About Us
As the only truly independent conservation and heritage charity working for the benefit of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs – Scotland’s first National Park – our key aims are:
Protecting and nurturing the special qualities of the National Park;
Promoting and celebrating the natural and cultural heritage of the National Park; and
Providing support for projects to make the National Park a better place for people and nature.
Press releases
Low Road Plans for A82 still threaten Loch Lomond
On Wednesday 27 th November the Scottish Parliament’s Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee will again consider petition PE 1967... read more
19.11.2024 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Bonnie Banks Bin Scheme Continues for Another Year
Four years ago, Covid recovery funding saw the charity Friends of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs step more seriously into the visitor management... read more
13.06.2024 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
National Park Charity Reflects on Another Successful Year
The Friends of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs recently held their AGM in the beautiful surroundings of Ross Priory in Gartocharn. The event was... read more
30.05.2024 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Tarbet’s “Faerie Bridge” replaced following storm damage.
Tarbet’s “Faerie Bridge”, badly damaged by a falling tree during the recent storms, has been replaced thanks to a combination of local volunteer... read more
24.04.2024 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Vale of Leven Windfarm Planning Application
The Chairman of the charity Friends of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs expresses his lack of surprise at The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National... read more
18.04.2024 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Volunteers Make a Difference at the Lauder Monument
Damp and dreary weather greeted volunteers at a Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs “Make a Difference” Day at the Lauder Monument,... read more
03.04.2024 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
French School Group enjoy trip to the National Park
A group of 50 French students recently participated in a day trip involving a cruise on Loch Lomond to Inversnaid and thereafter a guided walking... read more
29.02.2024 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Friends “branch out” with the Woodland Trust in the National Park
Friends of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Chairman, John Urquhart, donned his waterproofs recently to spend the day participating with other... read more
21.02.2024 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Tarbet’s “Faerie Bridge” to be replaced following storm damage
Tarbet’s “Faerie Bridge”, badly damaged by a falling tree during the recent storms, is to be replaced this Spring thanks to a combination of local... read more
25.01.2024 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Friends Give Qualified Support to Former Torpedo Factory Site Planning...
The Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs is a long established conservation charity which endeavours to provide for the protection,... read more
11.01.2024 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Appeal to keep the Banks of Loch Lomond Looking Bonnie
Everyone loves Loch Lomond. Its principal access, the A82, is under huge pressure simply because the loch is so beautiful and because it is so... read more
20.12.2023 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Volunteers Make a Difference at Callander Primary School
The sun shone on a cold November day for the latest Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs “Make a Difference Day” which took place at Callander... read more
05.12.2023 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
National Park charity brings Christmas to Ross Priory once again
Members and guests enjoyed an entertaining afternoon as Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, the independent conservation and heritage... read more
04.12.2023 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Friends of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs pre-Christmas Event
It’s not too late to order tickets for the Friends’ Christmas Concert which will take place in the beautiful surroundings of Ross Priory,... read more
14.11.2023 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Friends Wind Shift
The conservation charity, Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, is changing its stance towards large scale renewable energy projects. In... read more
07.11.2023 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Friends of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Christmas Event
The Friends’ Christmas Concert will take place in the beautiful surroundings of Ross Priory, Gartocharn on Sunday 26 th of November starting at... read more
11.10.2023 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Shocking Lack of Ambition on the A82
The Parliamentary Petitions Committee has just accepted a further joint submission from two charities, the conservation pressure group, Friends of... read more
20.09.2023 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
National Park charity helps young people to experience and learn more...
Thanks to a grant obtained from West Dunbartonshire Council’s Year of Young People Legacy Fund, the Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs,... read more
03.08.2023 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Volunteers Make a Difference on Loch Lomond Islands
v Sunny and very hot weather greeted a Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs volunteer squad at Luss jetty on Wednesday 14th June. “We... read more
29.06.2023 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
National Park Charity Reflects on Another Successful Year
Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, the independent conservation and heritage charity for the National Park area, has enjoyed another... read more
20.06.2023 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Ben Lomond Life Saver Boost
Lucy Fraser, who until recently ran a very successful guest house at Ben Lomond Cottage in Rowardennan, has raised over £1,000 in a week from a... read more
17.05.2023 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Temporary Toilets to the Rescue at Busy Lochside Visitor Sites
The Friends have stepped in for a third year to coordinate the provision and maintenance of temporary toilets between April and October at the two... read more
16.05.2023 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Facelift for Tom Weir’s Rest Visitor Hotspot on Loch Lomondside
Popular statue and mountain garden at Balmaha visited by over 1 million visitors. With sponsorship from Sandy Fraser of the Oak Tree Inn, and... read more
10.05.2023 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Red Squirrel Support for Cashel
With support from Duff Christmas Tree Farm and St Mocha Coffee Shop in Balmaha, who both participate in the Friends of OUR Park Visitor Giving... read more
25.04.2023 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Loch Lomond conservation charity backs Luss Visitor Centre community...
At a National Park Board meeting today (Monday 26/9/2022) plans to dispose of the vacant Luss Visitor Centre and adjacent land next to the main... read more
26.09.2022 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Loch Lomond conservation charity backs Balloch tourism plans.
Call for imaginative travel and transport action plan to transform Balloch and Loch Lomond into a leading green tourism destination Friends... read more
17.08.2022 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Trossachs Trail Showcased
Scottish tourism birthplace showcased in latest Trossachs Trail initiative New trail leaflet and visitor hub information panels launched... read more
04.08.2022 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Adopt a Bonnie Banks Bin Scheme Launched
Following the runaway success of the A82 Loch Lomondside layby litter bin scheme piloted by the conservation charity, Friends of Loch Lomond & The... read more
02.06.2022 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Loch Lubnaig Spring Clean Makes a Difference
As part of a recent Make a Difference Day volunteering event organised by conservation charity, the Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, over... read more
13.04.2022 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Funding boost for lochside projects from Cruise Loch Lomond passengers
Several lochside visitor management projects being delivered by the conservation charity, Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, have received... read more
26.01.2022 • By Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
