This job is rarely the same every week, or everyday for that matter! One day I might be telling a community group that people used to reccomend chewing bramble leaves as a cure for tooth ache (don't try that) and the next ...
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Coming up for air!
Hi all…..it has been sometime since I posted an update from beautiful York!
I have been completely immersed in getting my project off the ground and time has simply flown past, suddenly we are half way through and I ...
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Moving forward with the Ellon Green Network.
Hello all, it has been a very eventful two months. As I mentioned in my last blog, we ran a community consultation in May to see what people thought about the Green Network Project in Ellon. 101 people responded to the ...
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Things I’ve learnt so far
Time is flying over in Cumbernauld and it is hard to believe that I am already halfway through my placement with the Scottish Wildlife Trust. My placement has been far more diverse than I would have imagined, so I thought I ...
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Out and about on the North Coast
As I’m sure regular readers of these blogs will know, most of the Natural Networks trainees have some form of placement with another organisation built into their year with TCV. One hadn’t been organised for me when I started ...
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Animal Tracks and Signs
So I thought I would write a quick blog about my most recent event at Ardeer Quarry LNR (Stevenston) which was an Animal Tracks and Signs guided walk. The event itself was very successful, the only downside was capturing ...
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Moths are dull aren’t they?………Wrong!!
So it's been a while since I updated you on what I've been up out in the Wild West, so here's how things have been going! The weathers been all over the place but it has got a wee bit warmer (although it's just got cold again ...
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“Go Wild at Sale Water Park”: Pre-event!
I never realised how involved you can become in planning one event! I am currently taking the lead on sorting out our August family fun day "Go Wild at Sale Water Park".
It's brilliant to be able to pick the activities and ...
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Summer time when the weather is fine!
It’s been a busy six weeks since my last blog. With a good mixture of things happening with South Gloucestershire Council and also TCV. I have been very busy down at the Tree Life Centre on Grimsbury Farm over the last few ...
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Fun and games at St Mary’s – Part two
As promised, here is part 2 of what I've been up to with the primary 5 class at St Mary’s primary school in Coatbridge…
Session 5 – Fact files, presentations and bug house diaries
I had hoped the planters would be ...
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