Wildlife learning resources for educators
The Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) shares free activity ideas and resources in their online Discovery Den. This includes activity packs on coastal, woodland, and freshwater themes.
OWL Scotland August 2025 Bulletin out now
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The Woodland Trust – Free Tree Packs
The Woodland Trust want to make sure everybody in the UK has the chance to plant a tree. So, they’re giving away hundreds of thousands of trees to schools, youth and community groups. Applications are now open for tree packs to be delivered in November. Applications will close on 28th August [...]
Newsflash – CCF celebrates 4-year milestone!
Since launching in spring 2021, the Clyde Climate Forest (CCF) has planted nearly 3.5 million new trees as a response to the climate and biodiversity crisis. Find out more, including projects by local authority areas. Is there something happening near you?
OWL Scotland November 2024 Bulletin out now
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Five surprising ways that trees help prevent flooding
This article published in The Conversation (17 October 2024) shares findings from research carried out in Scotland. Woodlands and greenspaces were found to be powerful tools for reducing flood risk in 5 ways.
Scotland’s woodland heritage mapped for the future
NatureScot shares news (30 August 2024) about a quest to unearth the stories and restoration potential of the country’s forgotten woodland sites. Forgotten Woodlands is a pilot project from NatureScot, Forestry and Land Scotland, and Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba (the national advisory partnership for Gaelic place-names). It has set out to [...]
OWL Scotland September 2024 Bulletin out now
Checkout the latest updates in the September 2024 Bulletin from OWL Scotland and local OWL groups, including funding, new resources, citizen science links and much more.
