60th Anniversary Of The Isle Of May's Status As A National Nature Reserve And 200th Anniversary Of Its Main Lighthouse

EDM number 457 in 2016-17, proposed by Stephen Gethins on 14/09/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Cultural heritage, Nature conservation, Shipping and Wildlife.

That this House celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Isle of May's status as a national nature reserve, as well as the 200th anniversary of its main lighthouse which is Scotland's oldest still in operation; notes the lighthouse, designed by Robert Stevenson, is now solar powered having been Scotland's first to be powered by electricity; further notes the island, which also includes Scotland's oldest lighthouse dating from 1636, is rightly seen as a natural jewel that is important to a wide range of wildlife, including puffins, seals, terns and whales; congratulates the excellent work done by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Reserve Manager David Steel and his team who live on and manage the Isle of May on behalf of SNH; thanks Mr Steel for helping to facilitate The May's first ever parliamentary advice surgery; and encourages visitors to Fife to journey to the island on the May Princess which leaves Anstruther Harbour almost every day from April to September.

This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.