SET were tagged in a post recently for tree grants and were thinking of ways we could take this idea forward. We’ve discovered that lots of communities in Ayrshire and Inverclyde have already planted fruit trees and were thinking it could be an idea to do the same in Skelmorlie. We want to get your […]
We would like to invite you down to Skelmorlie Crescent North for some Halloween fun! Join us during your guising! Meet us at the North side and follow the lights to the clearing. There you will find some traditional Halloween games and perhaps even a spooky story or two (age appropriate). Hope to see you […]
The time has finally come to actually chip away the big piles of wood collected! Watching out for our feathery friends One of our members rightly pointed out that nesting birds could be a concern at this time of year and so contacted the RSPB. The RSPB advised that as long as we do a […]
We’re delighted to announce that we have won a small grant to help with our Skelmorlie Crescent North project! Just a small pot of £200 which will help us move things forward and keep our coffers full. Next stop – chipper hire! […]
Around a dozen or more Skemorlie residents joined us for a walk through Kelly Woods as botanist Angus Hannah set about recording plant species present. Peter Livingstone from Eadha Enterprises also joined us. Walk route and plant diversity We met at Wemyss Bay Station, heading up to the woods via Station Road, stopping near the […]
Read More… from Findings of Our Group Walk with Angus Hannah
Angus Hannah, plant recorder for the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland will join us for a walk in our Kelly Woods. Angus is an expert in woodlands and will be able to tell us much about our rare and beautiful ancient woodland. Building upon his previous visit in the wintertime, Angus was keen to […]
We were delighted to welcome Peter Livingstone of Eadha Enterprises for our first talk. Aspen – a forgotten Scottish native He gave us an overview of the importance and rarity of Aspen trees around Scotland. These previously would have been very common around Scotland but due to our unique (and unfortunately destructive) land management and […]
We look forward to welcoming you to our second green screen night at the tennis club in Skelmorlie. We’ll be watching a green-themed film together, and having a good catch-up. BYOB & Snacks. See you there! […]
**EDIT: due to the cold snap and wet weather forecast we’ve decided to postpone for a week. .Primarily because using a chipper in wet weather is a bit dangerous! Come and join us for the next exciting step in the North Cresent Clearup! We’re organising a chipper for this event to process the piles of […]
Join us for a little walk around Kelly Forest and down the side of Kelly Burn. We’ll take some bags and litter pickers and do a little cleaning on our way. Teachers are on strike – all kids are welcome too! We will meet at the playpark next to the school. See you there! […]
