The Trust is delighted to confirm the successful Community Asset Transfer of another local green asset! Previously earmarked for housing development, this area of farmland adjoining Teucheen Wood has now been brought into community ownership - protecting it for generations to come. Our community members have long championed the preservation of Inchinnan’s green landscape, diverse wildlife habitats, and natural heritage - for the benefit of both people and nature. The Trust wa

A view of the site from Greenock Road. IDT are in the first stages of applying for a Community Asset Transfer of an important local asset, an area of farmland adjacent to Teucheen Wood’s main entrance path. Our short survey can be found here. The community of Inchinnan have long expressed a desire for the preservation of Inchinnan’s greenbelt, diverse habitats, and natural heritage - both for the benefit of people and wildlife. The Trust was established with this goal in mind

Following work to plant up a hedgerow along Teucheen Wood’s entrance path in February, volunteers have now started on the creation of a wildflower verge. Over the past few weekends, they have been hard at work doing the necessary ground preparation to sow a native mix of wildflower seeds and grasses. Once established, the verge will provide a vibrant habitat and vital food source for local insects (in particular, pollinators like bees and butterflies), birds, and small mammal

Members of our local and wider communities joined forces earlier in the month to plant a row of native hedgerow species as part of efforts to improve habitat connectivity and availability across Inchinnan. Armed with spades and saplings, volunteers planted up over 100-metres of double hedge on the day - comprising of a mix of native hedgerow species including hawthorn, blackthorn, field maple, alder, bird cherry, hazel, dog rose and elder. As these saplings mature, they will

Wildflower meadows can often be undervalued as some can see them as unruly, messy landscapes compared to the manicured lawns and grasslands we have become accustomed to, but this perceived “messiness” is key to their success as thriving wildlife habitats. 🌻 Wildflowers meadows are wildlife havens Meadows are teeming with biodiversity (meaning they have a variety of different plants and wildlife) and their ‘untidy’ appearance is due to the amount of plant species co-existing

Inchinnan Development Trust plans to bring an area of amenity grassland located behind the India of Inchinnan building on Greenock Road into community ownership to create a new space for our local wildlife and community. The site was originally developed as part of an industrial site which dates back to the early 1900s. Following the demolition of India Tyres Rubber Works the site was converted to grassland and only the listed India of Inchinnan building remains (adjacent to

We are pleased to announce that we have secured funding through the The National Lottery Community Fund 'Together for Our Planet' programme to develop a new project aiming to restore habitat connectivity in the area. Changes to the use and management of land within Inchinnan has lead to the destruction of natural habitats and isolation of those which remain, leaving them disconnected from the wider environment and ecological networks across the region. Using our funding from