In this on-going piece of research we are turning to the ‘grow your own’ community to help map spaces that they are using to grow food. Participants are being asked to show us where their allotments, orchards and community gardens are using an easy to use online mapping survey.
Support ultra runner Mark Horne’s challenge to be the first person to run the full 134 miles of the John Muir Way in just 24 hours.
The local community is to celebrate the official opening of the recently completed Blackness to Bo’ness section of the John Muir Way.
Blackness Area Community Council and Carriden Church are arranging an event for Saturday 25th April when walkers can enjoy the new section of the 134 mile coast-to-coast route.
Central Scotland Green Network Trust has launched a photography competition to capture images of the stunning greenspace across Central Scotland.
In this ground breaking piece of research, we are asking community organisations and individuals to literally put their growing spaces on the map.
Members of the ‘grow your own’ community are being asked to complete a brief online survey. Participants will be able to trace the boundary and entrances of their allotments, orchards and community gardens as well as answering a few questions about their spaces.
Green Infrastructure is a term that encompasses quite a broad scope. Its ‘catch-all’ nature is often difficult to define. The UK Green Building Council has published a report which aims to bring together information that currently exists on the subject to provide an easy to use guide.
In 2013/14 the Community Projects Fund provided one off grants of up to £3000 to support small scale projects at grass roots level to improve their local greenspace and enhance the quality of the environment. The fund, which was supported by Forestry Commission Scotland, was directed at projects which would benefit and/or engage with children and young people.