The past six weeks have been hectic. It feels like my feet haven’t touched the ground as I interpret wee beasties for all and sundry. Each day different than the last. And you dear reader are so lucky because I am about to ...
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Getting to the Art of the Matter with Rewilding
So since May I've been involved in a fever of forums, funding and festivals, all flipping fantastic.
Rewilding in Inverclyde and Yoker
TCV's Green Gym at Coves Local Nature Reserve has begun as part of the Community ...
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Bug-ingham palace and other puns
at naturefest
As a massive yellow orb came out from behind the clouds and mysteriously heated everything up this month, my traineeship also heated up (metaphorically speaking, (could you imagine the traineeship actually ...
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All work and no play – not a chance
Holidaying around Hawick
So to avoid being in Tim's bad books I took a weeks holiday in May and as luck would have it one of the best weather wise. Even on holiday though, a Natural Network Trainee is always on the look ...
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VAT’s The Way I Like It
As well as awash with showers, April's been filled with events, training opportunities and rewilding.
Initially though the month started with a community consultation led by Urban Roots on ideas for the Broomloan Road ...
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Lost in East Ayrshire
Hello
Thank you for coming to read my blog, though I can’t promise it won’t be a long one as it’s been a pretty busy couple of months!
My name is Jenny and along with my partner in crime Carolyn (No pic of us together yet ...
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Joining Forces and Feeling Mulch Better
March has been a hive of activity, almost literally, thanks, in part, to a training course on Bumblebees, chances to job shadow, a number of forums, site visits and case studies and joining forces to green up Glasgow and the ...
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Bedazzling Bug Walks!
Hello again! It has been a really hectic month in my traineeship. I broke free of the office and made it out into the field to go on some magical bug walks with young inquisitive minds. Apologies if this blog does sound ...
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(Re)Wild at Heart
So my name is Emma Straughan and if my surname wasn't enough of a mouthful wait until you read my job title. I am the Urban Rewilding Community Officer based with Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network Partnership, working ...
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I’m lichen those bees!
Hi readers! So month number two of trainee life has been wonderfully hectic and full of lichen!
I was lucky enough to go on a training course all about lichen and how to inspire and engage others with lichen, and during ...
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