Course: Grassland and INNS Management

Join us for our sixth Climate FORTH Environmental Skills Session at Kinneil Foreshore LNR

Climate FORTH - Contractor Environmental Skills - Grassland Management, Kinneil Foreshore Local Nature Reserve (LNR)

TCV in partnership with Climate FORTH are delivering a series of 8 on site environmental skills sessions to build skills, confidence and experience in habitat management techniques that deliver climate adaptation and mitigation.

This workshop series is aimed at contractors, land managers and people looking to move in to the environmental sector.

All events in this series are standalone events covering different topics/areas, you do not need to have attended previous events and you are welcome to attend multiple.

Our sixth session will be held at Kinneil Foreshore LNR, Bo'ness with discussion around Island SSSI & SPA hosted by the Outdoor Access Ranger, Falkirk Council.

In this session we will discuss the following considerations for grassland management:

• History and previous management of the site
• Present site management
• Community / stakeholder involvement with Falkirk Council, NatureScot etc.
• Funding for projects Nature Restoration Funding, Biodiversity budget.
• Invasive Non-native Species (INNS) management.
• Tender processes
• Site visit
• Maintenance work schedule
• The broader picture across Falkirk Council, grassland management plan

An introduction to Kinneil Foreshore LNR

Bo’ness was well known for its mining communities. Kinneil pit was a major coal pit famous for its tunnel under the Forth of Forth connecting to Valleyfield in Fife. The coal board closed the pit in 1983, some buildings remained until the early 1990’s. Once the site was cleared the site was landscaped to create a peninsula and small island. It is owned and maintained by Falkirk Council.

The foreshore and peninsula is designated as a Local Nature Reserve. The island is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and part of the Firth of Forth Special Protected Area.

Further information can be found here and here.

What to expect on the day

Meeting Point

We aim to meet from 10 to 10.30am - Meet at Snab Lane Car Park, Snab Lane, Bo'ness, EH51 0PS. The What 3 Words meeting point is - ///upward.spin.flanked

Free on street car parking is available Snab Lane (EH51 0PS), at Kinneil Road (EH51 0PS), and at Corbiehall, by the Corbie Inn (EH51 0PS). There are also larger car parks beside Bo’ness town centre (with path links to the Nature Reserve). They are located off Seaview Place (EH51 0PS) and Memorial Drive/Union Street (EH51 9AQ). Nearest postcodes are in brackets.

It is also a 10 minute walk from Kinneil Estate. Follow the John Muir Way signs out of the Estate, walking northwards to the River Forth. It will take around 15 minutes.

Where possible, please use active travel, public transport or car share.

Travel

If you are traveling by public transport, you can journey plan with Traveline Scotland.

Kinneil Foreshore / Nature Reserve is on the north west edge of Bo’ness in central Scotland, just off the A904. If you’re travelling from other parts of central Scotland, use the M9 motorway and take the exits to Bo’ness.

We are able to offer reasonable expenses for travel, if you would like to discuss travel arrangements, please contact [email protected]

What to Wear

Please bring appropriate footwear to suit the conditions but expect mud.

We will be outside for the duration of the session so please bring warm clothes and a waterproof.

Refreshments

We will be providing teas, coffees and sweet snacks. Please feel free to bring along water and lunch you would like for the session and advise us of any allergies.

For any other questions or to discuss the sessions please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected]