Action Earth Grants Available
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The Action Earth 2016 Grant Programme is now taking applications from groups of volunteers preparing to work on environmental and biodiversity projects from April 2016 onwards.
Latest news
We need your votes! Bags of Help to improve St Maurice’s Pond
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Next time you are in Tesco think of St Maurice's pond and cast your vote to help us improve the area. As part of the Natural Connection project the Scottish Wildlife Trust has been working with St Maurice’s High School to raise awareness of St Maurice’s Pond and encourage local young people to make the improvements. The pupils have already made a start
Better protection for sensitive sites
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This summer Urban Designer and Landscape Architect Marion Profit completed an internship with the Scottish Wildlife Trust as part of the Cumbernauld Living Landscape partnership. Her interest was how buffer zones can protect sensitive sites as one of the key elements of green infrastructure.
Rare sighting of Nacreous clouds
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A sighting of rare nacreous clouds (wave clouds) over the skies of Cumbernauld this morning. The official term for them is Polar Stratospheric Clouds and they are rare in the Arctic due to the low temperatures needed to form them -85degrees C !!!
Looking for funding?
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Looking for funding towards environmental improvements in your local area?
Greggs are distributing the money raised through the carrier bag tax to small groups and school who wish to improve their local environment.
You can find out more here - https://www.greggsfoundation.org.uk/large-environmental-grants
Grants range from £2500 to £10,000 and all projects must benefit the environment.
A different climate
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From the sun drenched woodlands in Tenerife to the snow covered trees of home, it was good to be back!
With the office quiet over Christmas, I decided to take off to a warm and sunny island in the Atlantic for a wee holiday. Whilst it was a bit of a shock to come home to snow, the beautiful crisp countryside and a chance sighting of a deer at the back of my fence made me glad to be back – I had missed Scotland’s wildlife!
Jobs fayre in Cumbernauld
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Sanctuary Housing is hosting a Jobs Fayre in Fleming House (ground floor) on the 28th of January from 11am - 3pm. You can find out more about the fayre on our Facebook Events page.
Community Growth Area – have your say
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The development of the Community Growth Areas south of Forest Road and around Palacerigg will see major change in South Cumbernauld. Make sure your views are heard at North Lanarkshire Council's consultation as it will set the agenda for new major developments in the area.
Natural Connections – Learning from others
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Lochinver preschooler's identifying their next scavenger hunt item
Last week, we had a visit to our sister programme Coigach and Assynth Living Landscape based in Lochinver, Sutherland. The Coigach and Assynt Living Landscape project covers a vast area of mainly small townships and crofts with a population of 1200, a huge comparison to the Cumbernauld Living Landscape which covers a much smaller area but a larger population of 55,000 plus.
Natural Connections – To sleep or not to sleep…
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© Amy Lewis
Unless you have been away on holiday or snuggled up in your home for quite a while you will have noticed the drop in temperature in the last month. This dip in temperature change triggers survival mechanisms for some of our wildlife in Cumbernauld such as hedgehogs, badgers, squirrels, pine martens, bats and other small rodents. There are a few mechanisms but for now we talk about two, torpor and hibernation which are vital for these animals to survive the winter.