Kincaid Park in Milton of Campsie is looking bee-utiful thanks to the hard work of a local Scouts group.
Green-fingered youngsters from 16th Glasgow (Milton of Campsie) Scout group 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 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 Scouts helped plant a total of 190 pot grown wildflowers, including the nectar-rich Hardhead, Meadow Cranesbill, Bird's-foot Trefoil and Red Campion as they added to the work carried out by Craighead Primary School pupils in the park last year.
The volunteers were assisted by members of East Dunbartonshire Council's Streetscene Technical Support Team and representatives from Buglife at the planting event.
Councillor Susan Murray, Vice-Convener of the Council’s Place, Neighbourhood & Corporate Assets Committee, said, "The Scouts have done a fantastic job and I’d like to thank them for all their hard work which will really benefit our local environment and make East Dunbartonshire a sweeter place for our declining insect populations.
"By planting these wildflower areas we are giving our wild pollinators a much needed helping hand and creating new habitats for other wildlife, who are already making a beeline for Kincaid Park."
The Milton of Campsie Scouts will be carrying out further biodiversity works with the Council such as building bird and bat boxes and creating habitat piles for hedgehogs, nesting small birds and insects. They are also involved in the recently launched Upstream Battle - a campaign targeting marine litter - and will be monitoring and logging plastics on the Glazert Water.
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.
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