Tracking landscape changes

You might have noticed some unusual wooden QR codes appearing on signposts and interpretation boards around the Glenkens. These are part of the 'Participatory Monitoring of Landscape Change' project - a collaboration between Glenkens Community & Arts Trust and Dalry Community Council, supported by NatureScot funding over the past three years.

The idea is simple: anyone passing by - whether on a daily walk or a one-off visit - can scan a QR code, take a quick photo, and upload it to the Glenkens Hub image repository.

There’s also space to add words alongside the images - anything from factual observations to creative responses like poems or short stories.

Over time, these contributions will build into a living archive, capturing how our local landscapes evolve and change over the coming decades.

You’ll find the wooden QR codes along the Donald Watson Trail, the Polmaddie Pack Road, the New Galloway path near the Ken Bridge, on Forrest Estate, and also by the new bench on Waterside Hill.

A huge thank you to Joe Seed for creating the beautiful wooden QR plaques that help connect people, place and story, and to all the partners that have given permission for them to be installed.

You can view the latest submitted images here: https://glenkens.scot/projects/glenkens-view-points

Morag Paterson