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Wild Ways Well 14 May

, by Paul Barclay
Learning is enjoying Warning! This is a positive message! I have been thinking a lot recently about how we learn and what are the best conditions for learning. The reason is: I do love learning!  I have also been thinking about the magic of discovering something new since I started to get involved with the Wild Ways Well. I thought…

Tourist’s paradise

, by Paul Barclay
  How far would you travel to go to the supermarket, or to take your kids to nursery?  For some residents of Cumbernauld it might be further than you think. Over the last few days anyone walking round Cumbernauld’s woodlands with an open ear may have noticed a change in the sounds around us.  The Scottish Wildlife Trust Reserve Manager…

The Natural Health Service

, by Paul Barclay
Mental Health Awareness Week runs from Monday 14 to Sunday 20 May this year. It always seems strange to me that we need to have an awareness campaign for an issue that affect 1 in 3 people in Scotland. Every single person reading this will know someone, perhaps themselves, who suffers from a mental health issue. There are many routes into and…

Foxes and Cubs

, by Paul Barclay
Spring has now well and truly sprung and over at Cumbernauld Living Landscape we are savouring every moment of this blissful time of year. Our Wild Ways Well group has been accomplishing the ‘Take Notice’ part of the 5 Ways To Wellbeing by immersing themselves in the changing cycles of nature. Being mindful of the changes around us is a…

The Wild Ways Well Week

, by Paul Barclay
We had a bit of a surprise with the Open group this week, you may remember that last week we placed a camera trap on a badger sett in the hope of getting some film evidence of these awesome animals sharing our woodlands.  We checked the trap after a couple of days and were delighted to find that we had…

The Wild Ways Well Week 23 April

, by Paul Barclay
The sun has finally decided to get it’s hat on and make an appearance this year and the Wild Ways Well groups were determined to make the best of it!  To be honest I should have had my own hat on as I got my head a tad sunburnt while out delivering some taster activities to a group of teachers…

Nature Ninjas

, by Paul Barclay
The Nature Ninjas will be making an appearance at St Maurice’s Pond this coming Sunday 6th May. These intrepid volunteers can be found on the first Sunday of every month in reserves, and parks all over the town giving up their time, energy and skills for nature. Despite what Hollywood might tell you a Ninja comes in all shapes and…

Cumbernauld students visit to Parliament

, by Tracy Lambert
Last night Ian and I had the pleasure of attending the Scottish Environment LINK “Generation Earth: Celebrating Young Environmental Campaigners” event with 3 outstanding young people from Cumbernauld Academy. Mr Parker P.E. teacher had brought through a small group of students who have taken part in the ‘Engaging Communities‘  project which ended last year. The event was delivered to MSP’s,…

Wild Ways Well the Movie?

, by Paul Barclay
Last week our group had a very different experience. Untypically, the Tuesday group started with a wee drive up to Palacerigg for a film training led by two researchers from the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen. Leaving behind the animals in the cold spring we headed towards the very inspiring long houses which mostly look like upside down Viking ship’s…

A Gift to the Future

, by Paul Barclay
Here in the Cumbernauld Living Landscape Office we have a framed quote hanging on the wall, given to us by one of our volunteers, it reads “Societies grow great when old men plant trees under whose shade they will never sit”. It was a lovely gift and it’s something I reflect upon often when I consider the work we do.…

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