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North Lanarkshire
Following the
success of the Glasgow Living Water Project, in 2011 Froglife
made the leap into North Lanarkshire, thanks to funding from
WREN Waste Recycling Environmental. Ambitious pond creation
plans were developed and the Froglife team wasted no time in
pulling on their wellies and getting stuck in!
The thirteen proposed pond creation sites are a diverse mix of
urban and country parks, local nature reserves, and hidden
wildlife havens. However, all the sites had one thing in
common; they desperately needed new ponds created and old ones
restored. Hence, since the project started the team have been
working hard on designing, creating and managing ponds of all
shapes and sizes for the benefit of amphibians and reptiles.
Some of the sites were already home to populations of frogs,
toads, newts and lizards and it is hoped these ponds will allow
their populations to expand and in some cases breed on-site for
the first time. Community involvement is another goal of this
project and volunteers have already played an important role
having helped creates ponds, build hibernacula and survey for
amphibians.
Froglife also takes the time to visits schools and events to
help enthuse local people about ponds and their natural
environments. It is hoped that these ponds will improve areas
not just for wildlife but local people as well, and that
communities will help care for these ponds long into the future.
The Living Water project works with the
Clyde Amphibian and Reptile
Group, who promote the conservation of amphibians and
reptiles, and undertake surveys in the Clyde area of Scotland.
The project has been funded by WREN, North Lanarkshire Council,
Scottish Natural Heritage and Glasgow Natural History Society.
Project Officer Robert Williams: 0141 339 0737 or
robert.williams@froglife.org.
Find out
where the project is
working.
Get involved:
Living Water events
and volunteering.
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