Welcome

The Scottish Mines Restoration Trust has been established to help facilitate the process of communities and other stakeholders in restoring open-cast coal sites across Scotland to bring together viable restoration plans for them.

An independent non-profit making organisation, our role is to offer advice, expertise and where appropriate funding to facilitate the plans for restoration of derelict sites.

Our Goals

The Scottish Mines Restoration Trust has been established to help facilitate the process of communities and other stakeholders in restoring open-cast coal sites across Scotland to bring together viable restoration plans for them.

Through engagement with community groups, landowners, the public and private sectors, voluntary bodies and Government, we aim to bring a fresh and constructive approach to restoring the sites of old opencast sites, bringing them back into community use.