Hello again! Mark from the Coves Reservoir Green Gym here. My 9th week consisted of doing some woodland management. With so many trees planted around the reservoir it’s inevitable that some will cause problems. One area of woodland was planted in the year 2000 and now the trees are 17 years old they need a […]
Rain or shine, the Green Gym goes on!
Hello! I am Mark, I have been coming along to the Coves Reservoir Green Gym for 8 weeks now. Despite it being rather drizzly this week the Coves Reservoir Green Gym was in session. Litter picking and biorecording was the order of the day and much litter was picked! Ten whole bags were filled and left […]
Go Wild in Your Garden!
The beginning of April saw the Go Wild in Your Garden event at the Yoker Community Campus. The main hall was filled with lots of activities and information and ideas to improve gardens, balconies and window sills for wildlife. Teaming up with representatives from Sustrans and the West of Scotland Green Gym, TCV was illustrating […]
The Return of Rewilding
The Heritage Lottery Fund and Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network Partnership have awarded TCV £80,000 to deliver a Community Rewilding project throughout 2017. Sound familiar?? You may have read my previous blog about a Community Rewilding pilot project that was delivered between February and July of 2016. Due to the successes of the pilot […]