Swans are well known in these parts for their healthy appetite for grass, and the conservation scheme now provides compensation for the extra beaks to feed.

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It links their allocation of time at sea with conservation-friendly measures in much the same way as Scotland's Conservation Credits Scheme.

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Courses will be funded by money from the Dingwall Conservation Area Grant Scheme.

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The "Size of Wales" scheme encourages people to do conservation work and make donations towards their running.

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London Wildlife Trust, the National Young Volunteers Service or BTCV (formerly the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers) have signed up to the scheme.

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Historic Scotland has supported the sensitive conservation and repair of war memorials in Scotland since 2008 through a dedicated grant scheme administered by the War Memorials Trust.

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Pony owners are also being encouraged to take part in a scheme which started in early 2003 to expand the use of ponies in conservation grazing.

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"The design of the proposed flood risk management scheme is, on balance, considered to be acceptable, with regard to the impact upon the conservation area and the setting of adjacent listed buildings, " the council said.

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