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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…

Scythers in the wild!

, by Cumbernauld LL
Our volunteers have been hard at work again!  If you have been out and about experiencing Cumbernauld’s amazing green spaces you might have spotted some peculiar folk in high-vis vests wielding scythes!  Do not be alarmed (although make sure you observe ample social distancing to avoid an impromptu scythed haircut). These are our amazing volunteers wielding these macabre tools. This…

Why every day should be mental health day

, by Paul Barclay
Saturday 10 October was designated World Mental Health Day, a subject that is very close to my heart. Every week Cumbernauld Living Landscape’s Wild Ways Well project runs sessions to help people experience the mental health benefits of nature. There are lots of theories why people benefit from being exposed to nature. Some think it comes from our evolutionary past,…

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…

Choo, Choo, this Trainee is leaving the Station!

, by Cumbernauld LL
On 4 September 2019 I officially joined Cumbernauld Living Landscape and as I sit here writing this its hard not to be emotional. How do you reflect on one of the most pivotal times in your life? Let’s try. Three years ago, poop lying on the ground was something to be avoided, now it’s a thing of marvel and intrigue…

It’s great to be back!

, by Paul Barclay
As it has been for everyone else, it’s been a strange summer for the Cumbernauld Living Landscape team. We’ve done our best to adapt by delivering a host of online content, but what we’ve always been working towards is getting back outside again, meeting and working with our volunteers and the community. We’ve worked hard to change the way we…

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…

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