A joint pilot in Co-created Citizen Science was recently trialed with Kinross Day Centre (our thanks to Nan Cook), with a group of elderly volunteers. The group were all near or beyond retirement age, in generally good health ...
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Spot a species – wildlife recording over Christmas
Every month at TCV we produce a monthly wildlife recording list which we send out with all our conservation volunteering teams across Scotland to give them examples and ideas of the likely species that they might see. ...
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Citizen science is not all about nature – Learning about wildlife has big people benefits too
Harry Woolner is a trainee with the TCV Natural Communities Project and is on a placement with Buglife. Amongst his community engagement projects he has been taking participants out to learn about their local wildlife. Here ...
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Goodbye and Good Luck and Don’t be a Stranger!
A quick yet very important blog entry from what’s been happening in Howden. Our longest serving volunteer found himself a job! A big Congratulations goes out to James along with an equally big if not bigger Thank You for all ...
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Our Citizen Science Fungi Survey even stumps the experts
The Seven Lochs Wetland Park is an exciting new Green Network project; encompassing Seven Lochs, five local nature reserves, a country park and one of Glasgow’s oldest buildings. Over the next 5 years Glasgow City Council, ...
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