Fereneze Braes of Barrhead

Sharing the wildlife and campaigning to save this incredibly rich and diverse greenbelt site

[Plantlife @Love_plants]

.@JoRiggall: “Whilst trees & peatlands are rightly recognised for their role in #ClimateChange mitigation & adaptation, species-rich & semi-natural #grasslands are also sensational & stable carbon stores that are far too often overlooked by policy makers." https://t.co/rqJy7PMmFp

[Butterfly Conservation 🦋 @savebutterflies]

We urgently need your help once again to #SaveCoulLinks 📢

Highland Councillors have today voted to approve plans for a golf course on this internationally important and protected habitat, despite overwhelming opposition.

[BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland @BSBIbotany]

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#ScotBotanistsConf

[GCR Green Network @GCRGreenNetwork]

Great to see this blog published by @ScotPollinators 👏👏👏

https://t.co/FtWSZPu5SV

@Ally_GCVGNP @Rory_GCVGNP

Give @ClydeGrasslands a follow to learn more !!

[Fereneze Braes of Barrhead @SaveFereneze]

Nearby #Dykebar Hospital land mapped as CORE #SpeciesRichGrassland Despite best efforts of #SavePaisleysGreenspace, the @ScotGov reporter approved housing for the site and destruction of its #SRG and #AncientWoodland @ClydeGrasslands @RenCouncil @GCVGreenNetwork

[Fereneze Braes of Barrhead @SaveFereneze]

Glad to see #biodiversity of the #Fereneze field #Barrhead being recognized in this @ClydeGrasslands study as a CORE #SpeciesRichGrassland. Hoping @EastRenCouncil will now extend the boundary of the adjacent #LocalBiodiversitySites to include it. @GCVGreenNetwork @NatureScot

[Rory McLeod @Rory_GCRGN]

We were delighted to publish a new @ClydeGrasslands study recently on #speciesrichgrasslands led by @GCVGreenNetwork on behalf of partners @PlantlifeScot @savebutterflies @BumblebeeTrust

@NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund @ScotGovNetZero

See below thread for key points... 👇

[Barrhead News @barrheadnews]

Residents win battle to prevent a phone mast being built in Barrhead https://t.co/Yqsa3i1Aqg

[Fereneze Braes of Barrhead @SaveFereneze]

Fantastic result for #Boylestone #Barrhead. Thanks to @PFOKane for his support in the campaign against the mast. Relieved that the Scottish Reporter agreed with the local community and that views and wildlife at #Fereneze will not be blighted by this mast.

[Paul Stevenson-O’Kane @PFOKane]

My reaction to a great victory for the local community of the Boylestone Road area in Barrhead 👇

[Save Paisley's Green Space @savepaisgreensp]

Large lime bits the dust @UniWestScotland Thornly park campus while @MillerHomesUK continue to take down over 300 trees on what was a beautiful site full of biodiversity now looks like Armageddon

[Fereneze Braes of Barrhead @SaveFereneze]

Mature trees 100+ years of growth wiped out in seconds. Devastation at former UWS campus Thornly Park #Paisley despite best efforts of #SavePaisleysGreenSpace to stop it. More being destroyed at #Dykebar too. 💔😡 https://t.co/PflZOInzSf

[Kiz Ferguson @kizferguson]

Absolutely heartbroken at the needless loss of mature trees and habitat at UWS Thornly Park site, Paisley, and it’s the start of nesting season.💔 🌳
#paisley @WoodlandTrust @Natures_Voice @nature_scot @Britnatureguide @BTO_Scotland @ChrisGPackham #trees

[Scottish Government @scotgov]

The sale of peat is set to be banned, as part of plans to protect peatlands and reduce carbon emissions.

As most extracted peat is used for horticulture, we are looking for views from gardeners and commercial growers.

Take part in the consultation: https://t.co/7KpuwtJciX

[Fereneze Braes of Barrhead @SaveFereneze]

View from the proposed mast site. A 20m mast would be seen for miles around and dominate local views, towering over 25m above local homes. Construction would disturb local wildlife at adjacent #SSSI and #biodiversity site and the impact of 5G on wildlife is a concern.

[Fereneze Braes of Barrhead @SaveFereneze]

Please help 🙏Sign and share our petition
NBNL have lodged a petition with @scotgov who could overturn @EastRenCouncil's refusal for a #5G #mast to be built at Boylestone #biodiversity site #Barrhead. We only have 14 days to comment https://t.co/X9JLLXZI9G

[Fereneze Braes of Barrhead @SaveFereneze]

Say NO to 5G mast which would totally spoil views of #Fereneze and #Boylestone #Barrhead and impact on it's biodiversity. Please support our campaign by signing and sharing. https://t.co/UFrfsCoflp via @UKChange

[Fereneze Braes of Barrhead @SaveFereneze]

Delighted to see our campaign made front page of this week's @barrheadnews Thanks to @NormanSilveste3 for fantastic article.

[Barrhead News @barrheadnews]

Barrhead: Residents fight plan for huge phone mast https://t.co/Iza1XLrFpm

[Fereneze Braes of Barrhead @SaveFereneze]

No notification required but a growing number of people are very concerned as they find out about it. Worries about the impact on #health, on #wildlife, damage to property, loss of amenity and intrusive views. Read more at https://t.co/xQl53Ww6Bb.

[Fereneze Braes of Barrhead @SaveFereneze]

#TelecomsMast proposed for Boylestone #Barrhead might look like this, based on the #MBNL plans.
Next to a #SSSI and #LocalBiodiversitySite.
It's designed to look like a tree to blend in. Can you spot it?
@EastRenCouncil @ThomasCArthur @KirstenOswald
https://t.co/fQznqw9KaH

[Fereneze Braes of Barrhead @SaveFereneze]

Fereneze field sold for £200k. I wonder how long it will be before we start fighting against planning applications again. https://t.co/Wbl3Lj1mXW

[Fereneze Braes of Barrhead @SaveFereneze]

Beautiful Beech trees uphill from the Fereneze field. Amazing to see the biodiversity in a decaying tree.

[Paisley Natural History Society @HistoryPaisley]

https://t.co/lwYYXT8l6C