Glasgow
Events and Talks
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Events
WALKS
Spring flowers at the Falls of Clyde
Saturday 13 April 2024 11.00am – 2.00pm
This reserve is famous for its spectacular waterfalls, historic visitors and scenic woodland walks. Over one hundred bird species have been recorded including dipper, raven and kingfisher. Badgers forage in the undergrowth. April is a great time for wildflowers before the trees are in full leaf.
Join us in the main New Lanark carpark above the village at 11am. Venue is also accessible by public transport.
Bring binoculars and wear suitable outdoor clothing and shoes. Children must be over 8 and accompanied by an adult. Livestock will be present so no dogs allowed except assistance dogs.
Booking essential. To find out more, and for any booking queries, please contact Moira Wadsworth on 07973 408 122.
Suggested donation: £2 per person (you can donate when you book or in person on the day).
Bookable face-to-face events may be subject to change at short notice, which will be communicated to attendees via email by the organiser. Please check your email in advance of attending events. Note that booking generally ends two hours prior to the event start time. If you wish to book to attend after registration has ended, and there are places still available, please contact the organiser direct using the details above.
A walk through the varied landscape and habitat of Rouken Glen
Saturday 11 May 2024 10.30am – 2.00pm
Meet at Rouken Glen Garden Centre, Rouken Glen Road, Glasgow, G46 7JL
Rouken Glen is one of the most interesting and beautiful parks in the Glasgow area. Our circular walk starts at the Pavillion Visitor Centre ( looking at the explanatory material about the park). The park has an impressive range of both native and non-native trees including Giant Redwoods and Douglas Firs. Some of the more notable plants are the early Purple Orchid and the Orange Hawkbit. The area around the gorge of the Auldhouse Burn is a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to it having one of the best examples of Orchard bed sandstone.
Contact Details – Michael Turner 0141 357 0094
A summer day on Cumbrae
Saturday 15 June 2024 10.00am – 3.00pm (approx.)
We will meet at Largs pier at 10am to allow time to buy tickets before boarding the 10.15am Ferry.
From the ferry slip on Cumbrae the walk will go round the west side of the island looking for wildflowers and birds on the sea or in the bushes.
The seven mile walk is on a quiet level road and pavements. There is the possibility to shorten the walk by about a mile by leaving the coast road and climbing up a hill on grass paths and then down into Millport where there are buses every quarter of an hour back to the ferry slip.
Please bring a packed lunch.
There is a cafe at Fintry Bay 4 miles from the ferry and several in Millport at the end of the walk.
Cost: Ferry return fare £3.60/ adult Parking: Largs Shore carpark £5 for whole day. Bus fare about £2/adult. Bus and train services connect Glasgow and Largs.
Please note the public toilets in Largs and Cumbrae charge 50p to spend a penny to be paid by card only but the toilets on the ferry are free.
For enquiries, please contact Janet Palmar at jpalmar2005@yahoo.co.uk
TALKS
Indoor meetings venue
Hyndland Secondary School, Airlie Theatre, Clarence Drive G12 9RQ.
The Airlie Theatre is in the building on the downhill side of the playground, in which parking is available.
All talks and indoor events are from 7.30pm to 9.30pm and in-person only.
A donation of £2 would be welcome to help cover the cost of venue hire.
Contact for enquiries: Mike Turner 041 357 0094
Flooding and Climate Change: the view from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
Wednesday 24 April 2024 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Lauren Addis of SEPA, will talk about Flood Risk Management in Scotland; she will discuss SEPA’s role in flood risk management and provide an overview of the services and tools that SEPA provides to help people understand their flood risk, and prepare for flooding events. Lauren’s talk will include sea level rise predictions and information from the River Clyde flood study.
Information regarding all the flooding services that SEPA provide can be found here – Flooding | Beta | SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
Please note that this meeting will follow the Glasgow Group’s AGM.
