Dundee City Council is asking visitors to Take Pride in Riverside Nature Park and help look after ground nesting birds.
The nature park, created on an area of landfill by the River Tay, is home to the largest wildflower meadows in the city and is a popular place for walkers and dog walkers.
In an effort to protect ground nesting birds, including skylarks, the council and Friends Group will be asking visitors again for their help.
Signs are in place requesting that all visitors keep to surfaced paths and keep dogs on lead in one half of the Park - the hill meadow, which is ideal nesting for the Skylark.
It is in this area which the Council really need support from visitors and dog walkers, in order to give these birds a chance of breeding successfully. The eastern half of the park will still be available for off lead exercise.
“Last year, visitors reported they were enjoying more Skylarks singing at Riverside Nature Park” neighbourhood services convener Councillor Kevin Cordell explained. “It is great to know that simply by staying on the path with dogs on lead, we can all help these birds breed and succeed.”
The birds will be monitored by volunteers over the breeding season once more to see if nesting becomes more successful. Council officers and volunteers invite visitors to Celebrate Skylarks and meet the Friends of Riverside Nature Park on Tuesday 3rd April starting at 10:30 at the car park entrance.
There are other events held throughout the year at the Nature Park to help people find out more about the fantastic biodiversity living there. Projects for volunteers to help manage the habitats include hedge planting, litter picks and wildlife surveys.
Find out more from signs at the Park or at https://www.facebook.com/riversidenatureparkdundee
Find out more about Take Pride in Your City at https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/take-pride-in-your-city
Dundee City Council
Dundee draws skilled workers from a 60-minute catchment population of 640,000 and has a local population of over 140,000. The availability of a large pool of highly skilled labour is a key feature in the Dundee economy. Flexibility in the labour force is currently more prevalent in Dundee than in Scotland as a whole. All forms of labour market flexibility - part-time, temporary employment, self-employment and shift work - are widely operational within the city. Labour force stability in the city is excellent, enabling companies to plan with confidence. Labour turnover levels are less than 5% and absenteeism averages 2%.
