Countryfile presenter Anita Rani has presented a blooming lovely project at Barrhead with a National Lottery Award trophy.

The East Renfrewshire water works is part of the Grow Wild scheme which has been voted the UK's best environmental project.

In November 2012, it won a public vote to become the scheme's flagship site Scotland.

It has since undergone a dramatic transformation from a derelict sewage works to a community friendly wild flower haven.

The two hectare site, which has been derelict for 30 years, now features willow entrances, carved railway sleeper borders, large circular concrete containers, sweeping paths and 16,000 plants which were nurtured by Young Enterprise Scotland's training academy.

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Over 90% of the materials used for the revamp are recycled with many of the items found on site including stone from old treatment tanks.

Grow Wild is the national outreach project of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and they travelled to Barrhead to be presented with the award.

Anita Rani, who last year was a semi-finalist in Strictly Come Dancing, met staff for a picnic to celebrate and to sow seeds at the water works.

She said: "Grow Wild is a wonderful and worthy winner of this National Lottery Award.

"Having faced a public vote myself, I know how amazing it is to gather such positive support.

"Grow Wild has boosted community co-operation and inspired people to do something positive for nature across the UK and that should be applauded."

Grow Wild, the UK's biggest flower campaign, received more than 23,000 votes to win the title of best environment project.

Programme manager Philip Turvil said: "Grow Wild has over 80 youth and community projects and since 2014 has been reaching thousands of people across Scotland and transforming spaces with colour, beauty and wildlife.

"In addition, around 175,000 people have been sowing native wild flower seeds all over the country having requested the free Grow Wild seed packets and seed kits."

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East Renfrewshire Council outdoor access officer Mark Brand, who has been involved in the water works project throughout, described what had been done there as astonishing.

He said: "It demonstrates exactly what is possible when local communities are provided with the means to come together and create something wonderful.

"The site, which had fallen out of use, had become overgrown but now provides an inspiring, contemplative environment for school children, families, older people, community groups and keen gardeners."