Increasing Natural Heritage Resilience
Objective 2
Status
In Progress
In Progress
We are piloting new ways to manage greenspaces that require an urgent need for climate adaptation, but that also provide biodiversity benefits. Two sites have been selected for this pilot: Rannoch Park (Grangemouth, Falkirk), and Glendevon Drive (Raploch, Stirling).
We are working with Stirling and Falkirk Councils, and volunteers, to demonstrate innovative approaches to managing two urban parks to increase their climate resilience, wildlife value and value to communities. This will help to address biodiversity loss and demonstrate ways to move towards a net-zero carbon society.
The activity will use innovative monitoring methods to measure the benefits, delivered alongside more traditional methods of biological monitoring and maintenance cost monitoring.
The activity will use innovative monitoring methods to measure the benefits, delivered alongside more traditional methods of biological monitoring and maintenance cost monitoring.
At Rannoch Park (Grangemouth, Falkirk), the work will include woodland enhancement, meadow creation, specimen and orchard tree planting, and the creation of a new wetland scrape. At Glendevon Drive (Raploch, Stirling), meadow creation, specimen tree and hedgerow planting and the installation of new fencing will all take place.
We completed community consultations at both sites and received 93 consultation responses in total. We undertook the consultation online, door-to-door, using flyers and posters to promote and reach as many locals as possible. We also took part in a consultation event at Rannoch Park with community bulb planting.
Communities were consulted on the design proposals to make each green space more climate resilient and useful to them. Feedback on the proposals included other suggestions from community members on how to make the greenspaces more useful and resilient. Final design proposals for both greenspaces are currently being developed using the vital information obtained from the community consultations and we can't wait to share progress as it unfolds.
Our thanks go to the communities for all of their responses.
This activity – together with Climate FORTH activity Increasing Historic Heritage Resilience – will demonstrate how heritage can be used to facilitate a just transition, how it can support local resilience and be an integral part to the green recovery.
We completed community consultations at both sites and received 93 consultation responses in total. We undertook the consultation online, door-to-door, using flyers and posters to promote and reach as many locals as possible. We also took part in a consultation event at Rannoch Park with community bulb planting.
Communities were consulted on the design proposals to make each green space more climate resilient and useful to them. Feedback on the proposals included other suggestions from community members on how to make the greenspaces more useful and resilient. Final design proposals for both greenspaces are currently being developed using the vital information obtained from the community consultations and we can't wait to share progress as it unfolds.
Our thanks go to the communities for all of their responses.
This activity – together with Climate FORTH activity Increasing Historic Heritage Resilience – will demonstrate how heritage can be used to facilitate a just transition, how it can support local resilience and be an integral part to the green recovery.
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