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The GREAT thing was that we didn't find a huge amount of litter and we discussed and came to the conclusion that maybe people are becoming more aware of the impact that simply dropping a 'Sweetie Rapper' or 'Plastic Bottle' can have on the environments we lived in. We talked and laughed as we worked and Colin told us that a previous group has been in this area over a year ago and had made a huge difference. Allison and Fiona talked to us as we worked and told us about the negative impact of negative attitudes in relation to dropping litter! We learned about the strange items that we simply discard and found these scarfs tied together - The end or maybe even a 'wrap'!!!

We set off with the help of Countryside Ranger Fiona and Allison Grieg - Senior Countryside Ranger for Glasgow on a mission to clear any litter and debris from in and around the Riverside Car Park and surrounding woodland. We ensured that we had the correct tools for the job and considered the safety aspects of the days task as we made our way around the autumnal woodland. Working in small teams with the help of our amazing support staff we scanned the area and were left with a small bag of litter and mixed emotions! To 'always' be continued.....

We found that throwing the bulbs in the air and planting where they landed would give us the most natural effect. We were confident about this for two reasons, the first being that we are confident in what we do and secondly Linzi and Fiona gave us this TOP TIP!!! Too much Gardeners World Girls!!!!! Planting around trees and benches, on top of mounds of grass and in the wide open with clumps of bulbs nestled together to provide splashes of color throughout this important space!! We cannot wait to return in Springtime and spend the day once more admiring the color we have helped create while watching our pollinator friends get to work!!

Today was a day for New Ideas and Reflection as we worked with Countryside Rangers Linzi and Fiona within the COVID Memorial site within Pollok Park. Our task today was Planting Bulbs ready in the hope that we will give our pollinator friends a bit of a head start next Spring! As always we worked and learned together as a team using different techniques tools to plant a variety of different bulbs. As the sun shone the day raced past and we had planted packet after packet of beautiful bulbs that will hopefully slowly start to grow in time for SPRING!!!! Are the GKC Explorers already talking about Spring - YES WE ARE!!!!!

As our day came to an end we agreed that we had created some pretty cool stuff! The process had been pretty cool as well as we learned where our materials had come from, where they were going as they headed for the compost heap and WHY this is important! We learned that some of the Mums and Support staff like the songs from the Movie (Ghost) and laughed and learned all along the way!! As far as our Clay Art Nature exhibition goes....well why don't you judge for yourselves!!!!

We added Clay to the materials that we had found and were challenged by Fiona and Linzi to create Nature Themed Art work with one condition - let our imaginations run 'WILD'!!

Once we got into 'Our Studio' it was time for work! We looked at the materials we had gathered and got to work placing the different materials in a variety of ways to create our art work! Oh and as you can see we weren't the only ones getting in on the Art Act, our brilliant Support Staff and even our Parents were Hooked!!!! Brilliant!!!