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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Wildlife
Having a WHALE of a time with TCV
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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A is for some August Alliteration
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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I am now a wildlife tracking ninja..
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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A flower themed June
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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Getting to the Art of the Matter with Rewilding
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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May’s been pretty aMAYzing
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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My weirdly spiritual encounter with a wall, and a caddis fly
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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VAT’s The Way I Like It
As well as awash with showers, April's been filled with events, training opportunities and rewilding.
Initially though the month started with a community consultation led by Urban Roots on ideas for the Broomloan Road ...
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Bedazzling Bug Walks!
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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