North Harris Trust (W Isles)

The Isle of Lewis and Isle of Harris form the main island in the Outer Hebrides, and North Harris makes up one of the largest community-owned estates in Scotland. The North Harris Trust “has an open membership to all residents and is run by a board of locally elected volunteer directors.” Potential tourists might like to be aware that “From the early days of entering into community ownership in North Harris, members of the community were keen to gain the opportunity to legally stalk on the estate. In order to involve the community in deer management, the Trust facilitated the establishment of the Harris Stalking Club in 2004. The Club is open to anyone living in Harris or the neighbouring South Lochs area of Lewis and is run by its members as an unincorporated organisation.”