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Clyde Climate Forest takes root across West Dunbartonshire
This spring, more than 60 volunteers dug in to plant over 600 trees in Whitecrook, Clydebank to create a new native woodland as part of the wider Clyde Climate Forest initiative.Local schools, community groups and corporate volunteers worked together with staff from environmental charity Green Action Trust, who are a...Read More
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New CCF Director in post
The Clyde Climate Forest are delighted to introduce Chris Stark as the new CCF Director. Chris is a registered professional forester with a Masters in Forestry and more than 20 years experience in the sector.Having previously worked on forestry grants and regulation, Chris helped write the Forestry Grant...Read More
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Call for land for tree planting
The Clyde Climate Forest (CCF) has issued a call to landowners interested in tree planting to help boost tree numbers across the Region.Any landowner can apply to access free help and support to develop planting ideas or look at funding options to cover the cost of trees and tree protection.More...Read More
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Clyde Climate Forest ‘Tree Count’ gets underway
The Clyde Climate Forest (CCF) has this month launched its Annual Tree Count, with organisations and community groups encouraged to register trees planted since this time last year to contribute to this year’s grand total.Last year, 1.2 million trees were planted across Glasgow City Region and this year...Read More
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Funding boost for Glasgow City Region’s Clyde Climate Forest
The Clyde Climate Forest (CCF) has today received confirmation of a £200,000 funding boost from the eight local councils across Glasgow City Region.The funding was approved by the Glasgow City Region Cabinet as part of a dedicated allocation from each of the member councils’ UK Government Shared Prosperity Funding.Councillor Susan...Read More
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1000 Trees for Blantyre as part of Clyde Climate Forest
This weekend, children from High Blantyre Primary School, worked with staff from environmental charities Trees for Cities and TCV, to help plant more than 1000 trees in the Springwell area of Blantyre. The trees were planted as part of the larger Clyde Climate Forest project which aims to connect up existing...Read More
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Local businesses showing support for the Clyde Climate Forest
Neighbourhood planting projects are springing up across Glasgow City Region as part of the Clyde Climate Forest’s ‘1000 Trees’ Campaign and local businesses are keen to get involved.The most recent plantings, supported by East Renfrewshire Council, happened this weekend in the Barrhead community where children from Carlibar Primary School worked...Read More
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Clyde Climate Forest planting takes root across North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire Council have just signed a concordat agreement with the Clyde Climate Forest committing to help plant 18 million trees by 2031.The authority is one of eight across Glasgow City Region aiming to connect up existing woodlands, plant new forests and target urban tree plantings in areas vulnerable to...Read More
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