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

The Annual General Meeting of Inchinnan Development Trust will be held on: Tuesday 12th December, at 7.30pm in the India of Inchinnan building on Greenock Road. All Active and Non-Active Members have full voting rights at the AGM (those members who live within Inchinnan community boundary). Associate members (non-residents) and junior members are not eligible to stand for election to the Board nor are they eligible to vote at any general meeting. The agenda for the meeting an

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

It’s #CommunityLandWeek and we want to highlight our latest community asset, India Tyres Playing Fields. A relic of Inchinnan’s industrial past, the playing fields are now in the hands of the community via a Community Asset Transfer which took place last year. Find out more about the playing field’s heritage and journey into community management (text also below image): Inchinnan’s industrial heritage - The site of India Tyres Playing Fields is tied to Inchinnan’s rich indust

Our Friends of Teucheen Wood were hard at work again last weekend! Most of the day was spent raking and cutting the overgrown verges of our woodland entrance path (pictured during summer and after their work this weekend). While elsewhere in the woodland, they were busy repurposing deadwood logs as path borders to better define our main path network and help to keep visitors on the right track. Thanks to our volunteers for their continued hard work in Teucheen Wood!