Speyside children plant spring bulbs at landmark Craigellachie Bridge after grant award
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SPEYSIDE schoolchildren donned gardening gloves and wellies last week for a bulb-planting session to boost biodiversity at a local beauty spot.
Pupils and staff at Craigellachie Primary School joined forces with Friends of Craigellachie Bridge members on Friday, November 6, to plant snowdrops, bluebells and daffodil bulbs around the trees and approaches to the landmark Craigellachie Bridge.
As well as adding swathes of springtime colour, the flowers will help attract wildlife and improve biodiversity.
The Friends group was awarded a grant of £250 from Volunteering Matters’ Action Earth for the project around the Thomas Telford designed bridge spanning the River Spey.
The activity is part of the Action Earth campaign which aims to help local communities respond to climate change.
Brenda Cooper, secretary of the Friends, said: "In Scotland we need to change how we view and use the world around us. A nature-rich future is our best response."
Action Earth is supporting around 170 projects in Scotland this year with grants of up to £500. It aims to help groups which support and encourage volunteer activity through practical environmental projects for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.
Grant funding for the campaign is provided by Scotland's nature agency, NatureScot.
The Friends group holds regular maintenance and tidy-up sessions of the bridge environs on the first Saturday of every month at 10am. New volunteers are welcome.
The children are now looking forward to seeing the fruits of their labours in spring.
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