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Highlights – Greenery & People!

October 18, 2016 by lucygraham Leave a Comment

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 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

Getting to the Art of the Matter with Nature Play

August 4, 2016 by emmastraughan Leave a Comment

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 Leave a Comment

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 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

Exchanging Green Ideas

May 23, 2016 by lucygraham Leave a Comment

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

Lost in East Ayrshire

April 21, 2016 by jenniferholmes Leave a Comment

Hello Thank you for coming to read my blog, though I can’t promise it won’t be a long one as it’s been a pretty busy couple of months! My name is Jenny and along with my partner in crime Carolyn (No pic of us together yet ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: attainment, bumblebees, conservation, East Ayrshire, education, Green Gym, Green Spaces, health and well being, Kilmarnock, Learning Outdoor Support Team, lichen, LOST, Natural Networks, Outddor eductaion, pupils, school ground development, schools, Scotland, TCV, trainee

Joining Forces and Feeling Mulch Better

April 15, 2016 by emmastraughan Leave a Comment

March has been a hive of activity, almost literally, thanks, in part, to a training course on Bumblebees, chances to job shadow, a number of forums, site visits and case studies and joining forces to green up Glasgow and the ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bumblebee Conservation Trust, bumblebees, citizen science, Community, community growing, csgn, Edinburgh Living Landscapes, emma straughan, engagement, FEVA, forest skills, Forestry Commission, gcvgnp, Green Spaces, John Muir Award, lichen, Natural Networks, nhs, OPAL, RBGE, rewild, Seven Lochs, sighted guide, TCV, trainee, training, volunteering

(Re)Wild at Heart

April 11, 2016 by emmastraughan Leave a Comment

So my name is Emma Straughan and if my surname wasn't enough of a mouthful wait until you read my job title. I am the Urban Rewilding Community Officer based with Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network Partnership, working ...
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Community, csgn, emma straughan, engagement, gcvgnp, Green Spaces, Natural Networks, rewild, TCV, trainee

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