T in the Park will help plant 1,600 new trees in the Carrifran valley

The Kinross festival is aiming to be "carbon neutral" and offset carbon dioxide emissions produced by the event through three forestry projects.

The largest of these will see about 1,600 trees planted in an ecological regeneration scheme in the Carrifran Wildwood near Moffat.

Two other projects in Mexico and Uganda are also set to benefit.

Geoff Ellis, CEO of festival organisers DF Concerts, said it was a move they had been considering for some time.

It's great that T in the Park has taken these steps towards making the event the biggest carbon neutral festival in the world Alex Kapranos Franz Ferdinand

He added that he was proud that it would help create a "lasting legacy" with a positive impact on the environment.

The announcement was also welcomed by Dumfries MSP Elaine Murray.

"This is an exciting project involving planting native species, recreating the forest as it would have been 6,000 years ago," she said.

"It will be a tremendous educational resource, and I am sure a great visitor attraction."

'Good practice'

She congratulated the festival on thinking of its environmental consequences.

"I hope this will be taken up as an example of good practice by other events organisers," she added.

The action has also been backed by Scots band Franz Ferdinand, who play this year's festival.

Lead singer Alex Kapranos said: "It's great that T in the Park has taken these steps towards making the event the biggest carbon neutral festival in the world.