Campaigns – Paisley Natural History Society

No Mow May 2025

Lawn with tall grass surrounded by flower borders

Did anyone, like us, decide to give No Mow May a go this year? We have two areas of lawn, one front and one back garden. They produced quite different results. Our front lawn is quite small, and surrounded by flower borders. Over the course of the month of May, the grass grew tall andContinueContinue reading “No Mow May 2025”

Biodiversity and planning webinar series

Screenshot from the APRS 2024/2025 Winter Webinar Series webpage showing titles of the first three webinars on 6th November, 4th December 2024 and 15th January 2025

Biodiversity and Planning in Scotland is the theme of the APRS and Planning Democracy Winter Webinar Series. It is partly inspired by the number of enquiries they receive on planning where people express their concern for the potential loss of biodiversity and don’t always feel this is given appropriate weight in a planning decision. WhyContinueContinue reading “Biodiversity and planning webinar series”

Please help save Coul Links AGAIN!

Screengrab with photograph of coastline with title 'Save Coul Links' and text below

Highland Council votes to grant permission for golf course development despite overwhelming opposition. The Conservation Coalition asks for your help to stop this. Councillors voted by eight in favour, six against to allow the plans by developer C4C for Coul Links, near Embo in East Sutherland, against the advice of Highland Council’s own planning officers,ContinueContinue reading “Please help save Coul Links AGAIN!”