The Kelso eco-artist who uses signs to help protect wildlife

Key Facts

By David Knox BBC Scotland Selkirk Image caption, Scott Barden's signs have become a familiar sight across the Borders Over the past five years eco-artist Scott Barden been cycling thousands of miles across his native Scottish Borders to remind drivers and pedestrians of the importance of protecting wildlife habitats.
Image caption, The signs used to be taken down quickly but are now staying up for much longer "I was doing a few small gardening projects and just learning as I went along about habitats - it slowly became clear how bad land management had become around where I lived," he said.
Image caption, Mr Barden is now working with local groups on a range of environmental projects "The signs used to be taken down fairly quickly by people cutting the verges and green spaces, but they are certainly staying up a lot longer now," he said.
Image caption, Mr Barden said that although some progress had been made there was still work to be done Leader Euan Jardine admitted Mr Barden's signs had played their part in focusing attention on the creation of more wildlife habitats.