Appeals and campaigns Archives - Cumbernauld Living Landscape

Taking Care Of Our Greenspaces

24th June 2020, by Guest Blogger

Local resident Kate Fromings has written this guest blog about why we should take better care of the town’s greenspaces. In Cumbernauld we are incredibly lucky to have the use of a plethora of greenspaces. No matter which side of the town you reside in, there’s a piece of nature just minutes from your front door. Abronhill has Forest Wood,…

General, Guest blog, Tips and advice, Wildlife reserves, Appeals and campaigns

A red squirrel revival?

18th September 2019, by Cumbernauld LL

Have you ever seen a red squirrel? Imagine one darting through the treetops of Cumbernauld Glen, or scurrying around the grounds of Palacerigg. It’s not as far-fetched as you might think! As Britain’s only native squirrel species, red squirrels were once widespread throughout Scotland. It’s only in the past few decades that they have been replaced by grey squirrels, an…

Species and habitats, Appeals and campaigns

30 days of wild Cumbernauld

26th June 2019, by Tracy Lambert

The Wildlife Trust runs an annual event over the month of June connecting people to nature every day under the name #30DaysWild. Tasks range from reading poetry in the garden to planting trees or flowers for pollinators. A massive number of organisations join us in connecting with and exploring nature. The Cumbernauld Living Landscape team thought we would add our…

Education and community, Appeals and campaigns, Creating Natural Connections

What can we do about rubbish?

13th March 2019, by Tracy Lambert

Litter. Everyone hates it, and yet it remains one of our biggest environmental problems. From the cigarette ends and dog poo bags to fly-tipped furniture, it seems like litter is everywhere in our woodlands, parks and streams. No doubt you’ll have heard aware of the waste epidemic in ours sea, but did you know that an estimated 80% of this marine…

General, Education and community, Volunteering, Wildlife reserves, Appeals and campaigns

We invite you to see our unveiled plans

14th March 2018, by Tracy Lambert

Over the past few months, Cumbernauld Living Landscape has been carrying out a lot of consultations about the towns green spaces and the community groups who use them. Thank you to everyone who has taken part and helped us to understand your views about the local green spaces in the town. In the background expert consultants have been out looking at the…

Education and community, Projects, News, Events, Appeals and campaigns, Creating Natural Connections

Have your say on our future

5th December 2017, by Tracy Lambert

What a hectic and amazing few weeks we’ve had! As you will have seen last week we won the acclaimed Youth and Education at the Nature of Scotland Awards ceremony. For me that was a huge slab of icing on the cake for the end of our Engaging Communities project – locally known as Natural Connections. So, what’s next for…

Education and community, Projects, Events, Appeals and campaigns, Creating Natural Connections

Natural Connections – A Beautiful day for judging

23rd August 2017, by Tracy Lambert

At the start of August we had two lovely volunteer judges from Keep Scotland Beautiful out assessing areas in our town for the Beautiful Scotland of Cumbernauld’s Bloomin’ Wild. It was a mixed day of sun and showers but that didn’t stop our local groups from shining on the day. I would like to say a huge thank you to Adam Smith of the Cumbernauld Environmental Society for organising and delivering Cumbernauld’s previous entries over a number of years. This is a huge undertaking and one that surprised us in its depth and requirements.

Education and community, Projects, Species and habitats, Volunteering, Inspirational, Events, Wildlife reserves, Appeals and campaigns, Creating Natural Connections

Natural Connections – The Long and Winding Road to Winter

5th July 2017, by Cumbernauld LL

The longest day of the year has been and gone. For many, the summer solstice marks a chance to revel in the never ending light, and look forward to the warm months to come. That’s one way to look at it. For others like myself, who experience Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), the solstice is often a grim day of the…

News, Inspirational, Wildlife reserves, Appeals and campaigns

Natural Connections – Help wildlife through a cold snap

3rd March 2017, by Cumbernauld LL

Bee-utiful bumblebee © Katrina Martin Who else got a bit of a shock when Storm Doris rolled into town? Like many others I was caught in the traffic as the snow and ice brought the road network to a standstill. It was great to see the spirit of Cumbernauld in action though as people helped out stuck motorists with a push or a shovel. Cold snaps like this can be a death sentence for wildlife. A few days before Doris we were getting reports of bumblebee queens out looking for nesting sites. Read on to find out more about our bumblebees.....

Education and community, Projects, Inspirational, Wildlife reserves, Appeals and campaigns, Creating Natural Connections

Natural Connections – Motorbikes drowning out the birdsong in Forest Wood

1st February 2017, by Cumbernauld LL

Damage sustained from high velocity vehicles limits our ability to carry out conservation work I love a walk in the woods at this time of year so at the weekend I headed out to the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Forest Wood reserve to see if I could spot the beautiful carved wooden pine martens the Trust has hidden among the trees. The cold, still air carried sound wonderfully and my ears were tuned to the sounds of the birds singing, heralding the oncoming spring. Unfortunately however it wasn’t long before the sounds of the birds were drowned out by the sound of motorbikes.

Education and community, Species and habitats, Wildlife reserves, Appeals and campaigns, Creating Natural Connections

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