Tracy Lambert, Author at Cumbernauld Living Landscape

It is goodbye from Creating Natural Connections

10th July 2023, by Tracy Lambert

It is a bittersweet time here at Creating Natural Connections, with us saying farewell to The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) team as the project delivery ends. It still amazes me that it has been 5 years since beginning this project with consultations and events during the development phase to create a project that was driven by the public. Four years later…

General, Creating Natural Connections

A helping hand for bees

24th February 2023, by Tracy Lambert

Spring is beginning to awaken and last week our Project Officer spotted her first tree bumblebee of the year. As you can imagine, the bee was a bit sluggish after a long winter sleep. The bee would have been seeking food and heat. The risk is that this mild period of winter could be a false start for many of…

General, Education and community, Species and habitats

Path works at Broadwood Loch

17th February 2023, by Tracy Lambert

Swans at Broadwood, (c) Laura H Smith This spring sees the final set of access works being completed through the Cumbernauld Living Landscape. Works at Broadwood Loch begin on the 20th of February, there are 3 sections of the path network that will be upgraded including the woodland walk which has been flooding for many years. I have a particular…

General

Leaving the nest

30th July 2021, by Tracy Lambert

By Tracy Lambert, Cumbernauld Living Landscape Project Officer – Young People I’ve lived in this town for 42 years and for the last nine of those I have had the privilege of connecting my community with nature. However, that is all about to change, for me at least, but thankfully only as an employee. You see I am leaving Cumbernauld…

Education and community, Creating Natural Connections

The state of our woodlands

28th July 2021, by Tracy Lambert

The State of the UK’s Woods and Trees 2021 report came out earlier this year. Now you may wonder what that has to do with us here in Cumbernauld? It was based on UK trees. We are only a small town with lots of woodland so we are ok – aren’t we? Well, no, we’re not really. The Cumbernauld Living…

Creating Natural Connections, Species and habitats

It mast be a good year for willow

23rd June 2021, by Tracy Lambert

Willow catkins at seed. c. Tracy Lambert/Cumbernauld Living Landscape. I must admit it has been a bit weird seeing snow in June in Cumbernauld. Bet that got your attention! In essence that has been what the ground has looked like this summer, all covered with willow seeds. The edges of the grass paths have looked as if they have been…

General, Species and habitats

How to help thirsty bees in your garden

9th June 2021, by Tracy Lambert

It’s that time of year again, when the pollinators are out and buzzing around searching for food. In some cases, this is just food to eat but others, such as the humble bumblebee, are foraging to feed young in the nest. The constant flying for resources is exhausting! This weather we’ve been having – colds pouring rain one minute, then…

General, Tips and advice, Creating Natural Connections

Helping teachers take the classroom outdoors

7th October 2020, by Tracy Lambert

It’s been a funny old week. It started with a public holiday that made me feel like I had lost a day somewhere, and included a bat walk spent owl watching as well as a training day with the wonderful teachers of Condorrat Primary School that had us in fits of giggles as we guesstimated the height of a tree…

Creating Natural Connections, Education and community

Free training offer for outdoor learning

26th August 2020, by Tracy Lambert

Last week saw children returning back to the classroom full time. Some will have gone with the excitement of seeing their friends in a familiar setting, while others will have been apprehensive about what being together in large groups could bring. Ultimately it is a time of change and that can be unsettling. The use of outdoor spaces for learning,…

General, Education and community, Creating Natural Connections

Turning inside out

29th July 2020, by Tracy Lambert

So, I don’t know about you, but I am personally sick of shielding! I have learned that in these past few months being outside has a level of importance to me that I took for granted. Lack of exercise and that feeling of freedom of movement have left me sore and in low mood. It is not natural to stay…