Two new Access to Nature projects start work
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Great news! As part of our Access to Nature work, which aims to make Cumbernauld’s green spaces more accessible for everyone, work is due to start on improving the paths through Seafar Woods and Ravenswood. The work has been funded primarily by the Campsies Centre. This is what we are planning:
Seafar Wood path upgrades
Managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, Seafar Wood is a relatively young strip of woodland west of Cumbernauld Village, on the doorstep of many people’s homes. The woodland habitat is still developing and clusters of bluebells and other woodland flowers are already established, popular with butterflies and damselflies in summer. Areas of scrub and remnants of agricultural hedgerows provide vital habitats for birds.
There a number of paths that allow people to enjoy the woods, but the entrances to the paths, and their condition in some places, needs work to improve access for people of all abilities.
This project will improve the entrances to the paths at Allanfauld Road, Newslands Place and Braeface Road, including measures to prevent track-bike access, and will also improve the path surfaces. Project lead organisation North Lanarkshire Council has appointed a contractor to carry out the work between 27/11/2020 and 30/12/2020.
There will be some pruning of vegetation and removal of dead trees at these sites to improve line of sight and to make the pathways more accessible.
Ravenswood Path upgrades
Managed by North Lanarkshire Council, Ravenswood is a rich mosaic of open marsh, meadow, grassland, wildlife ponds and woodland. You can spot wildlife all year-round including insects, song birds, diving birds and mammals. There is an ‘outdoor classroom’ at the main entrance, created by our Nature Ninjas and Wild Ways Well participants.
This project will link Ravenswood LNR to Our Lady’s High School and unlock the site as a great spot for outdoor learning. At present the entrance to the site is often very muddy and boggy, and the path upgrade and improved drainage will make this area more accessible for everyone.
The improvements to the path will be complemented by the actions of the Nature Ninjas volunteers and practical conservation sessions with young people who will help maintain them.
Project lead organisation North Lanarkshire Council has appointed a contractor to carry out the work between 27/11/2020 and 30/12/2020.
There will be some pruning of vegetation and removal of dead trees at these sites to improve line of sight and to make the pathways more accessible.
Thanks to the Campsies Centre for funding these projects:
