Autumn 2008

Its been a busy month!
Thank you again to all those who helped out at MADD 2008 back in October, we were featured in the Cumnock Chronicle this month...
Following on from MADD, work on the New Cumnock Community Wildlife Garden continues...
We are tantalisingly close to finalising the paperwork with East Ayrshire Council... I've started planning for the garden infrastructure, focusing firstly on the paths and access. Once we have recieved quotes for this work hopefully it can get going asap!
At the same time as the paths go in I am hoping to have the base for the Plastic Bottle Greenhouse installed. We should be ready for the greenhouse by mid January.
New Cumnock nursery will be collecting plastic bottles, and the eco-group at New Cumnock Primary are hopefully going to lead a bottle collection...
If you have 2lt bottles to recycle please send me an email - natalie.fleming@ea-cei.org.uk or ring me on 07766185987

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This week I have been out visiting some of our local primary schools - its going to be exciting to work with the children for the Big Schools Birdwatch, Eco groups, Gardening projects, Climate challenges - theres lots to come!

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The New Cumnock Habitat Network project is moving forwards, I'm definately excited by the potential of this project.
Looking at survey results and working closely with FWAG the CEI is going to be drawing up some ideas to improve biodiversity and habitat connectivity around New Cumnock.
The opportunity to consider a large area of New Cumnock's landscape and think about linking habitats for wildlife together will be hugely beneficial for environmental conservation around the town...