Caitlin Godfrey
@catgodders.bsky.social
🦀 community engagement lead for Restoration Forth with Marine Conservation Society 🌊 northerner in Scotland 🌿 views my own
We have several exciting updates in this edition of the #RestorationForth newsletter as we report high survivability rates across our oyster restoration sites & welcome the first oysters to the Forth Marine Hatchery! Read on to find out more 👉🏻 restorationforth.substack.com/p/restoratio...
Restoration Forth Newsletter
November 2025
restorationforth.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We have several exciting updates in this edition of the #RestorationForth newsletter as we report high survivability rates across our oyster restoration sites & welcome the first oysters to the Forth Marine Hatchery! Read on to find out more 👉🏻 restorationforth.substack.com/p/restoratio...
A trip out to Tyninghame with a group from North Berwick Youth Project, one of my favourite places to be especially on a day like today 🌞🍂
October 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A trip out to Tyninghame with a group from North Berwick Youth Project, one of my favourite places to be especially on a day like today 🌞🍂
So enjoying spotting & learning more about fungi this autumn, a fascinating kingdom of which there are over 15,000 species in the UK alone! 🍄 #fungi
October 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
So enjoying spotting & learning more about fungi this autumn, a fascinating kingdom of which there are over 15,000 species in the UK alone! 🍄 #fungi
Please add your voice to those calling for First Minister John Swinney & SSE to #StopBerwickBank 👇🏻
Each spring hundreds of thousands of seabirds, from puffins to gannets, return to the safety of the Firth of Forth islands to breed. Berwick Bank could kill thousands of them.
Please join us to call on SSE and First Minister John Swinney to #StopBerwickBank↙️
www.seabird.org/cancel-berwi...
Please join us to call on SSE and First Minister John Swinney to #StopBerwickBank↙️
www.seabird.org/cancel-berwi...
Take Action Now - Cancel Berwick Bank
Please take action now - tell SSE and the First Minister to Cancel Berwick Bank.
www.seabird.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Please add your voice to those calling for First Minister John Swinney & SSE to #StopBerwickBank 👇🏻
A glorious trip out on the Forth today with our fab volunteers restoring a further 6,000 oysters to their new home, bringing our total up to 46,000! 🤩🦪 @mcsuk.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @wwfscotland.bsky.social #RestorationForth
October 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A glorious trip out on the Forth today with our fab volunteers restoring a further 6,000 oysters to their new home, bringing our total up to 46,000! 🤩🦪 @mcsuk.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @wwfscotland.bsky.social #RestorationForth
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Great to have @catgodders.bsky.social on our @mcsuk.bsky.social #YouthOceanNetwork call last night chatting all about community engagement and #RestorationForth! Want to learn more? 👇🌊
🌱 www.mcsuk.org/ocean-emerge...
🦪 www.wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
🌱 www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/marine/o...
🌱 www.mcsuk.org/ocean-emerge...
🦪 www.wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
🌱 www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/marine/o...
October 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Great to have @catgodders.bsky.social on our @mcsuk.bsky.social #YouthOceanNetwork call last night chatting all about community engagement and #RestorationForth! Want to learn more? 👇🌊
🌱 www.mcsuk.org/ocean-emerge...
🦪 www.wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
🌱 www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/marine/o...
🌱 www.mcsuk.org/ocean-emerge...
🦪 www.wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
🌱 www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/marine/o...
Looking forward to this one! Join us at Lind & Lime to hear about the humble oyster & why we are working hard to restore reefs around Scotland 🦪 Grab your free ticket 👇🏻 lindlimegin.rezdy.com/733627/oyste...
October 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Looking forward to this one! Join us at Lind & Lime to hear about the humble oyster & why we are working hard to restore reefs around Scotland 🦪 Grab your free ticket 👇🏻 lindlimegin.rezdy.com/733627/oyste...
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On 30 October MSPs will debate the Natural Environment Bill - a vital opportunity to ensure that Scotland sets legally binding nature recovery targets.
Help inspire MSPs to support meaningful action for nature by sharing these 40 powerful messages: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/dear-msp-nat...
Help inspire MSPs to support meaningful action for nature by sharing these 40 powerful messages: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/dear-msp-nat...
October 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
On 30 October MSPs will debate the Natural Environment Bill - a vital opportunity to ensure that Scotland sets legally binding nature recovery targets.
Help inspire MSPs to support meaningful action for nature by sharing these 40 powerful messages: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/dear-msp-nat...
Help inspire MSPs to support meaningful action for nature by sharing these 40 powerful messages: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/dear-msp-nat...
What a brilliant way to spend a sunny morning at North Berwick, clearing the beach of 6.5kg of litter with local volunteers & staff from @seabirdcentre.bsky.social & Maths Week Scotland 🌞🌊 my final clean of the #GreatBritishBeachClean2025 @mcsuk.bsky.social 😁
September 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
What a brilliant way to spend a sunny morning at North Berwick, clearing the beach of 6.5kg of litter with local volunteers & staff from @seabirdcentre.bsky.social & Maths Week Scotland 🌞🌊 my final clean of the #GreatBritishBeachClean2025 @mcsuk.bsky.social 😁
Seagrass mapping at Tyninghame on a beautifully clear & crisp morning...a wonderful way to welcome the Autumn Equinox 🍂🌱 #RestorationForth @mcsuk.bsky.social @seabirdcentre.bsky.social @wwfscotland.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Seagrass mapping at Tyninghame on a beautifully clear & crisp morning...a wonderful way to welcome the Autumn Equinox 🍂🌱 #RestorationForth @mcsuk.bsky.social @seabirdcentre.bsky.social @wwfscotland.bsky.social
It's the start of the #GreatBritishBeachClean! Delighted to join colleagues & volunteers at our flagship Scotland clean at Cramond this morning, clearing 13kg of litter from the beach 🌊🏖️ find upcoming cleans 👉🏻 www.mcsuk.org/what-you-can...
September 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It's the start of the #GreatBritishBeachClean! Delighted to join colleagues & volunteers at our flagship Scotland clean at Cramond this morning, clearing 13kg of litter from the beach 🌊🏖️ find upcoming cleans 👉🏻 www.mcsuk.org/what-you-can...
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Thanks to everyone who joined us at the mass lobby in Edinburgh today!
Hundreds of people came together to speak up for nature and climate at Scottish Parliament.
If you couldn't make it, you can still make your voice heard:
www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/new...
Hundreds of people came together to speak up for nature and climate at Scottish Parliament.
If you couldn't make it, you can still make your voice heard:
www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/new...
September 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined us at the mass lobby in Edinburgh today!
Hundreds of people came together to speak up for nature and climate at Scottish Parliament.
If you couldn't make it, you can still make your voice heard:
www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/new...
Hundreds of people came together to speak up for nature and climate at Scottish Parliament.
If you couldn't make it, you can still make your voice heard:
www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/new...
Brilliant to be back on the Forth today! This time for BRUV (baited remote underwater video) surveys with the #RestorationForth team & our fab volunteers 🌊🦪🤩 @mcsuk.bsky.social @wwfscotland.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Brilliant to be back on the Forth today! This time for BRUV (baited remote underwater video) surveys with the #RestorationForth team & our fab volunteers 🌊🦪🤩 @mcsuk.bsky.social @wwfscotland.bsky.social
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Great to welcome so many people to the Restoration Forth Snorkel Trail Safari today🤿
It's always a treat to discover what lies beneath the waves around North Berwick (and even spot gannets diving nearby!)🦀🌱🐟
📷©️Jamie McDermaid
It's always a treat to discover what lies beneath the waves around North Berwick (and even spot gannets diving nearby!)🦀🌱🐟
📷©️Jamie McDermaid
August 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Great to welcome so many people to the Restoration Forth Snorkel Trail Safari today🤿
It's always a treat to discover what lies beneath the waves around North Berwick (and even spot gannets diving nearby!)🦀🌱🐟
📷©️Jamie McDermaid
It's always a treat to discover what lies beneath the waves around North Berwick (and even spot gannets diving nearby!)🦀🌱🐟
📷©️Jamie McDermaid
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Take a moment to explore an Orcadian #seagrass meadow & meet the creatures that call it home! 🦀
#Orkney is a special place for #RestorationForth… the seagrass meadows highlight the #MarineLife that this super species can support, and the local community always gives the team a very warm welcome. 💚
#Orkney is a special place for #RestorationForth… the seagrass meadows highlight the #MarineLife that this super species can support, and the local community always gives the team a very warm welcome. 💚
August 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Take a moment to explore an Orcadian #seagrass meadow & meet the creatures that call it home! 🦀
#Orkney is a special place for #RestorationForth… the seagrass meadows highlight the #MarineLife that this super species can support, and the local community always gives the team a very warm welcome. 💚
#Orkney is a special place for #RestorationForth… the seagrass meadows highlight the #MarineLife that this super species can support, and the local community always gives the team a very warm welcome. 💚
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Thanks to those who joined #RestorationForth for a Coastal BioBlitz in Burntisland!
A brilliant variety of #MarineLife was recorded, including many fish, invertebrates, seaweeds, butterflies, moths & birds. 🔎
A reminder to take a closer look when in nature - you might be surprised by what you see!
A brilliant variety of #MarineLife was recorded, including many fish, invertebrates, seaweeds, butterflies, moths & birds. 🔎
A reminder to take a closer look when in nature - you might be surprised by what you see!
August 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Thanks to those who joined #RestorationForth for a Coastal BioBlitz in Burntisland!
A brilliant variety of #MarineLife was recorded, including many fish, invertebrates, seaweeds, butterflies, moths & birds. 🔎
A reminder to take a closer look when in nature - you might be surprised by what you see!
A brilliant variety of #MarineLife was recorded, including many fish, invertebrates, seaweeds, butterflies, moths & birds. 🔎
A reminder to take a closer look when in nature - you might be surprised by what you see!
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Postcards from the beautiful Orkney Isles. 💌
The #RestorationForth team had a brilliant time in #Orkney. It's always a joy to explore Orkney's thriving #seagrass meadows. The team loved spending time catching up with people in Orkney about the work being done to restore these vital habitats. 🌱
The #RestorationForth team had a brilliant time in #Orkney. It's always a joy to explore Orkney's thriving #seagrass meadows. The team loved spending time catching up with people in Orkney about the work being done to restore these vital habitats. 🌱
August 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Postcards from the beautiful Orkney Isles. 💌
The #RestorationForth team had a brilliant time in #Orkney. It's always a joy to explore Orkney's thriving #seagrass meadows. The team loved spending time catching up with people in Orkney about the work being done to restore these vital habitats. 🌱
The #RestorationForth team had a brilliant time in #Orkney. It's always a joy to explore Orkney's thriving #seagrass meadows. The team loved spending time catching up with people in Orkney about the work being done to restore these vital habitats. 🌱
Spent the weekend enjoying the many sites of Orkney ☀️ wonderful cliff walks, sea swims, bird life & of course archaeology 🌊
July 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Spent the weekend enjoying the many sites of Orkney ☀️ wonderful cliff walks, sea swims, bird life & of course archaeology 🌊
It's been a spectacular week on Orkney running community snorkel sessions, attending the EMEC open day for #StromnessShoppingWeek & supporting the team with seagrass monitoring for #RestorationForth 🌊🌱🌞 @mcsuk.bsky.social @seabirdcentre.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 7:37 AM
It's been a spectacular week on Orkney running community snorkel sessions, attending the EMEC open day for #StromnessShoppingWeek & supporting the team with seagrass monitoring for #RestorationForth 🌊🌱🌞 @mcsuk.bsky.social @seabirdcentre.bsky.social
Great 2 days dodging the summer showers & monitoring our intertidal oyster sites with our wonderful #RestorationForth volunteers 🌊🦪 @mcsuk.bsky.social @wwfscotland.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Great 2 days dodging the summer showers & monitoring our intertidal oyster sites with our wonderful #RestorationForth volunteers 🌊🦪 @mcsuk.bsky.social @wwfscotland.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social
Back home after a fantastic time in sunny Scarborough for the #ReMeMaRe conference 🌞 It was great to present on #RestorationForth oyster citizen science (an exciting & nerve-wracking experience!) & hear about all the amazing restoration work happening across the UK 🌊 @mcsuk.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Back home after a fantastic time in sunny Scarborough for the #ReMeMaRe conference 🌞 It was great to present on #RestorationForth oyster citizen science (an exciting & nerve-wracking experience!) & hear about all the amazing restoration work happening across the UK 🌊 @mcsuk.bsky.social
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Is your organisation or community restoring coastal environments?
Restoration Forth has launched a practical new resource featuring:
🌊 How-to videos
🌊 Key learnings
🌊 Community involvement tips
All inspired by seagrass & oyster restoration in the Forth!
Dive in: www.wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
Restoration Forth has launched a practical new resource featuring:
🌊 How-to videos
🌊 Key learnings
🌊 Community involvement tips
All inspired by seagrass & oyster restoration in the Forth!
Dive in: www.wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
June 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Is your organisation or community restoring coastal environments?
Restoration Forth has launched a practical new resource featuring:
🌊 How-to videos
🌊 Key learnings
🌊 Community involvement tips
All inspired by seagrass & oyster restoration in the Forth!
Dive in: www.wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
Restoration Forth has launched a practical new resource featuring:
🌊 How-to videos
🌊 Key learnings
🌊 Community involvement tips
All inspired by seagrass & oyster restoration in the Forth!
Dive in: www.wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
VERY excited for our week on Orkney in July! Amongst other events, we're running 3 community snorkel sessions on the island, sign up 👉🏻 www.eventbrite.com/cc/restorati... 🌊🦀🌱
June 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
VERY excited for our week on Orkney in July! Amongst other events, we're running 3 community snorkel sessions on the island, sign up 👉🏻 www.eventbrite.com/cc/restorati... 🌊🦀🌱
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Oh hi there, this Atlantic Yellow-Nosed Albatross chick wants you to have a wonderful day.
#WorldAlbatrossDay
#WorldAlbatrossDay
June 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Oh hi there, this Atlantic Yellow-Nosed Albatross chick wants you to have a wonderful day.
#WorldAlbatrossDay
#WorldAlbatrossDay
Delighted & excited to be speaking about #RestorationForth at @coastalfutures.bsky.social ReMeMaRe conference in July! Come along & learn about restoration efforts across the UK 🌊🌱🦪 @mcsuk.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Delighted & excited to be speaking about #RestorationForth at @coastalfutures.bsky.social ReMeMaRe conference in July! Come along & learn about restoration efforts across the UK 🌊🌱🦪 @mcsuk.bsky.social