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Minister praises combined Climate Forests ambition to plant 35 million trees
Ambitious plans that will see 35 million trees planted by FOUR Climate Forests, including the Clyde Climate Forest, have been praised by the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands. ...Read More
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Glasgow School Children Dig Deep to Plant 850 Trees for 850 Years
Primary 7 pupils from Miller Primary School, near Castlemilk, braved the elements on Cathkin Braes recently to take part in a tree planting event in celebration of Glasgow 850. Along with the Leader of Glasgow City Council, Cllr Susan Aitken, and some willing community volunteers, the pupils planted 850 native broadleaves, including hazel, rowan, silver birch, common oak and grey willow saplings, as part of the city’s birthday celebrations. The Glasgow 850 Wood is a...Read More
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CCF celebrates 4-year milestone!
Since launching in spring 2021, the Clyde Climate Forest (CCF) has planted nearly 3.5 million new trees as a response to the climate and biodiversity crisis.As the initiative celebrates 4 years, a significant woodland is developing at the site of the first plantings in Cart & Kittoch, Glasgow. This demonstrates how...Read More
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Clyde Climate Forest planting takes root across Inverclyde
Pupils from Whinhill Primary School in Greenock dug in to plant dozens of trees to celebrate Inverclyde’s Climate Ready Classroom Day.Schools and community groups across Inverclyde have received more than 1,300 trees, donated by the Woodland Trust, to help create pockets of new native woodland habitat as part of the...Read More
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30 New Tree Wardens for Clyde Climate Forest
A whopping 30 volunteers have now signed up to our volunteer Tree Warden scheme aimed at equipping participants with the knowledge and practical skills needed to help our region’s trees and woodlands thrive.The group attended Winter Tree ID workshops at Rouken Glen and Strathclyde Country Parks, learning to recognise tree...Read More
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CCF 'highly commended' at RSPB's Nature of Scotland Awards
The Clyde Climate Forest initiative was ‘highly commended’ in the Nature and Climate Action category of the 2024 Nature of Scotland Awards, revealed at the prestigious Awards Ceremony on the 28 November.For over a decade, the Nature of Scotland Awards have recognised the very best in Scottish nature...Read More
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3.5 million trees planted as 3-Year Review launched
Since launching in June 2021, the Clyde Climate Forest initiative has planted a staggering 3.5 million trees across Glasgow City Region.These figures were announced following the launch of the initiative’s 3-Year Review which highlighted that more than 10,000 urban trees were planted by local community groups, volunteers and schoolchildren across 27...Read More
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Clyde Climate Forest initiative shortlisted for RSPB Nature of Scotland Award
The Clyde Climate Forest initiative, which launched in June 2021 with a headline target of planting 18 million trees in the next decade across Glasgow City Region, has been shortlisted in the Nature and Climate Action category at RSPB Scotland’s prestigious Nature of Scotland Awards. The project, which has now planted...Read More
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