Author: Cumbernauld Living Landscape

Fabulous Fungi!

, by Cumbernauld Living Landscape
Local resident and Cumbernauld Living Landscape volunteer Josh Chambers,  has been out and about in Cumbernauld’s fantastic green spaces again and has found some fabulous fungi! On an early morning walk I stumbled across these tiny toadstools. I am not able to tell what kind they are or anything like that, but I can appreciate them. I can appreciate that…

How to turn your garden into a hedgehog haven

, by Cumbernauld Living Landscape
A couple of weeks ago I had a surprise visitor. The little spikey creature wondered across the garden at night looking for beetles and slugs and my garden has plenty! I’ve never seen a hedgehog in my garden before but this is right time of year to spot them. Over the past few months hedgehogs have been starting to fatten…

We’re hiring – Cumbernauld Living Landscape Community Researchers

, by Cumbernauld Living Landscape
Title: Cumbernauld Living Landscape Community Researchers (Four) Status: Fixed term for three months (24 hours per month) Salary: £9.30 per hour (Real Living Wage) Location: Cumbernauld Closing date: 12 noon, Thursday 26 November 2020   We are currently recruiting for the role of Community Researcher to join our Cumbernauld Living Landscape team. This role will involve carrying out interviews with…

A secret winter larder on our doorsteps

, by Cumbernauld Living Landscape
Early November. The days are getting shorter, the yellowing leaves are nearly down, and even the grass is beginning to die back. It’s nearly winter. Yet out for a walk on a sunny day I still spot a bee or two, and a red admiral butterfly darts past looking pretty chipper. They’ve obviously discovered a source of food, despite the…

We’re wild about bats!

, by Cumbernauld Living Landscape
We’ve been running some Bat Walks over the past few weeks and have loved telling people about these amazing creatures. Its been a great time of year to see them and Cumbernauld provides a fantastic habitat for them. Some of our walks have taken us down into Seafar Woods where the grassy clearings provide a supply of insects for these…

It’s time to look out for squirrels!

, by Cumbernauld Living Landscape
Over the past few months we have heard reports of red squirrel sightings around the Carrickstone and Westerwood area from some local residents. We’re still eagerly waiting to have these sightings confirmed with a photograph but we’re so happy that people are interested and on the lookout for these native Scottish mammals in the town. Red squirrel populations have seriously…

Regenerate and renew

, by Cumbernauld Living Landscape
Local resident Anne McClure has written this guest blog about an amazing experience she had volunteering with us I started volunteering with Cumbernauld Living Landscape a year ago. Recently our group was able to see the results of some of the early work that we did, when we were chopping down the dreaded invasive dogwood and creating deadwood fences along…

We’re hiring – Creating Natural Connections – Trainee

, by Cumbernauld Living Landscape
Title: Trainee Status: Fixed term for 9 months (35 hours per week) Salary: £9.30 per hour (Real Living Wage) Location: Cumbernauld Closing date: 12 noon, Tuesday 13 October 2020 The Creating Natural Connections project has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated person to take up a traineeship through this inspiring community project.  Here you will learn how to work…

The world under your feet!

, by Cumbernauld Living Landscape
Local resident Kate Fromings has written this guest blog about the world living under your feet.  Here’s a fun way to connect with nature, whatever your age. You just need half an hour, a pencil and some paper! If you enjoy doing this activity, we suggest using a notepad so you can regularly keep track of your findings. Choose an…

Weird Cumbernauld place names

, by Cumbernauld Living Landscape
Local resident Kate Fromings has written this guest blog about the weird origins of place names in Cumbernauld   ©Kate Fromings – Crags at Walton Burn   ©Kate Fromings – Luggie Water   Have you ever heard a strange word and wondered how it came to be used? In nature we find that words are often passed down from our…

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