Kincaid Park in Milton of Campsie is looking blooming great thanks to the hard work of green-fingered local school children.
Pupils from Craighead Primary School helped plant a total of 1,000 pot grown wildflowers, including Cranesbill, Devil’s-bit Scabious and Cowslip, as they dug deep to help improve their local area as part of The Planting for Pollinators along the John Muir Way project.
The project aims to help create wildflower areas along the entire 134-mile route of the John Muir Way – which passes through Milton of Campsie – by encouraging local schools and communities to plant mini meadows that will help provide foraging environments for pollinating bees, hoverflies and other insects, as well as homes for additional wildlife.
The volunteers were assisted by members of the Countryside Rangers at the planting event, which was organised by East Dunbartonshire Council's Streetscene Technical Support Team.
Councillor Susan Murray, Vice-Convener of the Council’s Place, Neighbourhood & Corporate Assets Committee, said, "The pupils have done a fantastic job and I’d like to thank them for all their hard work which will really benefit the local environment and our declining pollinator populations.
“Kincaid Park is looking beautiful with an array of wildflowers in full flower. Wildlife is already visiting the meadow in the form of bumble bees and butterflies and it is rapidly becoming an important wildlife haven.”
The Planting for Pollinators along the John Muir Way project is a partnership between Central Scotland Green Network Trust (CSGNT), Buglife and John Muir Trust, with funding from the Greggs Foundation.
Pictured are pupils with Councillor Susan Murray, Councillor Paul Ferretti (front), Councillor Gary Pews (back, left) and Paul Curran, Strategic Lead - Neighbourhood Services.
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