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Sunshine and Hail in Central Scotland

April 27, 2016 by giovannabisoni

Another month has passed, but spring is still struggling to get established in Central Scotland. We've had sunshine, we've had snow, we're currently having hail. But lucky for us we also still have plenty of dogs! The ...
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April 25, 2016 by davidfleming

Hello! My name is David Fleming, I am the Natural Networks Trainee based in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, and this is the 1st blog I have ever written in my life, never mind just for TCV! So hopefully it won' be too dull to ...
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Lost in East Ayrshire

April 21, 2016 by jenniferholmes

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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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: attainment, bumblebees, conservation, East Ayrshire, education, Green Gym, Green Spaces, health and well being, Kilmarnock, Learning Outdoor Support Team, lichen, LOST, Natural Networks, Outddor eductaion, pupils, school ground development, schools, Scotland, TCV, trainee

Spring has Arrived!

April 18, 2016 by delythhurley

Hello! It’s been another action packed month in Bristol. Spring has arrived and the Tree Life Centre has sprung into life with leaves starting to appear on our trees and flowers popping up in our forest school area.  Our pond ...
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Joining Forces and Feeling Mulch Better

April 15, 2016 by emmastraughan

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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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bumblebee Conservation Trust, bumblebees, citizen science, Community, community growing, csgn, Edinburgh Living Landscapes, emma straughan, engagement, FEVA, forest skills, Forestry Commission, gcvgnp, Green Spaces, John Muir Award, lichen, Natural Networks, nhs, OPAL, RBGE, rewild, Seven Lochs, sighted guide, TCV, trainee, training, volunteering

Bedazzling Bug Walks!

April 14, 2016 by davidwalsh

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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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bedazzling, bug walks, bumblebees, butterfly, calderbank, communities, conservation, cumbernauld community park, cychrus caraboides, David Walsh, engagement, glasgrow, lions teeth, maryhill community hub, minibeast, Natural Networks, newt, possilpark, stewarton park, TCV, Wildlife

(Re)Wild at Heart

April 11, 2016 by emmastraughan

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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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Community, csgn, emma straughan, engagement, gcvgnp, Green Spaces, Natural Networks, rewild, TCV, trainee

The Legacy of the Bings

April 7, 2016 by lucygraham

Hi, I'm Lucy,  I'm based across West Lothian, I'll be engaging and providing opportunities for older residents and people living with dementia to get into the great outdoors - to get active, make lasting friends (between all ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: ageing, artichange, bings, blog, broxburn, david, development, farmland, graham, green, health, history, in, landscape, later, legacy, life, linlithgow, lothian, lucy, natural, networks, of, older, palace, the, trainee, well, west, Wildlife, winchburgh

I’m lichen those bees!

April 6, 2016 by jessowen

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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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Amanda Malcolm, Bumblebee Conservation Trust, bumblebees, conservation, Francis Stoakley, Helen Dickinson, Jess Owen, lichen, Natural Networks, Natural Talent, Outdoor Education, RBGE, TCV, The Conservation Volunteers, volunteering, Wildlife

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