Category: Species and habitats

An incredible tree at the centre of the Cumbernauld House Park #LivingWindow has been nominated for Scottish Tree of the year.  Queen Mary’s Tree is reputed to have been planted by Mary Queen of Scots on a visit to Cumbernauld Castle in 1561.

The artist David Galletly, working with the British Dragonfly Society, has taken inspiration from the dragonflies found at Ravenswood Local Nature Reserve to create a kaleidoscope-like animation. Dragonflies thrive in damp marshy area and are a sign of a healthy natural habitat. Cumbernauld has an array of greenspaces that have an abundance of dragonflies.