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Responsible Wildlife Walking

11th April 2018, by Paul Barclay

Wild Ways Well went for a wander this week, taking the loop down through Cumbernauld Glen. The incessant rain and snowmelt have transformed calm streams into rivers of fast murky water. We watched a dipper for a while as it stood on a rock, its characteristic motion showing where it got its name. It’ll be a long wait for the…

Education and community, Tips and advice, Wildlife reserves, Wild Ways Well, General

Guest Blog – Chris Simpson from Informed Tree Services

4th April 2018, by Paul Barclay

Chris Simpson is the Managing Director of Informed Tree Services and does much of his work providing training in tree and woodland management within Cumbernauld. We invited Chris in for a Q&A about his work. What does your job involve? I organise and deliver training courses, and assessments, for candidates looking to learn forestry and tree surgery skills.…

Education and community, Species and habitats, Guest blog

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…

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

Beech cleans in Cumbernauld?

28th February 2018, by Tracy Lambert

I bet you thought I spelt the title for this week’s blog wrong. Fear not, I haven’t not lost my dictionary. There has been a recent upsurge in beach cleans happening around the globe due to our increasing understanding of the damage that plastics are doing to wildlife. While this is great, surely it’s better to tackle the problem at…

Education and community, Volunteering, Wildlife reserves

Making memories

14th February 2018, by Tracy Lambert

Over the past few weeks Cumbernauld Living Landscape has been holding consultations to find out the aspirations of groups and the barriers that stop people from using our local woods and wild places to help us develop our Natural Connections project. We’ve met with people who have a passion for their town, and those who are new to the area…

General, Education and community, Creating Natural Connections

Conservation day at Luggiebank Wood

31st January 2018, by Tracy Lambert

We are very excited to be heading out to Luggiebank Wood Wildlife Reserve for a spot of conservation work at the weekend. This is a wee gem looked after by the Scottish Wildlife Trust located just behind the train station at Greenfaulds. It is the Trust’s smallest reserve in Cumbernauld but what it lacks in size it makes up for…

Creating Natural Connections, General, Education and community, Species and habitats, Volunteering, Wildlife reserves

Consultation for Cumbernauld Green Route

23rd January 2018, by Cumbernauld LL

A new route to improve the link between Abronhill and the town centre through Kildrum and Carbrain is being proposed and the local community are invited to have their say at a special consultation event next month. Cumbernauld Living Landscape and Central Scotland Green Network Trust (CSGNT) have been working for the last two years with community partners to develop…

Projects, Events, Education and community

Frost Beards

22nd January 2018, by Paul Barclay

Sometimes you find beauty in the strangest places. Last Sunday was spent out with the Nature Ninja Volunteers at St Maurice’s Pond, removing invasive rhododendron and litter picking. St Maurice’s Pond itself is a beautiful place but you don’t normally get the best view of it while patrolling with a bin bag. On this occasion keeping our eyes to the…

General, Education and community, Species and habitats, Volunteering, Wildlife reserves, Creating Natural Connections, Wild Ways Well

Not so fantastic plastic

17th January 2018, by Tracy Lambert

If you’re a nature lover like me then you were probably glued to your TV during Blue Planet 2. The new findings from this series have been incredible, from attaching cameras to whale-sharks to help find where they give birth to their pups, to the first ever footage of an amazing fish that preys on seabirds. However, the last show…

Species and habitats, Wildlife reserves, Creating Natural Connections, General, Education and community

Finding our community’s voice

10th January 2018, by Tracy Lambert

As part of the development phase for our Heritage Lottery Fund supported Creating Natural Connections project I will be spending a lot of time out and about talking to groups, schools and residents in the run up to submitting our final funding application. My aim is to ask you what do you need to help you enjoy your green spaces of…

Events, Creating Natural Connections, General, Education and community, Projects

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