Congratulations to West Fife Woodlands Group

That the Parliament notes that 2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the Valleyfield Snowdrop Trail;  celebrates the progress in completing the Valleyfield Estate Community Orchard; understands that, over the last 18 months, the West Fife Woodlands Group, part of the Inner Forth Landscape Initiative project, has been clearing a large area in the Valleyfield Woodland Park to make room for the orchard; welcomes the participation of 279 pupils from Torryburn, Saline, Inzievar, St Serf’s, Tulliallan, Culross and Holy Name primary schools, who will help plant what it considers the historic new orchard between 15 and 24 February; understands that the West Fife Woodlands Group was created 10 years ago to restore, revive and protect the woodland areas around west Fife; welcomes the support provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Fife Environment Trust and Awards for All; notes that the children will also be given a special guided snowdrop tour of the woodlands as part of a programme of guided walks to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Valleyfield Snowdrop Trail, where participants can see and enjoy snowdrops in the remains of a designed landscape and ancient woodland; encourages local people and visitors alike to visit the Snowdrop Trail and participate in one of the free walks offered by West Fife Woodlands Group at 2pm every weekend from 6 February until 13 March, departing from Shiresmill Car Park; believes that this project nurtures a more vibrant natural environment, reconnecting people with the natural and historic heritage of the inner Forth as well as promoting community involvement in the West Fife Villages, and commends everyone involved in working to make what it considers this exciting project happen and ensuring that the unique landscape at the heart of Scotland is both recognised and celebrated.