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A TREEmendous few months!

January 6, 2017 by jessowen Leave a Comment

September and October Citizen Science at Gartnavel Hospital The last few months have flown by, so much so that I haven’t blogged since September, and I bloomin love a good blog! I’ve been super busy delivering Citizen ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bird boxes, Carpentry, clare street, deadwood, Forestry Commission, habitats, Inner Forth Landscape Initiative, Jess Owen, Lizzy Nazer, Matt Mordaunt, Natural Networks, Natural Talent, nature, TCV, TCV Railway Fields, The Conservation Volunteers, Wildlife, wood work

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

Having a WHALE of a time with TCV

September 16, 2016 by jessowen Leave a Comment

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

I am now a wildlife tracking ninja..

August 8, 2016 by jessowen 2 Comments

July was truly epic! The month kicked off with a two-day LANTRA Brushcutters and Trimmers course, which has given me a qualification that I can use to manage habitats like meadows. I must admit I was a bit scared at first. ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Amanda Malcolm, Brushcutter, citizen science, field studies council, footprints, FSC, hedgehog, Jess Owen, kindrogan, LANTRA, Paul Barclay, Skelton Grange Environment Centre, TCV, TCV Scotland, Wildlife, Wildlife Tracking

A flower themed June

August 4, 2016 by jessowen Leave a Comment

Hello! Jess here, reporting on my June activities with TCV. Apologies for the lateness! I had the absolute pleasure of visiting Kindrogan, the Field Studies Councils centre in Perthshire near Pitlochry, to participate in a ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: biodiversity, British Dragonfly Society, butterfly conservation scotland, citizen science, DAMH, field studies council, FSC, gardening scotland, greater butterfly orchid, Jess Owen, kindrogan, Loch of Lowes, lucy graham, martin robinson, nature, osprey, otter, Stephen Porch, SWT, TCV, The Wildflower Society, wildflowers, Wildlife, yellow rattle

May’s been pretty aMAYzing

June 6, 2016 by jessowen Leave a Comment

Ok so my puns haven’t been all that amazing recently, but my adventures with TCV certainly have! I mentioned in the last blog that I was preparing to run my first ever event. As part of Falkirk Nature Festival I was asked to ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: air quality, Amanda Malcolm, badgers, bio-recording, British Dragonfly Society, BTO, bugs, Chris Peach, citizen science, Corporate Volunteering, Firth of Forth Lobster Hatchery, Glasgow, Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue Centre, Hugel beds, Hyndland Secondary School, Jenny Holmes, Jess Owen, John Muir Trust, lichen, Lionthorn Community Woodland Association, lucy graham, Mammal tracking, minibeasts, nature, OPAL, Paul Barclay, RBS, Rosie Walker, Scotlands Big Nature Festival, Stephen Porch, TCV, The Conservation Volunteers, the Lost Gardens of Heligan, The Lost Gardens of Penicuik, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Trees, volunteers, 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

I’m lichen those bees!

April 6, 2016 by jessowen 2 Comments

Hi readers! So month number two of trainee life has been wonderfully hectic and full of lichen! I was lucky enough to go on a training course all about lichen and how to inspire and engage others with lichen, and during ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Amanda Malcolm, Bumblebee Conservation Trust, bumblebees, conservation, Francis Stoakley, Helen Dickinson, Jess Owen, lichen, Natural Networks, Natural Talent, Outdoor Education, RBGE, TCV, The Conservation Volunteers, volunteering, Wildlife

My first month as a Natural Networks trainee!

March 22, 2016 by jessowen 1 Comment

HELLO! I am Jess Owen and I have just become the Citizen Science in Woodlands Natural Networks trainee with TCV and Forestry Commission Scotland. That is quite a mouthful of a job title! Put more simply, my role is to help ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Amy Styles, Anna Hamilton, biodiversity, citizen science, conservation, Drumpellier Park, education, engagement, environment, Flanders Moss, Forestry Commission, Green Gym, Hen harrier, Jess Owen, ladybird, lichen, Natural Networks, nature, newts, OPAL, Scottish Autism, Seven Lochs, TCV, Tree Planting, Trees, volunteer, volunteering, Wildlife, woodlands

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