Trump's shot at dream golf course catches environmental bunker in Scotland

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EDINBURGH, Scotland - Nature and sports have collided over Donald Trump's plans to build "the world's greatest golf course" on a stretch of remote and stunning Scottish coastline that is home to some of the country's rarest birds.

The billionaire property developer wants to turn sand dunes at the Menie Estate, 25 kilometres north of Aberdeen, into a US$2-billion golf resort - complete with two 18-hole courses, a luxurious 450-bedroom hotel, 950 vacation homes, 36 golf villas and 500 upscale homes costing from $800,000 to $2 million each.

Standing in his way are the current inhabitants of the unspoiled sandy beach with rolling dunes: seven species of endangered rare birds including Skylarks and breeding waders, particularly Lapwings and Redshank on conservationists' "red list."

Residents in the quiet nearby village of Balmedie also are up in arms over the proposed resort, branding it a "gated community" with too many houses that would spoil the bucolic atmosphere of the area.

The proposals have also come under fire from UK environmental artist Paul Conneally who urges Trump to end his plans to build the 'world's greatest golf course' in Scotland and instead 'For a better world play golf on the Moon'.