Events

The East Ayrshire Coalfield Environment Initiative (CEI) is a successful partnership between the local authority and conservation bodies, working with the community over the last 10 years to enhance, conserve, and promote the environment in East Ayrshire. Our three aims are:

1. Environment – to enhance the natural environment and landscape within the CEI project area.
2. Understanding – to increase understanding and appreciation of East Ayrshire’s wildlife and its value, providing and developing opportunities for learning about and experiencing wildlife.
3. Engagement – to increase community participation in wildlife conservation, enabling local people to contribute to environmental improvements and develop new skills

Get involved with the CEI through our volunteering, events and education programmes and help make a difference to the natural environment in your community.

For more information about CEI, click here

Indoor meeting run through the winter months and are held on Friday nights in the Argyle Centre, Campbell Avenue, Saltcoats.

More details can be found here.

The SWT Galloway Group organise winter talks and a programme of summer walks and events. Talks are held on the first Wednesday of the month at Castle Douglas. For more information see the SWT Galloway web page or Facebook page.

SWT Ayrshire Group hold evening meetings on the third Tuesday of the month in Ayr. Details can be found on the SWT Ayrshire website.

The F.R.I.E.N.D.S. group was created in 1995 by Gavin McInnes as a vehicle for his community work in the town. The charity’s remit is to improve the wild green spaces in the town for the benefit of both people and wildlife. This website details some of the work the group have done and provides information on the wildlife we have recorded in the town’s urban green spaces.

For more information, click here

The West Galloway SOC Branch meet on Tuesday evenings in Stranraer during the winter months. More details can be found at the branch web page.