Live in central Scotland & enjoy spending time in woods? 🍃 Research from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social aim to understand how woodland contributes to our health & well-being. Please share your thoughts! Complete the survey before 10th Aug 👉️ buff.ly/UUF7KZw @csgreennetwork.bsky.social

Voted for UK 2026 #TreeOfTheYear yet? This year we're celebrating trees who have survived #AgainstTheOdds💪. Two are in Scotland: 🌳 Earlston Lightening Oak - Dumfries & Galloway 🌳 Balloch Castle Ash - West Dunbartonshire But there are 8 other UK beauties to choose from too! Vote 👉️ buff.ly/aAjTq6p

What a lovely film @atmosmag.bsky.social and @aprilwindle.bsky.social! 👉️ buff.ly/7GOyIvc Thanks for highlighting the intricate wonder of lichens + the importance of nature for in nourishing our mental health. 💚 @asrainforest.bsky.social #TemperateRainforest

A Lichenologist’s Journey Back to Wonder | Atmos

When faced with a mental health crisis, a lichenologist draws on her love for lichens to rediscover a sense of purpose, slow down, and recon

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Incredible milestone for the #WesternIsles 🎉Our #CroftWoodlands initiative has helped plant 287,176 trees in 10 years - 44,000+ this season! Nearly 950 enquiries & £555k invested. Huge thanks to crofters, schools and communities for creating a lasting legacy. 📰👉️ buff.ly/Xl3uFzo #Crofting

Croft tree initiative hits 287,000+ total

For the local news and events in the Western Isles, We Love Stornoway connects our island communities, highlighting key happenings and sharing positive stories.

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Investment in Scotland's rainforest continues thanks to the Nature Restoration Fund! 🥳 We're delighted (and somewhat relieved) that three WT-led restoration projects in #ScotlandsRainforest have been awarded grants from the latest #NatureRestorationFund round. 🧵1/5 📰 ➡️ buff.ly/dNPNhng

£9 million boost for Scotland’s nature

NatureScot has awarded grants totalling £9.2 million to projects that will help save red squirrels, revive fragmented rainforests and restore rivers.

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Are you a woman in forestry in Scotland? 🌲 The Women in Forestry Practical Training Fund can cover up to 100% (max £500) for practical or specialist courses. Open to women & girls 16+. Grow your skills, qualifications &confidence. Apply ➡️ buff.ly/8SxFiPE #WomenInForestry

Live near #Lochinver & scrabbling to keep the kid's entertained this summer? Never fear - Ranger Chris is here to save the day! Drop by Glencanisp Lodge Mon 17th Aug for a family foraging day 🌿 Suitable for ages 5-14, free booking 👉️ buff.ly/KNGJvMc #SchoolHolidays #Foraging #Assynt

Fantastic turn-out for our first volunteer taster session at #GlenDevon last week!🍃 Fancy mucking in? Our next taster is Wed 19 Aug, 10am-3.30pm. Disclaimer: Good laughs and nature guaranteed, weather less so. 😅 Give it a go 👉️ buff.ly/JuWw7cw

#Brambles ripe in Scotland yet? "In very dry conditions, hedgerow plants & trees get to a point where they start to panic they are either going to run out of water or die. So... they get as much fruit out as early as they can just to go through all their natural processes." ➡️https://buff.ly/bGJyWve

Blackberries 'panic' in Suffolk and ripen early due to heatwaves

Farmers say summer ripening will have knock-on effects for birds.

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*The Dumfries & Galloway Tree Planting Grant Scheme is now open* Offering up to £1k for small native schemes across D&G. Last year 76 projects benefited. This year the focus is woodland connectivity. Could it be you planting this winter? Apply 👉️ buff.ly/PE59KWJ #TreePlanting #DumfriesGalloway

The Dumfries & Galloway Tree Planting Grant Scheme is open for Applications! – D&G Woodlands

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Thick trunk with a view? Don't mind if we do! This is beautiful Glen Lyon - home to many veteran trees. These two mature birches have developed characterful bark, textured with ridges, cracks and layers that reflect their advancing years. #ThickTrunkTuesday #VeteranTrees

Down with the daisies at Kinclaven Bluebell Wood. 😀 We love an oxe-eye daisy, don't you?

Red valerian (Centranthus ruber), Bell heather (Erica cinerea) & Bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) all spotted in #Findhorn, #Moray this weekend. These dune plants have adapted to drought, wind, salt spray & shifting sands - incredible! #WildFlowerHour #ByTheSea @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Our #Pressmennan Wood in East Lothian has a terrific array of butterflies, especially in its thistly glades. These pics were taken during a recent visit when we spotted peacock, small skipper, small copper, meadow brown, ringlet, red admiral, speckled wood, green-veined white, comma & small heath.🦋

Up close with a #Kestrel! Amazing shot by George Kelsey on the Water of Leith, Edinburgh.📷️👏 Did you know, kestrels - see UV trails to track rodents - will steal prey from barn owls - use cavities or roofs for nests Numbers have halved since 1970, so do look up!

Ready, steady, grow! 🏅🌱 With the #CommonwealthGames back in #Glasgow, we’re remembering 2014 when we planted a Commonwealth Grove at #LangCraigs Wood in Dumbarton. The trees are now flourishing - swing by for a victory lap. We think you'll be bowled over! #PunFun

The Borders Tree Grant Scheme is back for 26-27! Do you have space for native trees on your land? A small orchard, a copse along a field margin or riverbank? Grants of £1.5k available to landowners & non-profits 👉️ buff.ly/bDjMomc Thanks #TweedForum & #BordersForestTrust for supporting the scheme👏.

Borders Tree Grant Scheme – Tweed Forum

The Borders Tree Grant Scheme funds the planting of individual, or small clumps of trees, which add landscape and biodiversity value to the Scottish Borders countryside - for the benefit of people,…

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The 1st of our osprey chicks has fledged! 😍 Amber took her first flight at just 55 days old. And just as importantly, her first landing back on the nest. One moment their world is the width of a double bed, the next they rule the glen. In a few weeks they will cross continents. Incredible!

Every year this sound makes us smile. 😀 The black seed-pods of broom exploding in the sun. ☀️ This year it seems to be louder than ever before - no longer a quiet 'walk in the woods'! Can you hear them snap and pop?👂️ #Nature

Please help us build a picture of how widely invasive Rhododendron ponticum is still being sold in Scotland. Is it available at your local garden centre? If you spot it, please email a photo to scottishcampaigns@woodlandtrust.org.uk ➡️ buff.ly/6JAOte6 #INNS #BePlantWise #PurgePonticum

Garden centre visitors urged to report stores selling invasive plant

A leading conservation charity has launched a public appeal to identify Scottish garden centres still selling a highly invasive plant.

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All hail the Gold Dust Alders! 👑 These Perthshire ancients were already woodland royalty, but dressed in a shimmering coat of Gold Dust lichen (Chrysothrix candelaris we think), they're looking positively regal. Long may they reign over the woodland! 🌳✨ #ThickTrunkTuesday #TooManyPuns 😀

Check out this giant wood wasp at our Pressmennan Wood in East Lothian! A real whopper! This beastie lays its eggs in pine trees. It may look fearsome but is harmless, with no sting.

Do you own land in the #Buchan area of #Aberdeenshire? #SmaWids can help you create 0.25ha of woodland + up to 100ms of hedgerow, bespoke pasture planting or a small agroforestry scheme. Advice, design, ordering & delivery all taken care of ➡️ buff.ly/0QRHsHC #FreeTrees #WoodlandCreation

Learn more about Aberdeenshire Sma Wids

Discover how Aberdeenshire Sma Wids supports small-scale woodland and hedgerow creation, with free resources across the Buchan area.

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Exciting new, free #Riverwoods webinar series starts Wed 29 July. ALL WELCOME 🧑‍💻 Sessions will dive into key aspects of developing, delivering & monitoring #RiverRestoration projects. 1st session: involving local communities, accessibility, resources tour + live Q&A. Sign up: buff.ly/VvzpNzL

#wetlandplants for this week's #wildflowerhour 💦 🩷 Ragged Robin & marsh marigold from a damp #GlenFinglas in the Trossachs 🤍 Round sundew & bog cotton from Spinningdale bog at #Ledmore & Migdale In this weather are there any wetland plants thriving near you? #InternationalBogDay2026

Another great session from the #IntegratingTreesNetwork next month. This time all about trees & hedges on farms, excellent stuff! 🚜 👣 Walk & talk (plus a cuppa ofc) with Sam & Stuart from Cowhill Estate 📍 Heathfield Farm, Dumfries 📆 Tues 18th August, 10 am -1 pm Free booking👉️ buff.ly/OxZCMK6

Exciting job opportunities in Scotland & UK-wide now! 🏳️‍🌈 Head of Campaigning & Programmes, closes 31 Jul 🌳Head of Estates & Programmes - Scotland, closes 9 Aug 🌱 Outreach Adviser - Croft Woodlands (Uist and Barra), closes 11 Aug ➡️ buff.ly/R0GPQSa for these & more. #NatureJobs #JoinTheTeam

New music Friday - 'Stridulation' ft the Common green grasshopper! 🔊 Stridulation involves specialised body parts being used to produce sound. 🥁 In grasshoppers, small pegs on their hind legs rub against the fore wing to create this timeless summer track. 🎶

🌳Having campaigned for this since 2021, we're delighted to see NatureScot commit to publishing an online register of Scotland's ancient woodlands in 2027. This vital list, with condition info, will help protect biodiversity, carbon stores and our natural heritage🔗 buff.ly/KQNSQrK #AncientWoodland

Register of Scotland's ancient woodlands takes step closer to reality

NatureScot is aiming for the project to go live next year

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Bluebells in July?! 😦 Spotted by our Volunteering Officer whilst on holiday near #Schiehallion Noticed any unusual timings in nature? ⏱️ Record your sightings on Nature's Calendar & help us better understand the effects of climate change on our wildlife 👉️ buff.ly/N80mvs8