Natural damage
However, I deplore the way in which he has destroyed the site of special scientific interest at Menie.
When I was a biology student at Aberdeen nearly 50 years ago field trips to the dunes there were a key part of our course and there is no substitute for learning about our irreplaceable environment through hands-on experience and practical experimentation.
It is difficult to over-state the damage he has done to our scientific heritage, and the least he could do is to show a little more humility.
Helen Hughes
Edinburgh