🪵Today The Queen and The Princess Royal visited one of the last wild spaces in the west-end of Glasgow: @childrens_wood.

🌲The former football pitch was transformed into a woodland and meadow 20 years ago.
🧺 @Childrens_wood is an important place for the local community: people of all generations come here to walk their dogs, picnic, garden, play and enjoy being in nature.

🌱Her Majesty and The Princess were shown around community allotments where herbs and vegetables are grown.
🍃 The project aims to connect people to nature and involved them in the management of their own land.

🔥 Her Majesty and Her Royal Highness met local school children toasting marshmallows and popping corn.
🐝 And humans aren’t the only ones to enjoy the space!

🍯 The Children’s Wood bee hives produce pots of honey, one of which was presented to Her Majesty as she left.

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