Free trees, workshops and CPD from the Tree Council
The Tree Council is looking for 70 new schools or youth groups to work with this year to deliver a Young Tree Champions Trees and More Project. Make a difference to your young people and to the planet! We will provide free trees (fruit or hedgerow), a digital microscope camera, [...]
#itree24 – presentations
Find and enjoy browsing PDF copies of the presentations from #itree24. This shares many of the presentations shown the event delegates in Dundee. The event ran from 19-21 June 2024.
Grants of up to £100,000 available soon to support urban forestry projects across Scotland
Read about the first pilot project to be funded through the ambitious Urban Forestry Programme. TreeLink Stirling’s Free Nut and Fruit trees aims to plant 200 apple, pear, and walnut trees in local neighbourhoods with low tree cover The Urban Forestry Programme will support urban forestry projects, tree planting, biodiversity, [...]
Scorching schoolyards: California groups want more trees, less asphalt at schools
Greenspace Scotland have shared this article describing how schoolyards are hot and getting hotter. Researchers and advocates are pushing the state to allocate money for green schoolyards, which can include trees, grass or gardens in place of asphalt or rubber play surfaces at most schools. Find this story and more [...]
Trees and woods: at the heart of nature recovery in Scotland
Greenspace Scotland have shared a new report studying nature recovery in Scotland, carried out by the Woodland Trust. This report aims to show how wood and trees can drive nature recovery to the benefit of the nation's population, using the “3-30-300 rule”. Do your school grounds and school location meet [...]
Why do some trees lose their leaves and others don’t?
Find out, by listening to The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast (12 May 2024).
Observatree and plant health using citizen science
Discover how using citizen science, you can help spot new pest and disease threats to UK trees The Observatree project is a citizen science project led by Forest Research, in collaboration with key organisations. Find education and training resources under Plant Health Action (linked to the English curriculum).
Blossom Day 2024
Do you have fruit trees in your school grounds or local greenspace? If so, find out how you can take part in Blossom Day 2024! Greenspace Scotland have signposted this Scottish charity for traditional orchards which helps people and communities across Scotland to celebrate one of nature’s wonders – fruit [...]
