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Thursday the 13th – Lucky for some?

October 31, 2016 by emmastraughan Leave a Comment

So despite having some time off to enjoy Scotland's Autumnal displays, October has been host to some pivotal events. Thursday the 13th in fact, was host to both the HLF bid deadline and our Natural Networks ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Carolyn Mcfarlane, clare street, communities, csgn, david fleming, david montgomery, David Walsh, emma straughan, engagement, gcvgnp, Green Spaces, HLF, Jenny Holmes, Jess Owen, lucy graham, Natural Networks, Natural Talent, nhs, Paul Barclay, rewild, SDA's, Skills share, Stephen Porch, TCV, wildflower seed collection

Lovely Green Spaces

September 5, 2016 by davidwalsh Leave a Comment

As part of this traineeship I have travelled far and wide to many green spaces in Scotlands central belt. These places are weird and wonderful while often taken for granted. In the course of writing this blog I have ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Barons Haugh, bioblitz, calderbank, David Walsh, four spotted chaser, hedgehog, Natural Networks, Natural Talent, north kelvin meadow, Pollock park, scottish deer centre, six spotted burnet moth, slammanan raised bog, small tortoiseshell buttefly, Taiga Bean Geese, TCV, TCV Scotland, thick headed fly, woodhall, WSREC

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

Bee Puns Are A-pollen

July 11, 2016 by davidwalsh 1 Comment

The past six weeks have been hectic. It feels like my feet haven’t touched the ground as I interpret wee beasties for all and sundry. Each day different than the last. And you dear reader are so lucky because I am about to ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: beetle, buglife, buttercup, David Walsh, grub, kibble palace, kilsyth, ladybird, macarena, millport, Natural Networks, orange tip butterfly, painted lady, ringlet, river kelvin, santa bee, st maurice

Bug-ingham palace and other puns

May 27, 2016 by davidwalsh Leave a Comment

at naturefest As a massive yellow orb came out from behind the clouds and mysteriously heated everything up this month, my traineeship also heated up (metaphorically speaking, (could you imagine the traineeship actually ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: allanton primary school, bronze carabid, bug hotel, bug walk, bug-ingham, buglife, chapelhall primary school, charity, David Walsh, deanburn primary school, Natural Networks, pun, solitary bee, st amrys primary school, TCV

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

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