W H Ekin

Reference:GB 551 NCAP/8/1/15
Dates of Creation:1987 - 2001
Language of Material:English
Physical Description:

Scope and Content
Vertical and oblique aerial photography covering national scenic areas of Scotland.
Administrative / Biographical History
W H Ekin was an aeronautical engineer who undertook aerial survey contracts for various customers and government agencies from the 1980s to 2000s.
Scottish Natural Heritage commissioned W H Ekin to take aerial photography of specific areas of interest for monitoring and management purposes and in response to specific survey requests as part of site investigations. As a monitoring aid, aerial photography has long been used to provide evidence of site condition at a specific date. The effects of management practices can also be determined and any significant change to habitats can be quantified by comparison of photography from different years. Increasing public debate following the passage of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) and wider environmental issues exposed a gap in basic information and knowledge about the nature and scale of change in the countryside, such as covering land use, landscape, land cover and habitat issues.
Access Information
Closed. The collection is unsorted and uncatalogued. No finding aids are available. No searches for specific geographical areas or sortie references are currently possible.
Other Finding Aids
No finding aids are available.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
70mm aerial film / contact prints
Conditions Governing Use
Crown Copyright and standard licence terms for use apply.
Custodial History
A set of prints, contact prints and original negatives were held from creation by Scottish Natural Heritage for areas covered under its contracts. While prints are held at Scottish Natural Heritage regional offices, the contact prints and original negatives were gifted to RCAHMS in 2006.
Accruals
No further accruals expected.