Central Scotland Green Network

News

Keep up to date with the latest developments from across the network with news about funding opportunities, recent projects and more.

Help for farmers in the CSGN area to branch out into tree planting

Farmers and land managers are being offered free assessments from Scottish Forestry.

December 14, 2023

CSGN Growing Food Together Fund

Eight Scottish Groups To Receive Funding for Growing Projects

The recipients of the 2023 round of funding for community growing have been announced.

August 16, 2023

CSGN Growing Food Together Fund 2023 Now Open

Community growing projects across Scotland are invited to apply for funding by 14th July.

June 1, 2023

Clyde Climate Forest ‘Tree Count’ gets underway

Clyde Climate Forest has launched its Annual Tree Count for organisations to register trees planted in the last year.

May 31, 2023

Discovering Trees in Glasgow: Free Tree Training

The Field Studies Council are now taking bookings for the upcoming course ‘Discovering Trees in Glasgow’

May 18, 2023

£ 15m Funding for Vacant & Derelict Land Projects

The Scottish Government’s Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme is open for 2024/5 applications.

April 18, 2023

CSGN embedded in National Planning Framework 4

NPF4 is now in effect, with CSGN named as a National Development, helping to address the climate and nature crises.

February 13, 2023

Two Major Vacant & Derelict Sites Transformed

We take a closer look at biodiversity and greenspace access outcomes at two strategic sites in the CSGN.

December 21, 2022

Green Flag Award for Zetland Park’s Raingarden

The project in Grangemouth was named a joint winner in the ‘Best Climate Change Adaptation Project’ category.

November 25, 2022

Biodiversity Minister visits Forest site on COP27 Biodiversity Day

The Clyde Climate Forest site is one of 8 projects across the CSGN to benefit from the funding boost.

November 16, 2022

Inner Forth Landscape Initiative

Scotland’s Climate Week Encourages climate action across the country

In this article we outline natural climate solutions as a key part of the CSGN 2030 plan.

September 28, 2022

Nine community growing projects to receive funding boost

The CSGN Growing Food Together Fund has awarded funds to nine projects across Scotland.

September 1, 2022