Trees, nature conservation and greenspace

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Renfrewshire has a rich and varied natural environment.
There are wildlife and nature conservation sites of national and international importance, protected woodlands and individual trees that all contribute to the quality and variety of the landscape.

• Biodiversity - find out what the council’s doing to save birds, bees and butterfly orchids.
• Carts Greenspace - an team working with local people to create, transform and improve greenspaces in Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire
• Green network partnership - covering Glasgow and the Clyde Valley aiming to create a green network linking parks, walkways and woodland
• Local Green Network projects - find out what's happening in your area
• Local Nature Reserves - at Jenny's Well, Paisley Moss and Durrockstock Park.
• Nature conservation - areas designated as particularly important for nature conservation including special protection areas and sites of special scientific interest
• Outdoor access - information about the law, your responsibilities and what the council is doing to improve and promote access in our towns, villages and countryside.
• Trees -information about the protection of trees covered by tree preservation orders and in conservation areas as well as some guidance for protecting trees during construction works.