Our wee fruit trees are getting so big that its time to shape them up in advance of the growing season! You are invited to come along if you would like to learn a little more about the best way to prune fruit trees to encourage fruiting and encourage a healthy shape as they mature. […]
In the news Interesting little article in the Greenock Tele! Did you know you can be fined for having this in your garden! Good news is we’re working on removing it from Skelmorlie. Working on the patch We’ve been working hard to eradicate a Himalayan Balsam patch from the top of the football pitches next […]
Read more about our project Himilayan Balsalm Knockback. Meet us at the rear of the football pitches for some satisfying weed pulling! We’ll so a short session (or as long as you like) and then we’ll organise some more once we see how far we get. The aim is to concentration this and get them […]
We have secondary school children coming to volunteer in the Crescent in a couple of weeks. Help us clear up any rubbish or storm debris to ensure that it’s safe for the school kids! Bring your tools and gloves. […]
We’ve noticed significant growth of Himalayan balsam around the upper area of Kelly Glen, particularly near the rear of the mugga. While these plants might appear attractive, Himalayan balsam is highly invasive and can rapidly take over, hindering the growth of our native Scottish plants and reducing biodiversity. Kelly Glen is a uniquely special woodland […]
We’ll meet 9.30 am at Meigle Beach with cars and bags to pick up seaweed. Bring a few gardening tools, such as gloves, secateurs for freeing any trapped branches/cutting away long grass, mallets for stake consolidation and some cable ties. Whatever you have kicking around at home, don’t go out buying anything as we can […]
It’s back! After a great turnout and fun event last year, we are bringing our Spooky Halloween Walk back to Skelmorlie Crescent North. Progress in the Crescent Since last year, even more of the invasive Rhoddies have been cleared, the path has been extended and a bridge has been built. Walk time Bring your wee […]
Last year we ran a Spooky Halloween event at the Crescent. It was a lot of fun to run, was well attended and helped people see the work we had been doing in the Crescent. We had some traditional games, storytelling by the fire and monster apples which went down a treat! We have decided […]
I just wanted to point out a change in time to our original schedule. We have moved the time of the post Kelly Woods litter pick to be on the evening in order to better suit people! Here is a recap of the cleanup times! Meigle Beach – with Surfers Against Sewage – North Ayrshire Pre-event: Wednesday 28th […]
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As part of Skelmorlie Nature Festival, Scottish Wildlife Trust are supporting us with a day of action at the Crescent and we would love it if you could join us! We plan on connecting the path from North to South – creating a whole new space for walkers, whilst also removing the invasive Rhodedendron Ponticum. […]
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