Tucked behind the safe haven of Lomond Parish Church, Lomond Community Gardens & Allotments is a gardener’s delight. Established in 2013 when the Church was awarded the Bronze Eco Congregation Award, the first plots were offered to those on the Alexandria Allotments’ … [Read more...] about Bumper Crops for Balloch Gardeners
Nature
Linnvale Litter Pickers
Linnvale residents are calling time on litter bugs and turning their community into a haven for wildlife. A spring litter pick as the country eased out of lockdown saw 30 residents collect waste along Strauss Avenue and beside the canal. The group has since cleared the … [Read more...] about Linnvale Litter Pickers
Walk This Way – Walking With Nature
by David Crawford Like everyone else I never knew what lockdown would actually mean for us all. I work for Youth Football Scotland and overnight all football was indefinitely cancelled. On my lockdown walks, I would carry my camera and started to photograph the birds. … [Read more...] about Walk This Way – Walking With Nature
Alexandria Goes Green
Community groups in Alexandria are on a mission to create a green heritage corridor through Alexandria. The initiative will see a community orchard, raised beds, flowers and soft fruit areas planted to create a green space from the Fountain to the tow path. There are also … [Read more...] about Alexandria Goes Green
Canal Life
by Chris McCaughey The Forth & Clyde Canal starts (or ends) its 35-mile journey across Scotland in the village of Bowling, running alongside it is Sustrans Route 754 towpath, which continues on to Loch Lomond. They are outside spaces once used for commerce, now … [Read more...] about Canal Life