Green Infrastructure Project Update - Seizing the moment 21 Jun, 2022 Rising from the rubble of the demolished St Eunan’s Primary School site is the new Melfort Park. The site was contaminated, making it unsuitable for housing development, forcing a change of plan. Project update
Green Infrastructure Project Update - Going the extra mile 01 Jun, 2022 In 2009 the local community around Toryglen began work with Urban Roots to manage Malls Mire woodlands. Now open is the £3.3m Malls Mire Park, revealing a fantastic transformation. Project update | greenspace
Green Infrastructure Project Update - In conversation with Robert Alston 02 Mar, 2022 Can you spot the Isle of Arran? Yes, that is how amazing the views are. Make sure you use the chute. Join Robert Alston on a tour of this site, and you will come away enthused with how people can really make a difference. Project update
Green Infrastructure Project Update - Middlefield memories 28 Oct, 2021 Adaica Rodriguez has certainly packed variety into her working life. She has enjoyed an interesting career. However, a stint working in Aberdeen on a Green Infrastructure site remains amongst her fondest memories. Project update
Green Infrastructure Project Update - In conversation with…Lorna Cole of SRUC, and Gill Smart of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, working together on Garnock’s Buzzing 12 Oct, 2021 Garnock’s Buzzing is one of 28 projects being undertaken by Garnock Connections, a landscape partnership funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Project update
Green Infrastructure Project Update - A natural progression 21 Sep, 2021 To spend time talking with Peter Livingstone is an uplifting experience. His enthusiasm for trees, planting, and habitat creation is infectious. Peter’s passion and knowledge have been key components in the Garnock Connections project. Project update
Green Infrastructure Project Update - In conversation with … Pauline Fletcher, Southside Housing Association 17 Sep, 2021 The completion of ambitious works to transform greenspaces adjacent to Moss Heights high-rise flats. Project update
Green Infrastructure Project Update - Park life 14 Sep, 2021 The redevelopment of the former site of St Eunan’s Primary School into a thriving Community Park at a time when biodiversity loss and climate change concerns are high on the agenda is a significant success. Project update
Green Infrastructure Project Update - Nature’s classroom 14 Sep, 2021 It is widely accepted that children who experience outdoor learning are likely to be healthier, happier and better motivated than those confined to indoor classrooms. This is where Scotland’s Green Infrastructure Fund comes in. Project update
Green Infrastructure Project Update - Claypit creation 09 Jul, 2021 You have to journey back to around 1791 to trace the roots of the Forth and Clyde canal extension that links Hamiltonhill and Port Dundas. Then the existence of a thriving Clay Pit proved crucial in sourcing a local lining material for the expanding canal network. Project update
Frogs flourish in urban 'SuDS' ponds A new study reveals frogs that breed in SuDS ponds have the same genetic variation as those in rural ponds. News - 11 April
New tech to modernise deer management From drones to AI, new technologies are changing the face of wildlife management. Blog - 16 April
Call for volunteers An invasive species project is appealing for volunteers to help tackle invasive American mink in northern Scotland. News - 5 April
Perils of filming peatland restoration Snow, wind, rain, wind, hail, frost...Scottish weather makes creating case study films interesting! Blog - 12 April
Projects share £7.8m to restore at-risk habitats and species Funding for Projects from the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund. News - 4 April
Could bogs help you live forever? Want to live forever, cure your warts or never need another plaster? Than look after your local bog. Blog - 5 April