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Keep it clean! Big litter pick a massive success

, by Laura Healy Smith
Volunteers gathered for a Big Spring Clean at Seafar Wood, picture (c) Laura Healy Smith In case you missed the memo, our project organised a BIG litter pick throughout Seafar Wood Wildlife Reserve on 1st April! This event was in partnership with Keep Scotland Beautiful as part of their Spring Clean 2023. Since 17th March, the Nature Ninjas volunteer group…

Farewell Cumbernauld Living Landscape

, by Cumbernauld LL
I   Sadly I have come to the end of my role with Cumbernauld Living Landscape.  I have been running the volunteering and community engagement side of our project for a number of years now.  It has been incredibly rewarding to share my enthusiasm for nature with the communities of Cumbernauld. I would especially like to extend my thanks to…

Our volunteers are back in the outdoors!

, by Cumbernauld LL
We are delighted to announce that our volunteer groups are heading back outdoors! These groups will be operating at a reduced capacity with social distance checks to follow current Covid-19 guidelines. We aim to carry out vital tasks in the community – litter picks, invasive species removal and path maintenance. Our volunteers are ecstatic at the possibility of heading back…

A bug’s eye view of volunteering

, by Cumbernauld LL
We were marching through the woods. The sun bursting through the trees, the cold air sucked into our lungs. My volunteers had entered a new area of Cumbernauld Glen; unveiled before their eyes. In this space they saw what first appeared to be a void; the last vestiges of winter still clinging onto the forest. I prompted them to take…

Masterchef goes wild

, by Tracy Lambert
I held my last workshop of the school year year with St Maurice’s High School last week. This session gave me a chance to observe the change in these incredible young people and to express what I saw to them, as they move on from school towards employment or continued further education. While it was tinged with sadness to see…

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