Center Parcs interested in building a new site north of Hawick
Earlier this month holiday park operator Center Parcs announced that they were hoping to build their next holiday park on Buccleuch land 3 miles north of Hawick. The £350m project has the full support of Scottish Borders Council and will go to planning early in 2025. All being well, Center Parcs expect to open to paying guests within 4 years.
With the prospect of 1,200 full-time jobs and promises that local businesses will be used throughout the build and subsequent operation, it’s no surprise that there has been widespread support for the project.
From our experience, Center Parcs have always been strong advocates of wildlife and always aim to improve the biodiversity wherever their parks are located. We were recently speaking to one of their Wildlife Rangers, who explained how important landscape and wildlife are for their business. It’s a fact that lots of guests visit the Whinfell (Penrith) site just to see Red Squirrels.
Right now the proposed Hawick site is pretty devoid of wildlife, but the plan is to plant thousands of native trees and create new riparian habitats to attract the native wildlife which we already know includes our native red squirrels, which have been recorded in adjacent woods.
We will be actively engaging with the Grounds team at Center Parcs just as soon as the scheme is confirmed.
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