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There’s Snow Business Like Show(case) Business

December 22, 2016 by emmastraughan

The last few months have been pretty hectic fitting in lots of community engagement activity and training around writing up my traineeship and exhibiting my highlights at the Natural Networks and Natural Talent Showcase in ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Carolyn Mcfarlane, clydebank, communities, Community, conservation, csgn, emma straughan, engagement, environment, FEVA, gcvgnp, Inverclyde, Jenny Holmes, Living Streets, Natural Networks, Natural Talent, rewild, Stephen Porch, TCV, The Conservation Volunteers, volunteering, yoker

Highlights – Greenery & People!

October 18, 2016 by lucygraham

One of the best parts of the natural networks traineeship has been meeting so many open, funny and warm people in the older communities of West Lothian (even if they were a little - understandably - hesitant at first with my ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 5 ways well, conservation, green, Green Gym, Green Spaces, health, later, later life, life, lothian, mood, natural, Natural Networks, networks, older, people, TCV, trainee, west, west lothian

Opening Doors To Success

October 5, 2016 by emmastraughan

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

Having a WHALE of a time with TCV

September 16, 2016 by jessowen

Hello again! Thanks for coming back to my blog! It was a rather exciting coastal themed August for me. What is wonderful about working for TCV, is that every now and then, you receive an email containing an absurd ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: BDMLR, conservation, dolphins, Great British Beach Clean, grey seal, Jess Owen, Marine Mammal Medic, Puffin, SOS Puffin, TCV, The Conservation Volunteers, The Scottish Seabird Centre, whales, Wildlife

A is for some August Alliteration

August 30, 2016 by emmastraughan

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

Getting to the Art of the Matter with Nature Play

August 4, 2016 by emmastraughan

July has been a month that has started and ended with lots of Nature Play sessions sprinkled with the odd Green Gym, meeting, community engagement event and some budding bidding. Joining Forces At the start of the month ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bugs, Carolyn Mcfarlane, Climate Conversations, communities, conservation, csgn, education, emma straughan, engagement, environment, Environmental art, Forestry Commission, gcvgnp, Glasgow City Council, Green Gym, Green Spaces, HLF, Jenny Holmes, Linkes, Mindwaves, Natural Networks, Natural Talent, nature, Nature Play, OPAL, Open University, Paul Barclay, Pollinators, rewild, Scottish Government, Seven Lochs, Stephen Porch, TCV, trainee, Vacant and Derelict Land, Wild in the City, Woodland Community Garden, WSREC, yoker

Getting to the Art of the Matter with Rewilding

June 29, 2016 by emmastraughan

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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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: BBCT, Bees, biodiversity, buglife, bumblebees, citizen science, communities, Community, conservation, csgn, education, emma straughan, engagement, environment, First Aid, funding, gcvgnp, Glasgow, Green Gym, Green Spaces, Inverclyde, Linkes, Natural Networks, rewild, SNH, TCV, trainee, volunteering, Wildlife, yoker

All work and no play – not a chance

May 26, 2016 by emmastraughan

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

Exchanging Green Ideas

May 23, 2016 by lucygraham

One of my first tasks as a trainee was to organise a FEVA event - that's a Forum for Environmental Volunteering Activities - half a day full of local speakers and workshops to share ideas around promoting green health in ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: activities, ageing, Community, conservation, environmental, feel, FEVA, forum, generations, good, graham, green, health, in, later, life, lucy, older, TCV, the, trainee, trainees, volunteering

My weirdly spiritual encounter with a wall, and a caddis fly

May 6, 2016 by jessowen

A few weeks ago, I would never have thought that I would ever be excited about walls, or proud of a wall for that matter! But this month I signed up to one of TCV’s courses in Drystone Walling, or dry stone dyking as it’s ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: biodiversity, caddis fly, citizen science, conservation, Drystone Walling, enivronmental education, Falkirk Nature-Fest, nature, OPAL, TCV, training, Trees, volunteering, Wildlife, woodland

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