WWII Pillboxes Transformed into Havens for Endangered Seabirds (presscentre.nature.scot)

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Through the conservation programme Species on the Edge, four disused military structures are being converted into safe breeding habitats for the threatened seabirds at the reserve, located on Scotland's north-east coast.

The pillboxes were originally built in 1940 as part of an anti-tank stop line to protect the flat beaches from potential invasion and to defend the nearby airbase. Now, 85 years later, they are being transformed to help safeguard wildlife.

Species on the Edge Trainee Luke Butler has been leading the conversion work, covering the pillbox roofs with shingle substrate and installing mesh fencing on wooden frames to protect against predators. The design mimics the natural gravel and shingle sites where Common Terns typically build their simple nests.

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