Completed projects
We increased wetland habitat to boost the park’s biodiversity and improve people’s connection to nature.
Partners and funding
Shotts Nature Park, owned by Green Action Trust, marked its 30th anniversary as a community greenspace in 2020. To commemorate this, we set out to make improvements that would enhance a valued local greenspace for both people and wildlife. This project also delivered on many key aims of the Central Scotland Green Network.
We consulted the local community about changes they would like to see, empowering them to influence and shape developments at their community greenspace.
Supported by North Lanarkshire’s Environmental Key Fund, we increased and enhanced the park’s wetland habitat to boost biodiversity and improve people’s connection to nature.
What was achieved
The project delivered multiple outcomes, across these key areas:
Creation and enhancement of wetland habitats gave a boost to the site’s biodiversity.
New signage and seating was installed, increasing accessibility around the park.
Upgrades to the path network enabled better movement around the site, encouraging active travel .
In winter 2019, we surveyed the local community to find out more about how they used the park, what they valued about the site, and also what they would like to see improved.
Although already a great place for walking, jogging, enjoying nature and outdoor learning, some improvements were identified. These included improving the path network, which was often inaccessible or closed as paths were washed out from the pond; improving signage and seating around the site; and making it a better place for wildlife.
We successfully applied to the North Lanarkshire Environmental Key Fund to fund the improvement works. Using our in-house landscape design expertise, we put together a project plan and identified interventions, taking onboard feedback from the local community.
Works onsite were delayed by the covid pandemic, but were completed in 2023. We:
Watch our video
Green Action Trust’s Louisa Maddison takes us behind the scenes to discuss how the project evolved, and how we increased biodiversity and access at Shotts Nature Park.
Before & after
Browse the gallery to see the transformation at Shotts Nature Park.
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During construction
Before & after
Work completed
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