The draft vision and masterplan for the Seven Lochs Wetland Park has been added as a case study article to the Architecture Scotland website - see here.

The article highlights key stages in the development of the masterplan, and the main elements of the strategy to create the Wetland Park. It also notes that consultation on the draft masterplan is currently underway. To find out more about the masterplan consultation click here.

New web pages to support consultation on the draft Seven Lochs Wetland Park vision and masterplan have been launched. The web pages split the report into chapters - making it easier and quicker to download. Each chapter page also gives a number of consultation questions - and responses can be submitted on-line. To visit the new pages click here.

For information about further events and meetings contact Scott Ferguson on 07891 063 309 or scott.ferguson@irri.org.uk.

The Seven Lochs Wetland Park vision and masterplan has won silver in the place making / master planning category at the Roses Design Awards - www.rosesdesignawards.com. The masterplan, prepared by a consortuim led by Collective Architecture, was published as a consultation draft in July.

Consultation on the draft masterplan is underway - with stakeholder workshops planned over the coming weeks. To find out more contact Scott Ferguson - 07891 062 309 or scott.ferguson@irri.org.uk.

Following publication of a draft masterplan earlier this year we have now launched a formal consultation on plans for the Seven Lochs Wetland Park. The success of the project depends upon the support of all our stakeholders, and we want to hear from community groups, NGOs and other agencies to examine how proposals for the Wetland Park can de refined and further developed.

Keep an eye on our Seven Lochs webpages for opportunities to get involved in the consultation, or contact Scott Ferguson, 07891 062 309/scott.ferguson@irri.org.uk for more.

The first UK Wetland Futures Conference took place on the 28th and 29th June. Held at Brockholes visitor centre - the UK's first fully floating conference venue - the conference looked at how new partnerships between the public, private and voluntary sectors could help take forward wetland conservation.

GCV Green Network Partnership were invited to talk about our innovative Integrating Green Infrastructure (IGI) project, and how functional wetlands can be created by incorporating SUDS into new development. We also presented the vision for the Seven Lochs Wetland Park, and how the IGI approach will be applied to the development of a new, nationally important Wetland Park in the N.E of Glasgow. The Wetland Park will bring together local government, developers and NGOs to link the conservation and expansion of existing wetland habitats to the creation of new wetland features through development.

The Seven Lochs Wetland Park is an ambitious project that will transform 16 sq km of greenspace in Glasgow / North Lanarkshire into a new park of national significance. A masterplan setting out the vision and proposals for developing the Wetland Park has been published for consultation - you can download it here. To find out more contact scott.ferguson@irri.org.uk