New film spotlights the benefits of healthy peatlands
A new Peatland ACTION film has just been released that highlights the landscape-scale benefits of peatland restoration across Ben Wyvis and the River Peffrey. This is one of a suite of Peatland ACTION case studies that focus on landowners, managers, and contractors explaining in their own words why they think peatland [...]
Glasgow forest school: ‘Children aren’t meant to be sitting at a desk all day’.
Children in Scotland have shared this article in The Herald (18th February 2024 - digital subscription may be required): Glasgow park: 'I feel full of adventure in forest school'.
Travelling into a green future
Discover how confidence in adopting pollinator-friendly actions is taking hold around Scotland’s transport network, old and new, in this post by Scottish Pollinators (12 February 2024). Read about how ScotRail and Scottish Canals are skilfully showcasing the many things we can do to help wildlife, and the involvement of local [...]
Bringing Peatland ACTION to life
This blog post on Scotland’s Nature (9 February 2024) shares the reasons peatland restoration is so important, the benefits that it can bring, and the dedication of the landowners, managers, Peatland ACTION project officers, surveyors and contractors who make it all happen. Checkout 4 new cases studies in bogs and [...]
City lover or Nature lover?
This Finding Nature post (6 February 2024) shares recent research which explores different responses to green and urban spaces, depending on people’s degrees of nature connectedness.
Field Notes: Young people and nature
Sandwood Conservation officer Lynn Munro reports on a fun community engagement programme in this John Muir Trust news item (21 Dec 2023) . This involved working with local partners to engage young people in wild places and the John Muir Award. Read about how young students from the age or [...]
