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    Technical Notes 2022, Issue 147 - General Capital Grant 2022-23 for Scottish Government Nature Restoration Fund

    • Report by:

      Ann Davie, Depute Chief Executive

    • TN Number:

      147-22

    • Subject:

      General Capital Grant 2022-23 for Scottish Government Nature Restoration Fund

    • Responsible Officer:

      Joe McCulloch, Streetscene Team Leader

    • Publication:

      This Technical Note will be published on the Council’s website following circulation to Members. Its contents may be disclosed or shared outwith the Council.

    Section

    1. The purpose of this Technical Note is to update Elected Members regarding additional funding received via Scottish Government General Capital Grant 2022-23 allocation. 
    2. Please note that all additional capital funding must be spent by the end of the 2022/23 financial year. 
    3. We can advise that the Council received an allocation of £132,000 from the Nature Restoration Fund. 
    4. The Council’s Streetscene Technical Support Team has identified appropriate projects that can be procured, undertaken and completed by end of 2023.  A basic summary of the location and nature of the works are as follows:-

     

    1. Bearsden Biodiversity Street Tree Planting; To create enhanced tree corridors within the urban area, and to strengthen the green network link to the peri-urban area;
    2. Bishopbriggs Park Biodiversity Tree Planting; the planting of young trees within the park will provide increased habitat richness, and provide a base woodland stock to complement the mature, veteran trees within the park.
    3. Cairnhill Woods Woodland Enhancement Works Phase Two; Works will represent a continuation from last year’s enhancement project.
    4. Harestanes Meadow Creation; the work will provide a pollinator area within the wide undulating band of amenity grass adjacent to the footpath and residential area.
    5. High Park, Lennoxtown; works will be carried out to improve management of an area of Lowland Heath within High Park, Lennoxtown. Lowland Heath is a UK Priority habitat and as such requires positive management to be enhanced and protected.
    6. Lennoxtown Biodiversity Street Tree Planting; To create enhanced tree corridors within an urban area and to strengthen the green network link to the peri-urban area;
    7. Lenzie Biodiversity Street Tree Planting; To create enhanced tree corridors within an urban area and strengthen the green network link to the peri-urban area;
    8. Lenzie Moss Water Vole Habitat Restoration; To increase the viable habitat available for fossorial Water Vole at Lenzie Moss through the creation of small bunds and pools.
    9. Milngavie Biodiversity Street Tree Planting;  To create enhanced tree corridors within an urban area and strengthen the green network link to the peri-urban area;
    10. Milton of Campsie Biodiversity Street Tree Planting;  To create enhanced tree corridors within an urban area and strengthen the green network link to the peri-urban area;
    11. Redhills Woodland; To enhance an existing woodland for biodiversity through the planting of honeysuckle and bramble. In addition, the planting of a number of native apple trees to provide autumn/ winter feeding for a variety of wildlife.
    12. Skunk Cabbage eradication - various locations; To treat and prevent further establishment of this invasive non-native species, and to enable growth of native ground flora.
    13. Twechar Biodiversity Friendly Bulb Planting; To provide biodiversity friendly spring bulb planting to assist pollinator species. In addition, this project will provide increased visual amenity to the local area.
    14. Twechar Biodiversity Street Tree Planting;  To create enhanced tree corridors within an urban area and strengthen the green network link to the peri-urban area;
    15. Yellow Rattle Biodiversity Improvement Project; To increase the biodiversity connectivity through two of East Dunbartonshire Council’s main arterial routes through the provision of increased nectar sources and food plants for pollinating species.
    16. Purchasing of equipment to cut and lift wildflower areas.
    17. Feasibility study to identify appropriate tree and meadow planting sites within East Dunbartonshire and their equivalent carbon capture rates.