportunities for residents wishing to improve their health through walking and other activities. Tables 1 and 2 show that Staffin Data Zone S01003911 had an estimated 568 residents in June 2013, with 286 males and 282 females3. Staffin has experienced a decline in its population between 2009 and 2013 from 608 to 568. There has been some in-migration, but not enough to match those moving away, and the primary school roll has declined significantly, suggesting most in-migrants may not be young families.

Table 1: Staffin Residents by Age in 2013

Agein

2013

0to4

5to9

10to15

16to19

20to24

25to29

30to34

35to39

40to44

45to49

50to54

55to59

60to64

65to69

70to74

75to79

80to84

85to89

90+

Male 12 10 17 18 9 8 6 12 20 35 17 44 16 23 18 13 3 4 1Female 9 11 20 7 14 7 6 23 14 24 35 25 17 21 19 13 5 8 4Total 21 21 37 25 23 15 12 35 34 59 52 69 33 44 37 26 8 12 5

Table 2: Staffin Population

Population (2013) Data Zone S01003911(2009) Highland Scotland

Total Population 568 (608) 232,950 5,327,700Population Aged 16-19 25 (23) 10,270 264,187Total Population – Children (%) 13.91 (13.82) 17.40 17.11Total Population – Working Age (%) 61.09 (62.34) 60.16 62.55Total Population – Pensionable Age (%) 25.00 (23.85) 22.32 19.81

Source: Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics

4.2 The wider island of Skye has had success in attracting new residents, some of whom consider access to surrounding landscapes and heritage amongst their compelling reasons to relocate to the island. Some of these people would participate in activities in Staffin, as perhaps would their families and friends coming to visit.

4.3 In the years 2001 to 2011, Skye experienced an increase in population of 7.8% or 732 (9,445 to 10,177), much from in-migration. The population is projected to increase significantly to around 13,400 by 2024, whilst the current high proportion of 45-65 year olds will result in a large increase in the over 65s by 2024, close to the Highland average. Across Skye over the last decade some 885 new houses have been built, with more properties having been restored.

3 National Records of Scotland

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4.4 Portree, the nearest large settlement to Staffin, has experienced a population increase of over 11% and strong growth of 40% in housing in the north of the village over the last decade. Two rival supermarket proposals on the north side of Portree will perhaps contribute to greater traffic flows on the A855 which connects to Staffin.

4.5 In general, some 81% of the Portree population considered their health was good or very good, but this is below the rates for Highland, and a higher proportion reported a limiting long term illness. The NHS recommends people should aim for 10,000 steps per day (most people manage between 3,000 and 4,000 per day)

4.6 The Staffin Community Survey Report from April 2011 included a series of four statements that sought respondents’ views about the environment and land management, including common grazing (where relevant), woodlands, paths, the shoreline and other public spaces.

4.7 Respondents were asked about the extent to which they agreed or disagreed with the following statements. Responses were scored using a five point scoring system. (“To a great extent” +2, “To some extent” +1, “Neutral” 0, “Not really” -1, “Not at all” -2). The combined average results give residents’ impression of their local environment:

I have a good understanding of the value of the area's natural assets + 1.2

There is ample public access to rural areas (paths, cycle routes etc) + 0.6

The area's natural assets are appropriately managed + 0.25

Local development initiatives take proper account of the environment + 0.2

4.8 Each average response suggests that residents consider that there is room for improvement in participation and learning in Staffin.

Visitor Profile

4.9 Tourism contributes around 30% of Skye’s employment, and visitor expenditure is therefore very important. Skye receives a higher number of first time visitors and a higher proportion of non UK visitors compared to the Highlands4. There is also a stronger market for longer stay visitors who are higher spenders than touring visitors and day trippers.

4.10 The 2011 Highland Visitor Survey is dated, but remains relevant in demonstrating the broad breakdowns of visitor spending by category during their overnight trips. The VisitScotland Key Facts on Tourism in 2014 reports an almost identical percentage split. Spending is broken down into the following categories:

Accommodation 33%Eating out 21%Travel 20%Shopping 14%Entertainment 6%Miscellaneous 6%

4 Skye Bridge Socio Economic Impact Study – Final Report 2007

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4.11 Interestingly, the 2015 Cairngorms National Park (CNP) Visitor Survey5 of over 2,500 people identified a different average spend (Figure 7) in similar categories over the previous 24 hours although the total spend is similar to that given by VisitScotland in the 2014 tourism summary.

Table 3: Expenditure in the CNP (per person in last 24 hours)

Spend Categories Total % Resident Daytripper

Short break

Longer break

Accommodation 60.50 69 0 0 50.20 96.10Food & drink elsewhere 11.30 13 6.30 6.40 11.00 13.80Entertainment 5.30 6 0.80 3.70 5.50 6.10Tourist shopping 5.60 6.5 1.00 3.30 3.30 8.20Transport within area 3.00 3.5 2.60 1.50 2.90 3.80Miscellaneous other expenditure

1.70 2 3.20 0.70 1.80 2.00

Total £87.40 £13.90 £15.50 £74.70 £129.00

Table 4: The 2015 VisitScotland Review of 2014 Spending per Trip

Spend per trip (£) Spend per night (£)Visitors from Scotland 179.72 61.16Visitors from England 288.68 75.07Visitors from Overseas 681.48 85.50

Given different proportions of visitor origins, average spend per night is taken at around £75ppn

4.12 There is little up-to-date visitor data disaggregated specifically to Skye. The 2011 Highland Visitor Survey gives some idea of why people visit the Highlands and what they do. This is taken broadly to represent visitors to Skye.

4.13 For 57% of visitors, scenery and landscape are the main reasons for visiting; 54% took a short walk or stroll and 41% took a longer walk6. This suggests that walking is likely to be the most common activity for those visiting Skye, followed by biking and nature viewing.

4.14 In 2004, Tourism Intelligence Scotland7, advised by scenario planners at VisitScotland, reckoned that by 2015, walking tourism would be likely to contribute up to 22% of the overall UK tourism revenue in Scotland.

5 CNP Visitor Survey 2015 for Cairngorms National Park Authority 6 Scotland Visitor Survey 2011 Regional Results: Highlands7 www.tourism-intelligence.co.uk

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4.15 VisitScotland’s (2014)8 fact sheet on the walking sector confirms the popularity and importance of walking. Nearly four million domestic tourism trips were made in 2012 involving short or long walks. These trips were worth £1,068 million to the Scottish economy.

4.16 Many people walk as part of a wider trip. In 2012, taking into account only trips where walking was the primary purpose, 521,000 trips were taken with spend of £174 million. There was a slight skew in favour of more female walkers, at least for walks of under an hour.

4.17 Paths not only support the main activity of walking, they can provide access infrastructure to help visitors enjoy a range of other activities on their own, in groups or through organised events. Paths support people’s learning and participation through multiple activities such as sightseeing, visiting historical and heritage sites, archaeology, cultural studies, wildlife watching, mountain biking, longer hiking, running, rock climbing, photography and camping. Ceumannan II will facilitate these activities.

4.18 Most visitors participate in a mix of these outdoor activities, and path networks that can offer a mix tend to attract greater visitor use. Family groups may be particularly attracted by a wider range of activities and things to do and are a target audience for Ceumannan II.

4.19 In Staffin, Ceumannan II will add to the existing critical mass of local paths and natural attractions, thereby further encouraging new visitors to the area and those already visiting to stay longer, and helping to build Staffin’s reputation as an Adventure Travel destination with accessible heritage, wildlife and culture.

4.20 Staffin is attractive to walkers. In addition to existing Ceumannan I locations , the popular Walk Highland website9 includes six ‘low level’ walk routes and four ‘high level’ walk routes that are within or cross the Staffin area. These comprise approximately 10% of the walks featured on the Skye section of the website. Some of these are being further enhanced through Ceumannan II.

4.21 Walking activities in the Ceumannan context can be sub divided into different categories according to the motivation of the visitor. For example:

Walking holidays – holidays and short breaks where walking is the main purpose of the holiday.

Holiday walking – where walking is an important part of a holiday (although not the main purpose) and where good walking country is an important factor in holiday destination choice.

Walking day visits – day visits where walking is the main purpose of the visit.

Casual walking.

8 Key Facts on Walking (2014) Visit Scotland http://www.visitscotland.org/pdf/WALKING%20factsheet%20FINAL.pdf9 www.walkhighlands.co.uk

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4.22 The Walking Tourism Scotland report10 produced by Tourism Intelligence Scotland distinguishes four different groups of people who make up ‘Walking Tourists’ in Scotland today, with a mixed group (19%) who show some of the attributes from each group.

Table 5: Walking Types

Description %The Committed Explorer Likes hills, mountains and more remote areas to get

a sense of adventure; they are the dedicated walkers only here to walk. It is a passion for them and they are excellent at using a map and a compass.

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The Part Time Explorer Likes hills, mountains and more remote areas to get a sense of adventure; but they are a little less gung ho and like to have a well-earned pint at the end of the day. They like to do other activities that relate to the natural environment, e.g. local culture and history.

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The Committed Wanderer Moderate walks; these people are very serious about walking but unlike an Explorer, they like to walk within their comfort zone. They have a ‘work and reward’ approach.

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The Part Time Wanderer Moderate walks; these people love to walk but only as part of other activities.

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The ‘General’ Walker Combines elements of all the other groups. 19Total 100

4.23 The paths proposed as part of Ceumannan II are an excellent fit with the interests of Part Time Explorers, Committed Wanderers and Part Time Wanderers. Some Committed Explorers, as part of a specific trip to Trotternish or a ‘rest’ day from the higher Cuillins, may also be attracted to participate in activities and use paths in Staffin.

4.24 Ceumannan II activities also fit demand from the new VisitScotland market segmentation of ‘home turf’ visitors called: adventure seekers, curious travellers, engaged sightseers, food loving culturalists and natural advocates. Staffin already has the self-catering accommodation providing the flexibility, freedom and privacy features many of these audiences will value when enjoying Ceumannan activities.

10 www.tourism-intelligence.co.uk

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Visitor Numbers

4.25 Figure 6 shows the recent rapid growth in visitor numbers to the Storr, which has had a positive impact in the Staffin area as a whole.

Figure 6: Growth in Visitor Numbers Through the Counter at the Storr, 2002 -1511

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Visitor Growth Patterns at the Storr

2002 25,589 2012 36,206 41% increase2013 61,628 70% increase2014 89,220 45% increase2015 118,500 33% increase

11 Source: Highland Council Access Officer

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4.26 Figure 7 shows a similar pattern for the Fairy Pools, and a range of other sites show significant upward trends in numbers (Note: The Quiraing counter is some way along the track and the numbers stopping around the main car parking area for photographs etc. are believed to be greater than at the Storr).

Figure 7: Growth Summary for 2002-15 at Six Skye Visitor Sites(with counters) Involving Walking12

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4.27 As Figure 8 shows, there are distinct seasonal and daily patterns of visit, although the day of the week shows little variation, suggesting visitors are looking for food and drink provision seven days. Some local businesses opt not to trade on a Sunday. Peak activity at the Storr is from 11am to 6pm and the principal season seems to extend to seven months, supporting accommodation annual occupancy rates of around 50%.

Figure 8: Visitor Use Patterns at the Storr 2015 by Month, Day, and Hour

12 Highland Council Access Officer

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4.28 Previous studies report an estimated average flow of traffic on the A855 as 1,065 vehicles per day, 10.5% of which are ordinary goods vehicles. Of those visiting the Storr 70% are believed to proceed north. This estimate is greater than published Department of Transport AADF data for the A855 (2000-2015) for the Portree to the Brogaig Junction section (Figure 9) which shows a significant rise in traffic around 2008/9 – a year or two before Storr site visitor numbers appear to rise significantly. This may be linked to rapid social media profiling of the sites.

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Figure 9: Average Annual Daily Flow (AADF)13 2000-2014on the A855 (Portree to Brogaig junction section)

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4.29 Taking Staffin residential, commuter and commercial traffic as accounting for 300 out of 450 car movements per day in the year 2000 as a baseline and assuming a similar figure in 2015, as there has been no significant demographic or economic change in Staffin, the additional 390 AAD car movements through Staffin would appear to be visitor related.

4.30 Most visitors travel by private car, although there is a bus service, and assuming an average of 2.5 people per vehicle, this gives a theoretical annual total 355,875 visitors passing through Staffin.

4.31 Based on these figures and supported by observation and anecdotal evidence it is estimated about one in three visitors to Staffin visit the Storr site.

4.32 There are no up-to-date occupancy figures for accommodation in Skye or Staffin. VisitScotland figures for existing capacity in the wider Highlands during 2014 identify an average occupancy of 47% for self-catering (peaking at 70% in June), with 49% for Guest House/B&B (peaking at 86% in August).

4.33 Serviced accommodation in Skye during the summer months can be difficult to find, especially in August. The expected seasonal trend of high occupancy rates for Guest Houses/B&B in the summer months, peaking at 86% in August, confirms the demand from touring visitors seeking serviced accommodation at relatively short notice.

4.34 In 2014, self-catering in Highland, usually booked well in advance, peaked in May and June at 68% and 70%, suggesting use mainly by visitors with no school age children. The May to October average of 64% occupancy also suggests surplus self-catering capacity even at peak times.

13 www.dft.com

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4.35 Thus, from November to April, when average self-catering occupancy drops to just 30% in the Highlands, Staffin, with close on 200 self-catering bed spaces, is likely to have even more surplus bed spaces.

4.36 Self-catering accommodation is generally regarded as good value, but visitors may not self-cater much, opting to spend their trip budget on eating out or buying takeaway food in Staffin.

Comparative Locations

4.37 There is a viewing platform and suspension bridge over the Corrieshalloch Gorge near Ullapool. The site and facilities are owned by the National Trust for Scotland and attract approximately 75,000-100,000 visitors a year14.

4.38 The NTS consider that visitor numbers to the site have increased significantly in recent years. Visitors contribute around £12,000 per annum at the site in donations for parking and leaflets. The site is currently unmanned.

4.39 The platform was installed in 2012 at a capital cost of around £80,000 when the suspension bridge, built in 1874, was also refurbished at a cost of £123,000. Projecting three metres from the cliff edge, the platform is heavily engineered, entirely from galvanised steel (no timber) with large safety tolerances. Designed to be maintenance-free for ten years, the structure is however inspected monthly, with an annual engineering inspection cost of around £2,000.

4.40 The capital cost equates to little over ten pence per visitor over ten years, and annually the net direct return after costs per visitor is also around ten pence. Taken in tandem with the bridge costs, this gives a payback period for the platform of some 20 years. The bridge is over 140 years old and it is assumed that the platform will have a lifespan of at least 50 years.

4.41 Visitor surveys note a high level of satisfaction with the experience (Trip Advisor Rating of 4.5/5 from 230 reviews), but 70% have said they would like toilets to be provided. Visitors do not wish to see a visitor centre but would favour a light touch approach extending to a guide on site and perhaps the option of light refreshments from a seasonal coffee kiosk.

Conclusions

4.42 Audience analysis shows a rapid rise in visitor numbers over recent years to Staffin sites. There is evidence of a seasonal pattern with little spare accommodation capacity in July and August, although visitor numbers in the shoulder months have also increased. Evidence points to an undersupply of facilities in Staffin catering for visitor needs at peak times.

14 NTS Area manager

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5.0 ECONOMIC IMPACTS

5.1 Employment benefits will stem from the expenditures of additional visitors using the new and improved paths and the platform and/or participating in the new activities planned for the Staffin area. Appendix 2 lists the tourism related businesses in Staffin that could benefit. For this study, additional visitor expenditure attributable to Ceumannan II is categorised into spending by:

Visitors staying in Staffin serviced accommodation (B&Bs, guest houses, retreats and hotels).

Visitors staying in Staffin non-serviced accommodation (self-catering).

Day visits to Staffin from elsewhere in Skye and Highland (mainly food and gifts).

5.2 The estimated gross spend by existing visitors to Staffin is given below. The calculations are based on the existing serviced and un-serviced bedspaces in Staffin (see Appendix 2) and estimated day visitors to the area.

Overnight Stays

200 unserviced bedspaces x 365 x 47% occupancy = c34,310 bed nights.

100 serviced bedspaces x 365 x 49% occupancy = c18,000 bed nights.

Overnight stays in the campsite or wild camping in vans or tents are excluded at this stage.

Visitors Passing Through Staffin

Total visitor movements 355,875 – established from road count figures shown in Figure 8 and rounded up to 356,000 (assumes 2.5 people per vehicle).

Of which, day visitor movements = 303,690 (derived from subtracting vehicle movements from residents and visitors already staying locally in Staffin from the total), equivalent to c830 visitors per day. Of these people, it is assumed that 150,000 (c50%) would incur expenditures in Staffin. Some, for example, would visit the Storr from Portree and return without spending anything, others would pass through without stopping, etc.

Expenditures are calculated from VisitScotland and CNP averages as follows:

Average spend of £75 per 24 hours for visitors overnighting in Staffin, of which 55% (£41) would be spent in the area – mainly on accommodation and food.

Self-catering supplies may be brought by visitors from home/en-route or purchased locally.

Average day visitor spend of £15.5015 in Staffin – comprising mainly refreshments, lunches and some gifts.

5.3 This gives the following total expenditures:15 Cairngorms National Park 2015 Study

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Overnight accommodation visitors: 52,310 x £41 = £2,114,710

Day visitors: 150,000 x £6 = £900,000

Total = c£2,200,000

5.4 Allowing for spending by people camping or staying overnight in camper vans, this total might rise to around £2.3 million.

Assessment of Current Paths Usage

5.5 The new or improved paths proposed for Ceumannan II are listed in Figure 10 below. Where the website www.walkhighlands.co.uk lists the entire path or just a section, their user reports provide a useful proxy for the route’s popularity, and known counts are used to estimate current use levels.

Figure 10: Estimated Current Use Levels for Paths Planned to be Improved by Ceumannan II

CII Principal Paths ImprovedLength (m)

Current Level of Use Per Annum

Walk HighlandsUser ReportsIndication of popularity

1 - Loch Langaig to Loch Hasco on Quiraing from Flodigarry trail

1,800 6,000(based on 10%

of main Quiraing route

use)

2(19 for main route)

2- Flodigarry Circular Route Improved access low 13 - Grealin to Lealt 1,000 low 3

(part of route)4 - Lealt Gorge path 40 15,000 3

5.6 The first path above has a modest level of use (estimated at 15-20 walkers per day) compared to the path from the high point on the minor road between Brogaig and Uig that most visitors use to get to the Quiraing. Path 2 is part of the circular route near Flodigarry Hotel and the Dun Flodigarry Hostel and is an extension of an original Ceumannan path. Part of it is already included in the island-wide Skye Trail. Path 3 is an upgraded route as an additional option from Lealt gorge car park. Path 4, the Lealt Gorge path, numbers are based on estimated levels of current use derived from car counts.

Future Ceumannan II Path Use Levels and Added Benefits

5.7 The Lealt Gorge Platform is the most likely Ceumannan II element to attract a substantial number of new visitors, although most visitors will probably add a short stop at a new Lealt Gorge Platform to their established itinerary of the Storr, Kilt Rock and the Quiraing. There is an opportunity to promote Staffin businesses at the site through a formal arrangement that circumvents the current practice of casual ‘fly posting’ by individual enterprises.

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5.8 The other new Ceumannan II paths will attract mainly visitors who are already in the area to do a little more walking or take part in courses like Gaelic or photography. The mini-bus option to create a circular walk taking in the Quiraing will promote additional use by less experienced walkers. Visitors staying in Staffin self-catering units may be encouraged to spend an extra day walking new Ceumannan II paths in Staffin during their week’s stay rather than travelling elsewhere in Skye. Some path walkers should be enticed into adjacent Flodigarry, Staffin, and Culnacnoc cafés for food and drink, especially if the routes are promoted and walkers are made welcome (and when Ceumannan special events or other activities are being held). The figures assume adequate car parking provision for existing and additional visitors.

Figure 11: Estimated Additional Ceumannan II Path Users in Year 2 After Completion

CII Principal Paths Estimated Additional Users from CII Path Improvements

1 - Loch Langaig to Loch Hasco on Quiraing from Flodigarry trail

Entire path is approximately 5km taking up to 4 hours – 1,800m of improvements plus marketing and signage could give an increase of 4,000-6,000 users or more

2 - Flodigarry Circular Route Close to the Loch Langaig/Loch Hasco Flodigarry/Quiraing path. Removing barriers to access could attract an additional 1,000-2,000 users per annum

3 - Grealin to Lealt Completed path of 1.5km with 1000m of improvements taking up to 1.5 hours with marketing and signage could attract an additional 1,500 users per annum

It is estimated that the new Lealt Gorge platform will mainly attract visitors already in the Staffin area but it will help to extend their stay and new images will motivate new visitors. The existing 15,000 visitors could perhaps become 75,000 visitors in future years (reference Corrieshalloch Gorge 4.37-4.41 above). However, a conservative estimate of an additional 10,000 users by Year 2 has been adopted. 4 - Lealt Gorge path As above Estimated Total of Additional Users 16,500-19,500

Additional Visitor Expenditure Impacts

5.9 The estimated numbers in 5.17 below (taken from Figure 11 above) relate to the additional people over the year who will have been users of the new/enhanced facilities and activities. They relate to Year 2 after the works are complete and assume an average year in terms of weather and national and international tourist visits to Skye.

5.10 The figures include double-counting of particular visitors either on the same day or on different days during one visit with a local overnight stay. This double-counting is taken into account in the impact estimates.

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5.11 The figures exclude local users as it is conventionally assumed in economic impact analysis that any related spending on the day of their visit would have been made in the area without the visit.

5.12 The projections take new and enhanced gateway/orientation features, activities, interpretation and events into account and assume that it will be possible to implement a high proportion of the recommendations for increasing different categories of visitor made in SCT’s Audience Development Plan and that there is strong overall marketing of Staffin as a place to visit.

5.13 The increased spend projections for day and overnight stay visitors in Staffin by Year 2 should be possible to achieve with existing capacity, with the increased provision for visitors that will be encouraged helping longer term increases in visitor spend to be achieved. This should include increases in visitors out with the main season, with all-year opening increasingly encouraged. Initially, it is considered unlikely that more than around 20% of the increased impact will be off-season.

5.14 The key underlying trend in annual visitor numbers is represented by the significant increases logged by the counters at Storr where an increase to c120,000 in 2015 from c20,000 in 2000 has been recorded. This increase appears to stem mainly from the growing power of social media and internet coverage, but also reflects the relatively high tourist numbers in Skye in 2015, with Trip Adviser contributors consistently placing the Storr and the Quiraing as the best of Skye’s visitor attractions.

5.15 This 2015 level of visits might not be sustainable (before taking account of Ceumannan II), and our projections of increased visits and impacts relate to what numbers would otherwise have been (e.g. in 2020) rather than to what they were in 2015.

5.16 The additional visitor spending generated by Ceumannan II improvements together with the increased usage of existing paths in Staffin that would be encouraged is categorised below as relating to day visitors or overnight stay visitors to Staffin.

5.17 Additional day visitor spend is taken to apply where an existing visitor spends two or more extra hours in Staffin (including those already staying overnight), or where a new visitor stays in the area long enough to incur expenditure.

5.18 Additional overnight stay visitors are assumed to stay in the area for an average of 1.5 nights (i.e. most would be for one night, including campers and camper van occupants). Most of their expenditure relating to these overnight stays would accrue to the area, but these new visitors would also spend some time and money elsewhere in Skye during a 24-hour period.

Assumptions for Year 2

Extra day visits 15,000Extra overnight stay visitors 1,500

5.19 These extra day and overnight stay visits take into account the “audience” categories given in the Audience Development Plan, excluding local walkers and sightseers, and the planned events. The wide range of planned activities, as itemised in the Activity Plan, will

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include well publicised events over a period of days such as the Walking Festival that could attract significant numbers of new people to Skye who would stay overnight (in Portree and other areas close to Staffin as well as in Staffin itself).

5.20 If the 15,000 extra day visitors spend an average of £5 in Staffin, this would give £75,000 additional spend (including VAT). If the 1,500 extra overnight stay visitors spend an average of £40 per night in Staffin over an average of 1.5 nights, this would give £90,000 additional spend – giving a total of c£165,000 visitor spend (including VAT), which would be a good return from the scale of investment planned and the subsequent requirements for maintenance, other management, and marketing.

5.21 In an area such as Staffin, each £55,000 of additional visitor spending would support around 1 full time equivalent job (fte), inclusive of direct employment, “indirect” impacts (through business purchases of supplies and services locally) and “induced” impacts (through the local spending of direct and indirect employees). This would give a total annual employment impact of 3 ftes from the estimated £165,000 of additional visitor spending.

5.22 Employment in Staffin related to visitor expenditure includes staff such as cleaners, gardeners, maintenance contractors, catering assistants and craft work assistants, many of whom would be employed on a casual basis. Tourism businesses also utilise accountants and other professional services. Visitor expenditure will mainly improve remuneration from existing jobs rather than creating significant new employment.

5.23 Health and well-being benefits will also be achieved – both by visitors to the area and Staffin and Skye residents.

5.24 It is difficult to quantify wider employment impacts in Skye, but it is considered that these would be similar to those in Staffin, with the additional spending elsewhere in Skye of new overnight stay visitors in Staffin broadly balancing day trips into Staffin by existing visitors at the expense of other areas in Skye and some overnight stays in Staffin instead of elsewhere in Skye. Similarly, it is considered that additional time spent in Staffin rather than in other parts of Highland by existing visitors would be balanced by new visitors staying overnight or spending money elsewhere in Highland en-route to and from Staffin.

The Construction Period

5.25 Construction work on the path network, Lealt platform, gateways, orientation points and interpretive panels will also have a direct, but temporary, impact on the local economy. The total on-site construction cost of these is estimated around £180,000, including fees (see Appendix 1).

5.26 Using the 2013 SIC41-43 turnover to employment ratio for the construction sector in Highland of around £120,000 (at current prices), and allowing for site supervision, the project will require around 2 person years to carry out the construction. Assuming all the work can be carried out in 4 months (one third of a year) around 6 jobs will be supported during the construction period. Local materials supply would increase this.

5.27 It is anticipated there will be additional construction benefits in future years as upgrades and repairs to other sites, e.g. at the Storr, are carried out. Ongoing maintenance of paths,

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bridges and platforms will support future employment, with the Lealt Gorge platform requiring regular checks by a professional engineer.Management, Administration and Marketing

5.28 Subject to funding, Ceumannan II will appoint a full time project officer for management, promotion, events and community engagement organisation for three years. In the medium to longer term, the ongoing annual staffing requirement would be at least a half-time equivalent person for community engagement, event organisation and marketing (including liaison with local tourism-related businesses). In order to pay for this longer term sustainable post, SCT will need to obtain some extra income from the extra visitor spending that its investments and activities will generate – potentially including car parking charges (possibly voluntary) at a level that would not deter visits to particular areas.

5.29 Ongoing maintenance of paths, stiles, interpretation, car parking areas, etc. might also average half of a full time equivalent job per annum, with additional voluntary input as noted in the Activity Plan.

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6.0 FUTURE SCENARIOS

Visitor Trends

6.1 VisitScotland is focusing on five of the ten UK market segments where it considers the greatest economic returns can be achieved, namely: adventure seekers, curious travellers, engaged sightseers, food loving culturalists and natural advocates. Visitors who are most likely to go walking in the future are the 45-65 year olds (although an increasing number of retired people are living longer and taking frequent holidays).

6.2 UK demographic projections indicate that the population is getting older and the over 50’s now account for over a third of the total UK population. There are now more people in the UK aged 60+ than there are people under 18. Recreational walking is the most popular activity for those over 65.

6.3 The 2015 Adventure Tourism in Scotland report for Highlands and Islands Enterprise identified clusters of activity/experience providers and centres and attractions, including Portree. The report specifically mentions sites in Staffin:

“A significant departure for this part of the report comes from Skye, where a different approach to the notion of adventure tourism is evident. The island arguably offers something different, in terms of being generally well-known for its scenery and historical and cultural traditions, as well as the climbing and mountaineering possibilities on the Cuillin, the Quiraing and the Old Man of Storr, among others. In outdoor circles these mountains are legendary and a draw in their own right. Without a real outdoor ‘hub’ as such, although Portree as the largest settlement is home to a number of AT businesses, the island nonetheless is becoming increasingly well known for mountain biking and cycle tourism, sea kayaking and wildlife watching. Combined with the romantic appeal of its island setting, its departure point for the Outer Hebrides and its almost mythical ‘folklore’ status, Skye can be identified as a less conventional outdoor cluster.”

Opportunities

6.4 As the path network grows and matures in Staffin, specific opportunities can be categorised as follows. The Ceumannan II Activity Plan and Interpretation Plan give details on the specific measures that are proposed alongside and following the path infrastructure extensions and improvements and the new interpretation:

Help local people to better understand the important economic role that path networks play in the Staffin area.

Partner closely with crofting and other land managers on planning and other measures, including supplementary work and funding to maximise the enhancement and return from the path network and associated facilities like car parks.

Ensure a continued diversity of recreation options using the path networks with uses that do not directly conflict.

Utilise the national and international visibility Staffin enjoys to attract visitors.

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Package activities together, e.g. coastal and mountain walking, and collaborate with others to extend visitor stays.

Promote opportunities to mix technology with visitor experiences – post reviews, pictures etc.

Grow the markets by catering better for specific needs:

o More independent walkers – improve the range of guidebooks, maps, blogs, weather reports

o Help beginners or one off overseas visitors – advice on maps, signs, footwearo All ability opportunities to cater for an ageing populationo ‘Buggy’ and small children friendly paths for young families

Encourage links with local food and drink and hospitality providers.

Walking events based on the path network – possibly in partnership with other areas in Skye.

6.5 Possible threats include:

Whether different users might crowd each other out and diminish one another’s experience, which could be minimised through promoting path usage throughout the area.

Maintaining path quality and distinctiveness of the landscape (USP) and uniqueness of the outdoor provision, which will require future maintenance expenditure and periodic refresh of interpretation and annual events.

Staffin’s ability to compete with rival locations in the outdoor recreation market elsewhere on the west coast; which will require annual marketing spend plus strong social media coverage.

6.6 The improvements and extensions planned to car parking, and provision of public toilets (e.g. at the Storr), would help in maximising future visitor spend, combined with tourism-related businesses encouraging visits outwith the main season.

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7.0 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

7.1 Ceumannan II includes a mix of upland and lowland paths, close to and distant from settlements, providing access to scenic views and natural and cultural sites.

7.2 Upland paths are the lowest priority for most funders as there tends to be relatively low usage and public benefit.

7.3 The Ceumannan II paths are mainly lowland paths, albeit in some popular but rugged coastal locations around Trotternish.

7.4 Funding applications to support core HLF investment will be made based on funding body criteria and will include:

Applications for path linked activities – interpretation, public arts, events (e.g. a Walking Festival), education, culture and heritage etc.

The entire suite of paths that fit a funder’s criteria, including landscape impacts and access to heritage

Single applications or different applications for different paths (e.g. Loch Langaig to Loch Hasco is essentially a site access path on steep ground while the path to the Lealt platform will be all ability use.).

Applications on the basis of accessibility of the routes to the largest number of people.

Applications on the basis that new path users, e.g. young, old, disabled, will be provided for.

7.5 SCT may wish to consider honesty and donation boxes.

At trail heads and car parks and within local businesses.

Using Paypal to attract online donations.

7.6 Appendix 3 provides a table showing potential funders that might be expected to support the Ceumannan II objectives.

7.7 In particular, in terms of increasing the impacts from Ceumannan II estimated in this report, SCT is investigating the feasibility of purchasing 82 hectares of land at the Storr site from Highland Council and exploring options for improvements in visitor services, which could include a building.

7.8 The extra impacts from this could attract significant support funding from sources such as the Scottish Land Fund, the Big Lottery (including the Coastal Communities Fund), and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

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8.0 CONCLUSIONS AND SUMMARY OF IMPACTS

8.1 The diversity within its tourism and recreation economy is a significant reason for Skye’s growing success in tourism. Finding ways to sustain and develop tourism and recreation that appeal to a wide mixture of visitors and residents is paramount to long-term well-being and economic resilience.

8.2 Ceumannan II will create improved recreational amenities, including access and links to more natural and cultural sites in Staffin, and should draw in significantly more visitors and capture more spending by existing visitors.

8.3 Enhanced interpretation and marketing will highlight the spectacular nature of these resources and give visitors a reason to consider adding Staffin as a destination to trips centred on Skye.

8.4 It is also important to appreciate that the economic benefits of Ceumannan II extend beyond tourism. In today’s economy, the greatest value of natural amenities and recreation opportunities often lies in the ability of areas to attract and retain people, entrepreneurs, their businesses, and the growing number of retirees who relocate to Staffin and Skye for quality of life reasons.

Summary of Impacts

8.5 As shown at 5.20 above, it is estimated that the Ceumannan II project, taking into account planned interpretation and annual events, would generate c£165,000 of additional visitor expenditure by Year 2 and support an additional 3 full time equivalent jobs in Staffin.

8.6 With positive and negative factors taken into account, the annual net impacts in Skye as a whole and Highland as a whole would be similar.

8.7 After the initial project period, it is considered that maintaining the new provision, organising events and other management and administration would support a further 1 full time equivalent job in Staffin annually.

8.8 The construction stage of the project would provide work potentially available to the local workforce possibly equivalent to around 2 person years.

8.9 Ceumannan II is likely to precipitate further investment in Staffin – for example expanding the car park at Lealt Gorge and path repairs at the Storr, which would generate additional benefits and employment.

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APPENDIX 1

PATH PROPOSALS AND CAPITAL COSTS

Following a technical study into paths and associated infrastructure by Walking-the-Talk and Rural Bridges, seven paths out of 12 surveyed were considered for inclusion in Ceumannan II.

Subsequent to discussions with HLF re increased capital costs from the Round I application, and landowner and community consultation, four of the original seven routes (Loch Sheanta/Digg, Chamara Rathad, Brothers’ Point to Lealt Gorge and the Storr) were excluded and a circular route added near Flodigarry Hotel and the Dun Flodigarry Hostel.

Principal Routes (from north to south)

1. Loch Langaig to Loch Hasco – Quiraing from Flodigarry trailSite 1 is the Flodigarry to Quiraing path upgrade. The path starts close to Flodigarry Hotel and Dun Flodigarry Hostel, plus the proposed Flodigarry Trust Heritage Centre. It is a busy route in both directions as it leads to the Quiraing, the most highly rated Skye destination on Trip Advisor which attracts close to 100,000 plus visitors per annum.

This path was an addition to the original list and provides access to the Quiraing from near sea level. It is less popular than the path from the Quiraing Road and parking area, but the route from Flodigarry avoids a technically challenging gully that is inaccessible to some visitors. The path has had some previous repairs using an upland path construction style, which has been done with a mix of contractors and volunteers.

2. Flodigarry CircularSite 2 is a circular path near Flodigarry Hotel and the Dun Flodigarry Hostel with stiles and waymarking planned. It links to an original Ceumannan path (Walk Highland describes this as the Flodigarry Fossils Walk) adding further options. Part of the route is already included in the island-wide Skye Trail. It will add variety to the Flodigarry area for walkers and provide a route back onto the main A855.

It is also relatively close to Route 1, the Flodigarry-Quiraing path, and builds local capacity.

3. Grealin to LealtThe Site 3 new route links the two crofting townships on the other side of the road and will, if taken with the new Brothers Point path, effectively offer a circular route, crossing the A855 twice. It can start or end at the Lealt car park. From the Lealt end the proposed route follows the old narrow gauge railway line until a point approximately halfway where it continues along an overgrown track to Grealainn road end.

4. Lealt GorgeSite 4 includes a new viewing platform and access path giving views of the Trotternish Ridge, the waterfall and the Wester Ross hills. The viewing platform is based on a proven design that has been used at other sites, adapted for the Lealt Gorge. The location allows approximately 4m projection over the gorge to provide a spectacle of the waterfall itself. A 2m wide approach ramp with a low gradient will be installed, which will be securely

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fenced for safety purposes. A new a 40m path will connect to the car park. Additional car parking space for 20 vehicles may be constructed in the future.

From the car park there is an existing path to a cliff top view point and panel overlooking the sea and a rough zigzag path descends from there to the shore and the remains of the diatomite processing plant.

Lealt Gorge is already an attraction to visitors and has an off-road surfaced parking area. Based on car counts and compared to the known numbers at the Storr nearby, it is estimated that the site has approximately 15,000 visits per annum. Currently there is no approach signage for the site and visitors are thus either already aware of the site or are drawn in by vehicles in the car park.

The viewing platform will create the potential for the site to become a greater draw for visitors. The other two new paths connecting to the site will provide more choices for visitors exploring from the Lealt site. The adjacent quarry could provide further car parking if required and would be linked to the site by a connecting 100m path.

Cost Estimates for the Capital and Other Development Works

The estimated costs of the Ceumannan II capital and other development works are as follows:

Length (m)

Cost£

Quiraing from Flodigarry 1,800 30,497Flodigarry Circular Route 600Grealin to Lealt 1,000 40,236Lealt Gorge platform 75,600Lealt Gorge path 40 3,675Way marking & orientation 2,124Gateway welcome features 16,450Interpretation 31,698Central Hub 14,300Website 13,500Professional fees, paths, platform, interpretation 21,161Total £249,841

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Identified Exploratory, Transitional and Aspirational Paths [not included in Ceumannan II]

1. Carn BanAt present there is an informal parking area by the road bridge and a track that leads to the shore but there are no paths or desire lines to Carn Ban, which makes this an ‘aspirational route’. A separate archaeological assessment has been made, which may shed more light on the importance of this area from a historical perspective.

2. Brothers’ Point to Lealt GorgeThis route would be an extension to the popular Brothers Point path and include a new footbridge. This section starts north of Lealt Quarry and has impressive views across to Wester Ross. Very close to the new Skye Pie Cafe (formerly Glenview Restaurant) plus a plethora of self-catering homes and B&Bs. The path begins beside the A855 road.

There is an old cart track from Culnacnoc to the shore at Brothers’ Point and a trace of an old route from Brothers’ Point to the abandoned houses on the south side of the burn. A new pedestrian/quad-bike bridge is proposed. The proposed route runs from the existing bridge, past the abandoned houses and up on to a ridge, which is followed towards Lealt along an informal path through high, well drained grazing land and alongside cliffs where it meets the quarry at Lealt Gorge and the new car park.

3. StorrThis route would be an upgrade of the path north of Highland Council-owned land, on Scottish Government estate land, and a route which would be increased in size so that more walkers can access it. It could potentially help cope better with increased visitor numbers and also encourage more people to visit, if the path is improved as it is in a poor condition at moment.

The route to the Old Man of Storr is the busiest single footpath in Skye. Since 1994 various repairs and remedial work have been done to the route with specifications that reflected the visitor numbers at the time. Over that period there has been an increase from 25,000 visitors in 2000 to 120,000 in 2015.

4. KilmartinThere is currently no route along the river banks and this path would pass through croft land, which makes it an ‘aspirational route’. The river is well contained within its channel and has relatively steep banks in places.

5. Breacaraidh to GeorrosAt the Garros end, the proposed route follows remnants of an old track to a location approximately half way beyond which there is no obvious line to follow. A route has been identified over reasonable well-drained ground part-sheep track part hill side until it arrives at a track a short distance south west of the Glenview Hotel.

6. Stenscholl ShorelineThere is currently no link from Brogaig to Garafad except along the road and this route could be connected to the existing Brogaig path.

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7. Bearraraig BayThere is an existing route to the shore (promoted by Walk Highland) that uses the track to the hydro dam, although this has not been constructed and there have been reported issues of privacy with residents. Caley MacLean (the tenant crofter) suggested finding an alternative route to the shore, using the woodland and forestry plantations.

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APPENDIX 2

TOURISM RELATED BUSINESSES/ACTVITIES IN STAFFIN

Self-Catering Properties Location Bed SpacesBein Edra Valtos 2Tigh Cilmartin Kilmartin 6Baca Rhuda Valtos 6Harteval Cottage Valtos 6Trotternish Ridge view Marishader 5Taigh Na Croit Marishader 4 (29)Sorley’s House Staffin 4Keeper’s Cottage Staffin 8Ewan’s House Staffin 4Alan’s House Staffin 4The Barn Staffin 3Slioch Brogaig 5 (57)Lag Uaine Staffin 6Campsite cottage Staffin 2Staffin House Apartments x4 Brogaig 163 Breckery Brogaig 5The Old Mill Staffin 4Seadrift Staffin 2Amber’s Cottage Staffin 4 (96)Tigh Dhomhnaill Staffin 5Ellen’s Bothy Brogaig 2Digg Cottage Digg 6The Croft Staffin 2Marishader Cottage Marishader 2Staffin Bay Cottages x2 8 (123)Bethany Staffin 4Old Inn Staffin 6Braeside Cottage Staffin 4Chasing the Moon Culnacnoc 2Taigh Agnes Staffin 6Kenmore Cottage Digg Staffin 5 (150)Lachie’s House Digg Staffin 4Valtos Croft House Valtos 6Grealin Culnacnoc 5Seascape Flodigary 4Fir tree Cottage Staffin 4 (173)Tigh nan Caorann Culnacnoc 5Wavecrest Brogaig 6Tigh nam Braithrean Valtos 6Quiraing View Digg 2Total (44 units) (192)

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Guest Houses Location BedspacesHallaig MarishaderBealach Uige Staffin Bein Edra House ValtosGairloch House StaffinGlen View CulnacnocAchtalean Stenscholl An Cnoc StaffinQuiraing View DiggCeol na Mara StenschollDunmar StaffinGlenview CulnacnocTotal (11) 75 (estimated)Hotels & Hostels Location BedspacesFlodigarry Hotel Flodigarry 25 (estimated)Dun Flodigarry Hostel FlodigarryTotal (2)Camping & Motor Home SitesStaffin Campsite Staffin £5 tent and £12 Motorhome,

15 pitchesInformal ‘wild’ camping Summer months could see up to 15 vans/nightRestaurants & cafés Location CommentColumba 1400 Staffin village Café and shopStaffin HallKilmartin Restaurant

Staffin village April-Oct. Nov to March takeaway on Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Brogaig Takeaway Brogaig Under construction in 2016Skye Pie Café Culnacnoc Café opened 2015Ellishadder Arts Café Ellishadder Seasonal 5* in Trip AdvisorSkye Blue Gallery Ellishadder Close to Kilt Rock

Has planning approval MacKenzie Stores Stenscholl TakeawayKilt Rock Ellishadder Mobile takeaway vanTotal (10)Shops Staffin Bay Stores Staffin ATM – hot drinks and

snacks,laundry

Mackenzie Stores Brogaig Sells fuel Craft Outlets & AttractionsThe Staffin Museum Ellishadder Easter to OctoberSkye Light Candles GarafadThe Wee Quilter Trotternish AvenueSkye Pie Gallery CulnacnocSingle Track Gallery Kilmaluag Café and galleryEllishadder Art Gallery EllishadderTrotternish Artist Studio & Gallery

Kilmaluag

Staffin Hall Staffin Community gym opened in

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January 2016 – available to visitors

Staffin Bay Cruises StaffinLandscape photographers - Marcus McAdam

Kilmuir

Other Services Vehicle mechanic Iain Matheson

Brogaig

EventsSheep dog trials EllishadderFeis Trotternish Concerts and ceilidhs Staffin Community

Hall, Columba 1400

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APPENDIX 3

POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES

CEAMANNAN II – POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCESFunder Basis of Application Available to Level of funding WebsiteTrusts Brown Forbes Memorial Trust

c/o Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP Edinburgh Outdoor access

Charities n/a http://www.shepwedd.co.uk/

Cruden Foundation Environment Charities

Ernest Cook Trust Encouraging young people’s interest in the countryside and the environment, continuation of rural skills

Charities, schools and NfP

Small sums mainly below £4,000

http://ernestcooktrust.org.uk/

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation

Environment, social change and investment Charities Average grant £90k

http://esmeefairbairn.org.uk/

Garfield Weston Foundation

Community, health and environment categories – regions of economic disadvantage

Charities n/a http://www.garfieldweston.org/

HLF Support projects making a lasting difference for heritage, people and communities

Charities From £3k to £10k https://www.hlf.org.uk

Hugh Fraser Foundation

Conservation and environment Charities

Paul Hamlyn Foundation

Arts orientated funding with participatory contextCommunities and museums as active partners

Charities n/a http://www.phf.org.uk/

People’s Postcode Trust

30% of their players list walking as an activity and they are very open to investment in this activity

Charities Up to £20,000 http://postcodetrust.org.uk/

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Robertson Trust Preservation of the environment Strengthening of local communitiesCommunity arts (within museums) and sports

Charities Revenue and capital community facilities up to £100k - 10%

http://www.therobertsontrust.org.uk/

Scottish Mountaineering Trust

Appreciation of their beauty and opportunities for enjoyment

Charities Generally less than £10,000

http://smc.org.uk/

Sustrans Support for community links – linking people with the place they want to go. Paths need to accommodate cyclists ie must be at least 2.5m wide

Charities and public bodies

No limit – can fund up to 50%

http://www.sustrans.org.uk/

West Coast Communities Growth Trust

Promote thriving communities in North West Scotland

Charities n/a https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/programmes/west-coast/

CorporateCooperative Coop supermarkets in Portree

Cooperative Membership Community Fund for projects that provide long-term benefit to the community

Charities Between £100-£2,000

http://www.co-operative.coop/membership/local-communities/community-fund/

Diageo Foundation Owners of Talisker Distillery. The Foundation encourages contributions from Diageo businesses, funding projects addressing community needs

Charities Up to £50k https://www.diageo.com/en-us/csr/building-thriving-communities/Community-empowerment/community-investment/Pages/diageo-foundation.aspx

SSE Highland Sustainability Fund supports projects bringing transformational change & significant community benefits to a region

Charities From 10k up to maximum of fund’s total value

http://sse.com/beingresponsible/responsiblecommunitymember/sustainablefund/

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Public SectorHighland Council Grant from Ward Discretionary Fund Community

projectswww.highland.gov.uk

HIE Grant and/or other assistance to SCT as representing an account managed community

www.hie.co.uk

SNH Community Action Grant: for short term project (12 months or less) getting more people & communities actively involved in & experiencing Scotland’s nature and landscapes

Charities £1,000 - £20,000 http://www.snh.gov.uk/

SportScotland Sports Facilities Fund: focus on developments for the public good & for increased sports participation by the community at local level

Charities Under £100,000 for Small Projects

http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/funding/funding_finder/sports_facility_fund/

Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP), 2014-20

Agri-Environment Climate SchemeSupports new and upgraded paths for public use

Organisations in charge of tourist and recreational development; public-private partnerships; etc

EventScotland National and International Events Funding ProgrammesScotland’s’ Themed Years.

2017 Year of History, Heritage and ArchaeologyDevelopment of tourism across Scotland with measurable outcomes

Community organisations

For the National Events Programme, £4,000 to £25,000 and maximum of 25% of overall event income

www.eventscotland.org

VisitScotland Can support marketing initiatives and area partnerships

www.visitscotland.com

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LEADER – Skye LAP

Potential funding for Lealt platform car park as an access and interpretation zone (with picnic tables, etc)Priority themes

Stronger and more resilient communities

Growing and diversified economy Increased and sustained local services

and activities Enhanced natural and cultural assets

Community projects

Up to 50% of project costs

www.highland.gov.uk

HLF Application in progressBIG Lottery Coastal Communities Fund

Opening July 2016 in ScotlandEconomic development of UK coastal communities

https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk

Social InvestorsCharity Bank Offers loans to help further a social mission Charities From £50k to

£2.5m https://charitybank.org/charity-loans

Social Investment Scotland

Provides loans for projects making a lasting, sustainable impact on communities

Charities Normally between £10k and £50k

http://www.socialinvestmentscotland.com

Big Society Capital

Makes social investment available to charities & social enterprises

Charities Generally between £500k and £15m

http://www.bigsocietycapital.com

Paths for All Funds community projects that improve health, promote walking & improve the environment

Charities Small grant up to £5kLarge grant up to £30k

http://www.pathsforall.org.uk/pfa/support/grants-a-funding.html

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