Valley Life

August 2015

Features
[Page 2] Go Wild with
#WildTimeLAN
Historic views at Falls
of Clyde
[Page 3] Orchard achievements
Free training
[Page 4] Training, volunteering &
events
www.clydeandavonvalley.org
01555 663 430
@ClydeAvonValley
Clyde and Avon Valley
Landscape Partnership

CAVLP Heritage Launch

An 18th century historic re-enactment survey by local mapping hero MajorGeneral William Roy launched Mapping the Past, a project exploring the
archaeology and heritage of the Clyde and Avon valleys in July.
Led by the new CAVLP Heritage team, managed by Northlight Heritage, the
project will record and share peoples ideas about what contributes to local
landscape character, sense of place and cultural identity, over the next year.
Place-name and map based research, map-making workshops and creation of
heritage routes and exhibitions will celebrate the areas rich mapping heritage
and connection to Roy the first person to map Scotland.
If youre interested in finding out more about the workshops, please get in
touch with CAVLP Heritage at: cavlp.heritage@gmail.com / 01555 665 064
Facebook: CAVLPHeritage

Twitter: @CAVLPHeritage

Fruits of their Labours

The Lanarkshire Songwriters Group have launched Fruits of
their Labours a community led project which aims to
celebrate the areas fruit growing and horticultural past through
collecting oral histories and traditional songwriting.
School and local community workshops will take place over the
coming year. Keep up to date at www.clydeandavonvalley.org

Our People, Our land, Our History; Shaping our Future

Go wild with #WildTimeLAN

Unleash your inner wild child
Children have been invited to go
wild in Lanarkshire this summer
with new natural play campaign
#WildTimeLAN.

Countryside Rangers and Wild

About Lanark.

Free play sessions

People are invited to book

themselves and their children
onto the sessions, building
confidence in playing outdoors,
where any woodland, park,
garden or street can be turned
into an adventure playground.
From making fairy wands, Harry
Potter swords and butterfly nets,
to building dens and making

A number of free sessions have

been coordinated over summer
by CAVLP in partnership with Big
Bird Nursery Larkhall,
Clydesadale Community
Initiatives, Music with Ann Dante,
RSPB Scotland, SWT Falls of
Clyde, South Lanarkshire

Brilliant bugs and mud pies

Historic views of the Clyde

The Scottish Wildlife Trust Falls
of Clyde have enchanted visitors
throughout the ages with
seductive views and a stunning
array of wildlife.
Visitors can now travel back in
time with a self-guided trail leaflet
and enjoy historic views over
restored viewpoint Corra Linn.
Take the trail to uncover hidden
stories of people who lived in and
visited what was once the grand

Bonnington Estate. Pick up a

leaflet from the visitor centre
or from the CAVLP website
(see front page).
Enjoy a free guided walk to
the historic and recently
restored Corra Linn
viewpoint through
Corehouse Estate in early
August. Date TBC call
01555 665 262. Booking at
www.cavlp.eventbrite.co.uk

mud pies, theres something to

entertain everyone.
Join the conversation
People are encouraged to share
their play pictures, favourite
places and ideas using the hashtag
#WildTimeLAN on the CAVLP
Facebook and Twitter pages:
@ClydeAvonValley
Clyde and Avon Valley
Landscape Partnership

Clyde Valley orchard achievements

The orchards are an iconic feature of the local area which the Clyde
Valley Orchard Co-operative Ltd, in association with the Rural
Development Trust and CAVLP, have been working to secure a
sustainable future for.

Fruit day rolls around

again

The Co-operative have only recently converted to a social enterprise,

having been enabled to sell Clyde Valley Apple Juice through the
purchase of a pasteuriser. Last year alone, the group picked 750kg of
local apples which they pressed into 350 litres of juice the profits of
which were fed back into sustaining the orchards.

Dont miss the annual Fruit Day

and Farmers Market
celebrations at Overton Farm
on Saturday 3 October.

607 new fruit trees have been planted, 14 orchards have benefitted from
management plans, 207 individuals have been trained in orchard
management skills such as pruning and grafting and one community
orchard has been reinstated at Kirkfieldbank.

Expect delicious local produce

and a variety of activities.

Local schools have also been supported in planting and maintaining their
own mini orchards through a project with Central Scotland Green
Network Trust.

The CAVLP team will be there

make sure you say hello and
find out about projects and
volunteering opportunities!

Once in decline, its great to see the Clyde Valley orchards taking root
once again! Find out more at Fruit Day (see left), where you will be able
to sample fresh Clyde Valley Orchards juice.

Free environmental training sessions

168 environmental training and volunteering sessions have been
scheduled to take place throughout the Clyde and Avon valleys between
2015 2016, by Clydesdale Community Initiatives (CCI).
Following the outstanding success of the previous training programme,
CCI have been awarded 45,000 by Scottish Governments People and
Communities Fund, and will offer a variety of opportunities from path
building to invasive species removal.

Creepy crawly
goings on in Carluke
Bugs, butterflies and beasties
are the topic of The Young
Gallery Citizen Science
exhibition at the Cadzow
Gallery, Chatelherault Country
Park, from 15 21 August.
270 Carluke based primary
pupils took to local parks and
woodlands to investigate
wildlife with South Lanarkshire
Council Ranger Service, before
creating larger than life
sculptures inspired by their
findings with Impact Arts.

The free sessions are open to local communities and take place on sites
owned or managed by CAVLP partners so its a great way to get out and
about. Sites include Scottish Wildlife Trust Falls of Clyde, New Lanark,
South Lanarkshire Council, North Lanarkshire Council, RSPB Barons
Haugh and Scottish Natural Heritage Clyde Valley Woodlands National
Nature Reserve.
Were thrilled to announce another round of environmental and
conservation volunteering projects, especially following the success of
last years evaluation, says Kirsten Robb, CAVLP Development Officer.
The sessions will give individuals the skills and confidence in
contributing to future community projects.
A selection of opportunities are highlighted on the back of this
newsletter. For full listings, visit www.clydeandavonvalleys.org/events

Free Training and Volunteering Opportunities

Brushcutters and Strimming Course with CCI, Thursday 6 and Friday 7 August, time TBC. Integrated
training and assessment. Contact CCI on 01555 664 211 / enquiries@cciweb.org.uk
Beech Sapling Removal Training with Clydesdale Community Initiatives (CCI), Monday 17
August, 10:30am-2:30pm, Cleghorn Glen. Sectional felling and crown pruning. Contact CCI on 01555 664 211 /
enquiries@cciweb.org.uk
Forest Skills Workshop with CCI, Tuesday 25 August, 11am-1pm, Mauldslie Woods. Basic forest skills such
as fire lighting, making shelters and green craft for adults. Contact CCI on 01555 664 211 /
enquiries@cciweb.org.uk
Wild Flower Planting with CCI, Tuesday 8 September, 10:30am 12:30pm, Dalzell Estate. Wild flower plug
planting for families. Contact CCI on 01555 664 211 / enquiries@cciweb.org.uk
Hand Tool Maintenance Workshop with CCI, Thursday 17 September, 10:30 12:30pm, CCI workshop,
Lanark. Plane fetting, chisel sharpening and saw blade checking. Contact CCI on 01555 664 211 /
enquiries@cciweb.org.uk
Green Woodworking Wood Craft Workshop with CCI, Thursday 8 October, 10:30 12:30pm.
Make a wooden spoon, three legged stool and more! Contact CCI on 01555 664 211 / enquiries@cciweb.org.uk

Events
Carluke Young Gallery Creepy Crawlies Exhibition, Saturday 15 - Friday 21 August, 10am-5pm daily.
Cadzow Gallery, Chatelherault Country Park Visitor Centre. Chance to see the larger than life sculptures inspired
by local wildlife from the Carluke Learning Community. Free entry
Doors Open Weekend and Archaeology Month, Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September, 12 noon-4pm.
New Lanark. Visit buildings not usually open to the public including the Museum Stair tenement, Counting House,
Robert Owens School for Children and more. Free entry
Take the Long Way Home along the Clyde Walkway, Sunday 20 September, 12 noon-4:30pm. Take a
minibus from Strathclyde Country Park to Garrion Bridge and walk all the way through the ancient woodlands
back! Call North Lanarkshire Council on 01698 402 090 to book. Free
Fruit Day, Saturday 3 October. Overton Farm, Crossford. Local produce and activities celebrating the
horticultural heritage of the Clyde Valley. Come say hello to the CAVLP team! Free entry
2015 Book Festival, Friday 2 - Sunday 4 October. New Lanark, please check for times at
www.newlanrk.org/visitorcentre/events

For full listings go to www.clydeandavonvalley.org/events

Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership
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The Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership is a Heritage Lottery Fund supported programme, working with 10 key partners:
Central Scotland Green Network Trust, Clydesdale Community Initiatives, New Lanark Trust, North Lanarkshire Council, Northlight
Heritage, RSPB Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Wildlife Trust, South Lanarkshire Council and Rural Development Trust.