... a "Splash" Course!
Natural Networks is all about collaborating! In my placement I have been getting involved with other groups and organisations to contribute to a network of natural conservation on a landscape scale. ...
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Pope Francis, orchards and community wellbeing
On 18th June, whilst I was out exploring an overgrown orchard somewhere in the depths of The National Forest, Pope Francis released his encyclical on climate change, Laudato Si’ in Rome with thousands of supporters for ...
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Gardener’s World Live and other June fun
June has flown by in a mix of planting, meetings, training and of course, Gardener’s World Live. My month started with a busy day with the rangers, planting over 100 wildflowers in an area of forest that had been semi-cleared ...
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The End of the Beginning
"Every new beginning comes from some some other beginning's end"
- Seneca (or Semisonic...depending on whether you prefer a roman philosopher or an alternative rock band)
When I started this traineeship back in January I ...
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Wild About Wildflowers
Working outdoors has made me so much more aware of the changing of the seasons and of how varied our native (or at least naturalised) flora is! By far the best way for me to learn is through taking the time to identify flower ...
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“What happens if you stick your finger into the Faerie world for 1 second???”
If you are going to tell a group of school kids about how a lone Hawthorn tree signifies an entrance into the faerie world where time stands still then do it at the end of an event, not the beginning! Otherwise that question ...
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A blog post for the first day of summer
We all know what summer means... things are going to get pretty busy! The month of May has tried to ease us into this here in Birmingham with a glimpse of how hectic it’s going to be. After our first community event of the ...
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Summer is coming… (I’m sure of it!)
A third of the way through my year now! Time is marching on...this month has continued the trend of constant variety in this job – no two days are the same, which I love. I’ve been working with the CAT team on path ...
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Fun and games at St Mary’s Primary School
Since the start of my placement at CSGNT in January I have been working closely with St Mary’s primary school in Coatbridge, especially the P5 class. It began as a consultation to find out how the pupils would like to improve ...
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All About Meadows
The end of April into the beginning of May has been all about meadows here in Edinburgh! This is a key part of Edinburgh Council’s focus within the Edinburgh Living Landscape, and 60 floral meadows have now been sown across ...
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