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Opening Doors To Success

October 5, 2016 by emmastraughan Leave a Comment

So September has been awash with training courses, events, meetings, visits, HLF bid writing and of course the odd downpour but that won't dampen a Natural Network's trainee's spirits. Timely Training The month began ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: biodiversity, butterfly, butterfly conservation scotland, communities, Community, conservation, csgn, Doors Open Day, education, emma straughan, engagement, environment, FEVA, gcvgnp, Green Spaces, IFLI, Natural Networks, nature, rewild, rspb, TCV, The Conservation Volunteers, trainee

A is for some August Alliteration

August 30, 2016 by emmastraughan Leave a Comment

After a weeks holiday on the north west coast of Scotland (and with only clouds of midges in the air - yes amazingly it was sunny!) it's time for an update on August's activities. From Big Play Days to updates on SDA's, it's ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: butterfly, Carolyn Mcfarlane, communities, Community, conservation, csgn, David Walsh, East Ayrshire Big Play Event, education, emma straughan, engagement, environment, faifley, gcvgnp, Glasgow City Council, green woodworking, healthy sustainable neighbourhoods, Jenny Holmes, Jupiter, lucy graham, Natural Networks, Nature Play, place standards, rewild, TCV, trainee, urban butterfly project, wildflowers, Wildlife

All work and no play – not a chance

May 26, 2016 by emmastraughan Leave a Comment

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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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bees, biodiversity, bumblebees, butterfly, citizen science, communities, Community, conservation, csgn, delyth hurley, education, emma straughan, engagement, environment, gcvgnp, giovanna bisoni, Green Gym, Green Spaces, Jess Owen, John Muir Award, lichen, lucy graham, mid week group, Natural Networks, nature, OPAL, pollinator survey, rewild, TCV, trainee, urban butterfly project, urban roots, volunteering

Bedazzling Bug Walks!

April 14, 2016 by davidwalsh Leave a Comment

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

NEW NATURAL NETWORKS NATTER!

March 18, 2016 by davidwalsh Leave a Comment

Hello!  It has been an amazing month! My name is David  I have just started as a natural network trainee with TCV and the fun has just not stopped throughout the month.  I work in conjunction with a conservation charity ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: alva glen, bee dance, Bees, buglife, butterfly, communities, David Walsh, education, engagement, environment, fun, John Muir Award, Natural Networks, New Job, North Lanarkshire, OPAL, TCV

Jack of All Trades! The Life of a Conservation Mercenary!

August 10, 2015 by simongray Leave a Comment

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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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: BCNI, butterfly, communities, conservation, enniskillen, environment, Fermanagh, Natural Networks, nature, NI, Northern Ireland, TCVNI, Ulster Wildlife, Wildlife

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