Argyll Countryside Trust
@actinargyll.bsky.social
We sustainably maintain, enhance and promote the coast and countryside of Argyll and the Isles through our work. (SC044733)
A bumper mast year at Dalavich! 🌰
Thanks to the FLS Lochgilphead Environment Team for joining us to collect acorns — some already sprouting! Nets beneath mature oaks make the process safer, faster & keep acorns clean for planting. 🌳
📷 Josh Leckie / ACT
#ScotlandsRainforest #Argyll
Thanks to the FLS Lochgilphead Environment Team for joining us to collect acorns — some already sprouting! Nets beneath mature oaks make the process safer, faster & keep acorns clean for planting. 🌳
📷 Josh Leckie / ACT
#ScotlandsRainforest #Argyll
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A bumper mast year at Dalavich! 🌰
Thanks to the FLS Lochgilphead Environment Team for joining us to collect acorns — some already sprouting! Nets beneath mature oaks make the process safer, faster & keep acorns clean for planting. 🌳
📷 Josh Leckie / ACT
#ScotlandsRainforest #Argyll
Thanks to the FLS Lochgilphead Environment Team for joining us to collect acorns — some already sprouting! Nets beneath mature oaks make the process safer, faster & keep acorns clean for planting. 🌳
📷 Josh Leckie / ACT
#ScotlandsRainforest #Argyll
Every day’s #OutdoorClassroomDay for our MAKI Pups! 🌿
From babies to 8-year-olds, our outdoor childcare in Lochgilphead offers play, discovery + adventure in nature through nursery sessions, Mini Pups, after school + holiday clubs. 💚
👉 buff.ly/beV3AS1
📷 Rachel Keenan / ACT
From babies to 8-year-olds, our outdoor childcare in Lochgilphead offers play, discovery + adventure in nature through nursery sessions, Mini Pups, after school + holiday clubs. 💚
👉 buff.ly/beV3AS1
📷 Rachel Keenan / ACT
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Every day’s #OutdoorClassroomDay for our MAKI Pups! 🌿
From babies to 8-year-olds, our outdoor childcare in Lochgilphead offers play, discovery + adventure in nature through nursery sessions, Mini Pups, after school + holiday clubs. 💚
👉 buff.ly/beV3AS1
📷 Rachel Keenan / ACT
From babies to 8-year-olds, our outdoor childcare in Lochgilphead offers play, discovery + adventure in nature through nursery sessions, Mini Pups, after school + holiday clubs. 💚
👉 buff.ly/beV3AS1
📷 Rachel Keenan / ACT
Peatland restoration is underway at Caladh in Cowal! 🌿
Lucy and Clare from our #PeatlandACTION team are working with Dalhanna Farming Company and contractors Net Zero North to restore drains and hags.
Supported by The Scottish Government's Peatland ACTION fund delivered with NatureScot.
Lucy and Clare from our #PeatlandACTION team are working with Dalhanna Farming Company and contractors Net Zero North to restore drains and hags.
Supported by The Scottish Government's Peatland ACTION fund delivered with NatureScot.
November 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Peatland restoration is underway at Caladh in Cowal! 🌿
Lucy and Clare from our #PeatlandACTION team are working with Dalhanna Farming Company and contractors Net Zero North to restore drains and hags.
Supported by The Scottish Government's Peatland ACTION fund delivered with NatureScot.
Lucy and Clare from our #PeatlandACTION team are working with Dalhanna Farming Company and contractors Net Zero North to restore drains and hags.
Supported by The Scottish Government's Peatland ACTION fund delivered with NatureScot.
A beautiful autumn day in Glen Shira 🌿🍂
Our Rainforest team joined Ben Mitchell & Gordon Rothero to explore this special part of #ScotlandsRainforest home to stunning mosses, lichens & oak woods.
📸 Josh Leckie / ACT
👉 buff.ly/izVfbB8
Our Rainforest team joined Ben Mitchell & Gordon Rothero to explore this special part of #ScotlandsRainforest home to stunning mosses, lichens & oak woods.
📸 Josh Leckie / ACT
👉 buff.ly/izVfbB8
October 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A beautiful autumn day in Glen Shira 🌿🍂
Our Rainforest team joined Ben Mitchell & Gordon Rothero to explore this special part of #ScotlandsRainforest home to stunning mosses, lichens & oak woods.
📸 Josh Leckie / ACT
👉 buff.ly/izVfbB8
Our Rainforest team joined Ben Mitchell & Gordon Rothero to explore this special part of #ScotlandsRainforest home to stunning mosses, lichens & oak woods.
📸 Josh Leckie / ACT
👉 buff.ly/izVfbB8
🌿 Meet Jess – one of our Food for Thought panellists! She’s behind Rhu Edible Garden, where volunteers of all ages grow food for the local community. 💚
Join us on 2 Nov, Rhu & Shandon Community Centre, 11–3:30.
🎟 Tickets still available: buff.ly/TeGoHrc
Join us on 2 Nov, Rhu & Shandon Community Centre, 11–3:30.
🎟 Tickets still available: buff.ly/TeGoHrc
October 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🌿 Meet Jess – one of our Food for Thought panellists! She’s behind Rhu Edible Garden, where volunteers of all ages grow food for the local community. 💚
Join us on 2 Nov, Rhu & Shandon Community Centre, 11–3:30.
🎟 Tickets still available: buff.ly/TeGoHrc
Join us on 2 Nov, Rhu & Shandon Community Centre, 11–3:30.
🎟 Tickets still available: buff.ly/TeGoHrc
The ACT and Our Rainforest Futures team are at the Forestry & Land Scotland Women in Forestry Careers Day in Inveraray, ready to chat with students across Argyll! 🌿 Inspiring the next generation of women working in #ScotlandsRainforest. 💚
🔗 buff.ly/uhTEa5k
🔗 buff.ly/uhTEa5k
October 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The ACT and Our Rainforest Futures team are at the Forestry & Land Scotland Women in Forestry Careers Day in Inveraray, ready to chat with students across Argyll! 🌿 Inspiring the next generation of women working in #ScotlandsRainforest. 💚
🔗 buff.ly/uhTEa5k
🔗 buff.ly/uhTEa5k
Who has access to land, and how can we make it fairer? 🌿
Join Clem Sandison from The Landworkers' Alliance for an online workshop on land justice in Scotland.
🗓 Mon 24 Nov, 6.30–8pm
🎟 Free via ABCAN: buff.ly/K9DhTOY
Join Clem Sandison from The Landworkers' Alliance for an online workshop on land justice in Scotland.
🗓 Mon 24 Nov, 6.30–8pm
🎟 Free via ABCAN: buff.ly/K9DhTOY
October 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Who has access to land, and how can we make it fairer? 🌿
Join Clem Sandison from The Landworkers' Alliance for an online workshop on land justice in Scotland.
🗓 Mon 24 Nov, 6.30–8pm
🎟 Free via ABCAN: buff.ly/K9DhTOY
Join Clem Sandison from The Landworkers' Alliance for an online workshop on land justice in Scotland.
🗓 Mon 24 Nov, 6.30–8pm
🎟 Free via ABCAN: buff.ly/K9DhTOY
Good news – more people can now get free home energy improvements from Home Energy Scotland! Warmer homes, lower bills, fewer emissions 🌿
Call 0808 808 2282 or visit homeenergyscotland.org
#FuelPoverty #ClimateAction #ABCAN
Call 0808 808 2282 or visit homeenergyscotland.org
#FuelPoverty #ClimateAction #ABCAN
October 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Good news – more people can now get free home energy improvements from Home Energy Scotland! Warmer homes, lower bills, fewer emissions 🌿
Call 0808 808 2282 or visit homeenergyscotland.org
#FuelPoverty #ClimateAction #ABCAN
Call 0808 808 2282 or visit homeenergyscotland.org
#FuelPoverty #ClimateAction #ABCAN
🌱 Join the conversation about food, community & sustainability!
Food for Thought – Tarbert
📅 Sat 22 Nov | 🕚 11am–3.30pm
📍 Templar Arts & Leisure Centre
🎬 Film screening • Local panel • Lunch • Chat
Free event – book here 👉 buff.ly/Cl1oDz6
Food for Thought – Tarbert
📅 Sat 22 Nov | 🕚 11am–3.30pm
📍 Templar Arts & Leisure Centre
🎬 Film screening • Local panel • Lunch • Chat
Free event – book here 👉 buff.ly/Cl1oDz6
October 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🌱 Join the conversation about food, community & sustainability!
Food for Thought – Tarbert
📅 Sat 22 Nov | 🕚 11am–3.30pm
📍 Templar Arts & Leisure Centre
🎬 Film screening • Local panel • Lunch • Chat
Free event – book here 👉 buff.ly/Cl1oDz6
Food for Thought – Tarbert
📅 Sat 22 Nov | 🕚 11am–3.30pm
📍 Templar Arts & Leisure Centre
🎬 Film screening • Local panel • Lunch • Chat
Free event – book here 👉 buff.ly/Cl1oDz6
Lovely day at our AGM in Lochgilphead 🌿 Thanks to Karen from the Snowdrop Centre for sharing her insights, and to our ABCAN Team for leading a great Climate Adaptation Pathways activity. Big thanks to everyone who came along! 💚
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Lovely day at our AGM in Lochgilphead 🌿 Thanks to Karen from the Snowdrop Centre for sharing her insights, and to our ABCAN Team for leading a great Climate Adaptation Pathways activity. Big thanks to everyone who came along! 💚
We're looking for a consultant to develop a business case for an Argyll and Bute Climate Ready Region partnership.
🗓 Deadline: 4 Nov 2025
🔗 Apply via Public Contracts Scotland: buff.ly/RhuaWs0
Please share!
📷 Rachel Keenan / ACT
🗓 Deadline: 4 Nov 2025
🔗 Apply via Public Contracts Scotland: buff.ly/RhuaWs0
Please share!
📷 Rachel Keenan / ACT
October 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
We're looking for a consultant to develop a business case for an Argyll and Bute Climate Ready Region partnership.
🗓 Deadline: 4 Nov 2025
🔗 Apply via Public Contracts Scotland: buff.ly/RhuaWs0
Please share!
📷 Rachel Keenan / ACT
🗓 Deadline: 4 Nov 2025
🔗 Apply via Public Contracts Scotland: buff.ly/RhuaWs0
Please share!
📷 Rachel Keenan / ACT
It’s #NationalMossDay! 💚
From peatlands to rainforests, mosses bring life to the damp, green corners of Argyll and Bute. But they’re not just pretty, they’re busy too! Mosses clean our air, hold moisture and provide shelter for insects.
Tiny plant, big impact!
📷 Angharad Ward / Ian Dow
From peatlands to rainforests, mosses bring life to the damp, green corners of Argyll and Bute. But they’re not just pretty, they’re busy too! Mosses clean our air, hold moisture and provide shelter for insects.
Tiny plant, big impact!
📷 Angharad Ward / Ian Dow
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It’s #NationalMossDay! 💚
From peatlands to rainforests, mosses bring life to the damp, green corners of Argyll and Bute. But they’re not just pretty, they’re busy too! Mosses clean our air, hold moisture and provide shelter for insects.
Tiny plant, big impact!
📷 Angharad Ward / Ian Dow
From peatlands to rainforests, mosses bring life to the damp, green corners of Argyll and Bute. But they’re not just pretty, they’re busy too! Mosses clean our air, hold moisture and provide shelter for insects.
Tiny plant, big impact!
📷 Angharad Ward / Ian Dow
🌱 Food for Thought: Helensburgh
Join us for a day of film, food & conversation about local food in Helensburgh & Lomond.
🎬 Watch Rooted by @PropagateScot
🥗 Free locally-catered lunch
🗓 Sun 2 Nov | 11–3:30 | Rhu & Shandon Community Centre
Free to attend 👉 bit.ly/4pah46c
#ArgyllFood #Helensburgh
Join us for a day of film, food & conversation about local food in Helensburgh & Lomond.
🎬 Watch Rooted by @PropagateScot
🥗 Free locally-catered lunch
🗓 Sun 2 Nov | 11–3:30 | Rhu & Shandon Community Centre
Free to attend 👉 bit.ly/4pah46c
#ArgyllFood #Helensburgh
October 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🌱 Food for Thought: Helensburgh
Join us for a day of film, food & conversation about local food in Helensburgh & Lomond.
🎬 Watch Rooted by @PropagateScot
🥗 Free locally-catered lunch
🗓 Sun 2 Nov | 11–3:30 | Rhu & Shandon Community Centre
Free to attend 👉 bit.ly/4pah46c
#ArgyllFood #Helensburgh
Join us for a day of film, food & conversation about local food in Helensburgh & Lomond.
🎬 Watch Rooted by @PropagateScot
🥗 Free locally-catered lunch
🗓 Sun 2 Nov | 11–3:30 | Rhu & Shandon Community Centre
Free to attend 👉 bit.ly/4pah46c
#ArgyllFood #Helensburgh
🌰 A great day at Taynish NNR – 25kg of Acorns collected! 🌳
Big thanks to our volunteers from Alloa (and their wee dog 🐾) who joined Heather and Josh for the day. Some Acorns are already in raised beds and root trainers, ready to grow on in our tree nursery. 💚
#ScotlandsRainforest
Big thanks to our volunteers from Alloa (and their wee dog 🐾) who joined Heather and Josh for the day. Some Acorns are already in raised beds and root trainers, ready to grow on in our tree nursery. 💚
#ScotlandsRainforest
October 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🌰 A great day at Taynish NNR – 25kg of Acorns collected! 🌳
Big thanks to our volunteers from Alloa (and their wee dog 🐾) who joined Heather and Josh for the day. Some Acorns are already in raised beds and root trainers, ready to grow on in our tree nursery. 💚
#ScotlandsRainforest
Big thanks to our volunteers from Alloa (and their wee dog 🐾) who joined Heather and Josh for the day. Some Acorns are already in raised beds and root trainers, ready to grow on in our tree nursery. 💚
#ScotlandsRainforest
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay 💚
This year’s theme is “Mental health is a universal human right.”
Everyone deserves access to green space, fresh air, and the calm that nature brings.
Healthy places mean healthy people. 🌿
📷 1. MAKI Pups Outdoor Nursery 2. JP Morgan Volunteers 3. Branching Out
This year’s theme is “Mental health is a universal human right.”
Everyone deserves access to green space, fresh air, and the calm that nature brings.
Healthy places mean healthy people. 🌿
📷 1. MAKI Pups Outdoor Nursery 2. JP Morgan Volunteers 3. Branching Out
October 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay 💚
This year’s theme is “Mental health is a universal human right.”
Everyone deserves access to green space, fresh air, and the calm that nature brings.
Healthy places mean healthy people. 🌿
📷 1. MAKI Pups Outdoor Nursery 2. JP Morgan Volunteers 3. Branching Out
This year’s theme is “Mental health is a universal human right.”
Everyone deserves access to green space, fresh air, and the calm that nature brings.
Healthy places mean healthy people. 🌿
📷 1. MAKI Pups Outdoor Nursery 2. JP Morgan Volunteers 3. Branching Out
Join us at Taynish NNR this Monday (13 Oct, 10am–2pm) to collect Acorns to grow on at our tree nursery. Come along, lend a hand and help to restore #ScotlandsRainforest
👉 buff.ly/0KAFhmB
We’ll have hot drinks and biscuits, but please bring a packed lunch
👉 buff.ly/0KAFhmB
We’ll have hot drinks and biscuits, but please bring a packed lunch
October 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Join us at Taynish NNR this Monday (13 Oct, 10am–2pm) to collect Acorns to grow on at our tree nursery. Come along, lend a hand and help to restore #ScotlandsRainforest
👉 buff.ly/0KAFhmB
We’ll have hot drinks and biscuits, but please bring a packed lunch
👉 buff.ly/0KAFhmB
We’ll have hot drinks and biscuits, but please bring a packed lunch
Free certified Carbon Literacy training for anyone in Argyll & Bute 🌿
Perfect for Third Sector organisations & community groups looking to boost their climate knowledge and resilience.
📅 18 & 20 Nov | Online
🎓 Includes certification
Book your place: 👉 buff.ly/vhr7D97
Perfect for Third Sector organisations & community groups looking to boost their climate knowledge and resilience.
📅 18 & 20 Nov | Online
🎓 Includes certification
Book your place: 👉 buff.ly/vhr7D97
October 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Free certified Carbon Literacy training for anyone in Argyll & Bute 🌿
Perfect for Third Sector organisations & community groups looking to boost their climate knowledge and resilience.
📅 18 & 20 Nov | Online
🎓 Includes certification
Book your place: 👉 buff.ly/vhr7D97
Perfect for Third Sector organisations & community groups looking to boost their climate knowledge and resilience.
📅 18 & 20 Nov | Online
🎓 Includes certification
Book your place: 👉 buff.ly/vhr7D97
🌱 Food for Thought is coming to Mull!
📅 Mon 27 Oct, 6–9pm
📍@atandmt.bsky.social
Screening Rooted + group conversation on building a stronger, sustainable local food system, part of a series hosted by ABCAN.
Free but booking essential 👉 buff.ly/7O8dwuU
Supported by The Pebble Trust
📅 Mon 27 Oct, 6–9pm
📍@atandmt.bsky.social
Screening Rooted + group conversation on building a stronger, sustainable local food system, part of a series hosted by ABCAN.
Free but booking essential 👉 buff.ly/7O8dwuU
Supported by The Pebble Trust
October 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🌱 Food for Thought is coming to Mull!
📅 Mon 27 Oct, 6–9pm
📍@atandmt.bsky.social
Screening Rooted + group conversation on building a stronger, sustainable local food system, part of a series hosted by ABCAN.
Free but booking essential 👉 buff.ly/7O8dwuU
Supported by The Pebble Trust
📅 Mon 27 Oct, 6–9pm
📍@atandmt.bsky.social
Screening Rooted + group conversation on building a stronger, sustainable local food system, part of a series hosted by ABCAN.
Free but booking essential 👉 buff.ly/7O8dwuU
Supported by The Pebble Trust
Reposted by Argyll Countryside Trust
Can you help remove invasive rhododendrons from #ScotlandsRainforest? @actinargyll.bsky.social is contracting for rope specialists to help tackle some of the most challenging sites. Is this role for you? buff.ly/iYWJKVp
📷 Caz Austen
📷 Caz Austen
October 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Can you help remove invasive rhododendrons from #ScotlandsRainforest? @actinargyll.bsky.social is contracting for rope specialists to help tackle some of the most challenging sites. Is this role for you? buff.ly/iYWJKVp
📷 Caz Austen
📷 Caz Austen
🍄🌿 Happy #UKFungusDay!
We’re thrilled that Ben Mitchell, part of our West Cowal Rainforest Recording Project, has been shortlisted for the NBN Newcomer Award 2025 🎉
Read more about his story + why recording matters 👉 buff.ly/erV1xsu
#ScotlandsRainforest #NBNawards
We’re thrilled that Ben Mitchell, part of our West Cowal Rainforest Recording Project, has been shortlisted for the NBN Newcomer Award 2025 🎉
Read more about his story + why recording matters 👉 buff.ly/erV1xsu
#ScotlandsRainforest #NBNawards
October 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🍄🌿 Happy #UKFungusDay!
We’re thrilled that Ben Mitchell, part of our West Cowal Rainforest Recording Project, has been shortlisted for the NBN Newcomer Award 2025 🎉
Read more about his story + why recording matters 👉 buff.ly/erV1xsu
#ScotlandsRainforest #NBNawards
We’re thrilled that Ben Mitchell, part of our West Cowal Rainforest Recording Project, has been shortlisted for the NBN Newcomer Award 2025 🎉
Read more about his story + why recording matters 👉 buff.ly/erV1xsu
#ScotlandsRainforest #NBNawards
This #ScotClimateWeek we’re sharing how people across Argyll & Bute are turning ambition into action 🌍
Check out our October ACT newsletter: rainforest restoration, food hubs, community projects + more ➡️ buff.ly/wcNJOqa
Check out our October ACT newsletter: rainforest restoration, food hubs, community projects + more ➡️ buff.ly/wcNJOqa
October 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This #ScotClimateWeek we’re sharing how people across Argyll & Bute are turning ambition into action 🌍
Check out our October ACT newsletter: rainforest restoration, food hubs, community projects + more ➡️ buff.ly/wcNJOqa
Check out our October ACT newsletter: rainforest restoration, food hubs, community projects + more ➡️ buff.ly/wcNJOqa
Food plays a huge role in climate action. Through our ABCAN team we are exploring how Argyll & Bute can grow a stronger, fairer and more sustainable local food system 🌱
Find out more about our work and upcoming events: buff.ly/joULz9O
#ScotClimateWeek #FoodSystems
Find out more about our work and upcoming events: buff.ly/joULz9O
#ScotClimateWeek #FoodSystems
October 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Food plays a huge role in climate action. Through our ABCAN team we are exploring how Argyll & Bute can grow a stronger, fairer and more sustainable local food system 🌱
Find out more about our work and upcoming events: buff.ly/joULz9O
#ScotClimateWeek #FoodSystems
Find out more about our work and upcoming events: buff.ly/joULz9O
#ScotClimateWeek #FoodSystems
Great opportunity with our friends at Community Woodlands Association! 🌳
Less than a week left to apply for our fabulous p/t Woodland officer post - get your application in now! 😊
Find out more: www.communitywoods.org/newsan.../cw...
Find out more: www.communitywoods.org/newsan.../cw...
October 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Great opportunity with our friends at Community Woodlands Association! 🌳
🌱 12 community projects in Argyll & Bute awarded £11,000 from the ABCAN Climate Action Seed Fund. From food growing to fuel poverty nature, communities are taking climate action.
👉 buff.ly/AYnYkDt
📷 MS Centre Mid Argyll
#ScotClimateWeek #LetsDoNetZero
👉 buff.ly/AYnYkDt
📷 MS Centre Mid Argyll
#ScotClimateWeek #LetsDoNetZero
September 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🌱 12 community projects in Argyll & Bute awarded £11,000 from the ABCAN Climate Action Seed Fund. From food growing to fuel poverty nature, communities are taking climate action.
👉 buff.ly/AYnYkDt
📷 MS Centre Mid Argyll
#ScotClimateWeek #LetsDoNetZero
👉 buff.ly/AYnYkDt
📷 MS Centre Mid Argyll
#ScotClimateWeek #LetsDoNetZero
We co-hosted a recent biofluorescence night walk in Glenan Community Woodland 🌌
David at Reveal Nature calls the rainforest at Glenan, a “treasure trove of colour and fluorescent magic” and they’re spot on!
David's full write up 👉 buff.ly/ZZDywUI
📷 Reveal Nature
David at Reveal Nature calls the rainforest at Glenan, a “treasure trove of colour and fluorescent magic” and they’re spot on!
David's full write up 👉 buff.ly/ZZDywUI
📷 Reveal Nature
September 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We co-hosted a recent biofluorescence night walk in Glenan Community Woodland 🌌
David at Reveal Nature calls the rainforest at Glenan, a “treasure trove of colour and fluorescent magic” and they’re spot on!
David's full write up 👉 buff.ly/ZZDywUI
📷 Reveal Nature
David at Reveal Nature calls the rainforest at Glenan, a “treasure trove of colour and fluorescent magic” and they’re spot on!
David's full write up 👉 buff.ly/ZZDywUI
📷 Reveal Nature