Dear Woodland Trust Scotland volunteers, The pandemic has infiltrated all our lives in so many ways - how we travel, socialise, work, eat and exercise. It's had a big impact on activities and priorities at the Trust too. Despite many of our staff being placed on...
Back in July I emailed all Scotland volunteers to see how lockdown life was for you all, and I received some heart-warming responses, some about life in general, and some about your ongoing volunteering activity. I’d like to share one of those stories with you. Christine Goetz...
Ian Riches is one of two fantastic and incredibly dedicated Woodland Working Group leaders at Kinclaven Bluebell Wood in Perthshire, Ian is also a Woodland Warden at Kinclaven and he has shared his lockdown experiences and some lovely photos from his beloved Kinclaven with us. ...
Juliet Wilson is a volunteer Super Campaigner with us and has written an article about how lockdown has given her time to connect with nature in some unusual places! Here is her interesting and very heartwarming piece: When lockdown was imposed and we were limited to...
This is to all our dedicated volunteers across Scotland, I wanted to say hello and to remind you that we haven’t forgotten about you all, nor about how much we value volunteering. It sounds like a cliché but we really couldn’t do much of what we...
Michelle Kelly is one of a team of Scotland Ospreycam volunteers, who every year help us make this exciting project run smoothly by watching, reviewing and editing footage from our camera at Loch Arkaig. Luckily, this is a project that pesky Covid-19 cannot halt, as...
This hermit's lock-down life has really crystallized for me just how important being in green and peaceful spaces is. Connecting with nature is just the best way of relaxing and for clearing and sorting of thoughts….a sort of brain flush! My recent daily walks with my...
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Andrew Carnegie’s “Fairy Glen” Acquired by Woodland Trust Scotland. Welcome to the fold, Fairy Glen! We have purchased a favourite summer picnic spot of Andrew Carnegie, a millionaire industrialist and philanthropist who bought the Skibo Estate, and its Ledmore...
Two nights ago the Loch Arkaig Pine Forest had a visitor to the nest...
Barbara Crane is a volunteer speaker from Aberdeenshire. Barbara has been with us for a few years and is a committed and wonderful volunteer. Always determined to deliver the optimum speech to her audience, she is often in touch to find relevant information for her...