Ferry Wood 🌿
@ferrywood.bsky.social
Ed and Carina are restoring an ancient coastal Atlantic oak woodland to a temperate rainforest. Follow our adventures.🌏 🌊🦌
This fruiting Pannaria was one of May lichens seen on the ASR field trip recently in the Cowal area of Argyll
October 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
This fruiting Pannaria was one of May lichens seen on the ASR field trip recently in the Cowal area of Argyll
More on how Sally’s collecting seed in Ferry Wood
September 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
More on how Sally’s collecting seed in Ferry Wood
Sally is also collecting seed to grow on. This is how she is doing it
September 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sally is also collecting seed to grow on. This is how she is doing it
Sally has also installed soil probes into the cleared rhododendron site
September 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Sally has also installed soil probes into the cleared rhododendron site
First in a series by SallyGouldstone of ACT who is researching into rainforest sites that have been cleared of rhododendron.
August 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
First in a series by SallyGouldstone of ACT who is researching into rainforest sites that have been cleared of rhododendron.
At Edinburgh book festival #eibf about to see Louise Welsh and her bioregional work on the Clyde having a unique identity: see her podcast Who owns the Clyde?
August 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
At Edinburgh book festival #eibf about to see Louise Welsh and her bioregional work on the Clyde having a unique identity: see her podcast Who owns the Clyde?
For years, Ferry Wood has welcomed volunteers and friends from around the world. This week, we’re excited to share Katie’s journey all the way from Canada following #WorldNatureConservation week. #ForestConservation #NatureConservationDay #Conservation
August 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
For years, Ferry Wood has welcomed volunteers and friends from around the world. This week, we’re excited to share Katie’s journey all the way from Canada following #WorldNatureConservation week. #ForestConservation #NatureConservationDay #Conservation
Aspen in foreground did not exist 9 years ago but thanks to stopping sheep grazing in field the bracken moved in, suckers were able to grow and now we have dozens of trees in what was once pasture
July 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Aspen in foreground did not exist 9 years ago but thanks to stopping sheep grazing in field the bracken moved in, suckers were able to grow and now we have dozens of trees in what was once pasture
A young oak growing out of a pile of rhododendron which was cleared using the lever and mulch method avoiding the use of herbicide.#naturee#WorldNatureCinservation-Day#Scottlandsrainforest
July 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
A young oak growing out of a pile of rhododendron which was cleared using the lever and mulch method avoiding the use of herbicide.#naturee#WorldNatureCinservation-Day#Scottlandsrainforest
Cotton grass a common bog plant it’s fluffy seed heads have been used for pillow stuffing candle wicks and wound dressing though it would take some time to collect!
#bogday
#nature
#westlochtarbert
#bogday
#nature
#westlochtarbert
July 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Cotton grass a common bog plant it’s fluffy seed heads have been used for pillow stuffing candle wicks and wound dressing though it would take some time to collect!
#bogday
#nature
#westlochtarbert
#bogday
#nature
#westlochtarbert
"Bioregioning: the act of bringing your bioregion into existence through:🍃 grounding, connecting, celebrating, belonging 🍃
🦫To begin: ground yourself in the here and now. You already live in a bioregion. Manifest it to yourself by exploring the land around you.
🦫To begin: ground yourself in the here and now. You already live in a bioregion. Manifest it to yourself by exploring the land around you.
July 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
"Bioregioning: the act of bringing your bioregion into existence through:🍃 grounding, connecting, celebrating, belonging 🍃
🦫To begin: ground yourself in the here and now. You already live in a bioregion. Manifest it to yourself by exploring the land around you.
🦫To begin: ground yourself in the here and now. You already live in a bioregion. Manifest it to yourself by exploring the land around you.
Our bioregion can be found along a recently glaciated, multi-layered, and complex winding coast, taking in islands, headlands, bays, harbour fishing villages, peninsulas, sea and land lochs, fields, farms, cliffs, gullies, gorges, ravines, rocky scars, knolls, hills, and the foothills of mountains.⛰️
July 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Our bioregion can be found along a recently glaciated, multi-layered, and complex winding coast, taking in islands, headlands, bays, harbour fishing villages, peninsulas, sea and land lochs, fields, farms, cliffs, gullies, gorges, ravines, rocky scars, knolls, hills, and the foothills of mountains.⛰️
Brilliant project to use Gaelic place names to reveal lost woodlands. Very useful for rainforest restoration
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b79...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b79...
Forgotten Woodlands
Can linguistic clues enhance our understanding of an area's past and inspire its future potential?
storymaps.arcgis.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Brilliant project to use Gaelic place names to reveal lost woodlands. Very useful for rainforest restoration
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b79...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b79...
June 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Chris is researching how quickly bryophytes and lichens recolonise areas of temperate rainforest cleared of rhododendron #scotlandsrainforest
June 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Chris is researching how quickly bryophytes and lichens recolonise areas of temperate rainforest cleared of rhododendron #scotlandsrainforest
🌿This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we share highlights of a visit from Dr. Sally Gouldstone of @actinargyll.bsky.social earlier last month to Ferry Wood, alongside Chris Ellis (a lichenologist from @thebotanics.bsky.social , and students from the
University of Edinburgh. Highlights from the visit below!
University of Edinburgh. Highlights from the visit below!
June 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🌿This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we share highlights of a visit from Dr. Sally Gouldstone of @actinargyll.bsky.social earlier last month to Ferry Wood, alongside Chris Ellis (a lichenologist from @thebotanics.bsky.social , and students from the
University of Edinburgh. Highlights from the visit below!
University of Edinburgh. Highlights from the visit below!
🌱 As #InvasiveSpeciesWeek draws to a close, we wanted to share pictures taken from the same spot, the first in 2020 before rhododendron clearance, the second in 2024 afterwards. See how the complex topography of the land is revealed, plus native trees which had disappeared from view.
#INNSWeek
#INNSWeek
May 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🌱 As #InvasiveSpeciesWeek draws to a close, we wanted to share pictures taken from the same spot, the first in 2020 before rhododendron clearance, the second in 2024 afterwards. See how the complex topography of the land is revealed, plus native trees which had disappeared from view.
#INNSWeek
#INNSWeek
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"Trees share resources to overcome environmental challenges."
Ecosystems work together to overcome difficult conditions, and most people do the same, given a chance.
But we're told selfishness is not only normal, but a good thing, because that's how those who crave and gain wealth and power are.
Ecosystems work together to overcome difficult conditions, and most people do the same, given a chance.
But we're told selfishness is not only normal, but a good thing, because that's how those who crave and gain wealth and power are.
‘Stressed’ trees share resources to overcome environmental challenges
Root grafts are physical connections between tree roots which can allow them to exchange water, carbon and mineral nutrients
envirotecmagazine.com/2021/05/07/s...
Root grafts are physical connections between tree roots which can allow them to exchange water, carbon and mineral nutrients
envirotecmagazine.com/2021/05/07/s...
‘Stressed’ trees share resources to overcome environmental challenges | Envirotec
A length of steel pipe and a heart monitor are the unlikely tools underpinning new research which suggests that trees may work together to form resource-sha ...
envirotecmagazine.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
"Trees share resources to overcome environmental challenges."
Ecosystems work together to overcome difficult conditions, and most people do the same, given a chance.
But we're told selfishness is not only normal, but a good thing, because that's how those who crave and gain wealth and power are.
Ecosystems work together to overcome difficult conditions, and most people do the same, given a chance.
But we're told selfishness is not only normal, but a good thing, because that's how those who crave and gain wealth and power are.
#InvasiveSpeciesWeek
Early in our journey of becoming rare woodland custodians, we were challenged on how to manage the wood in ways that safeguard all rare species on site. They're threatened by invasive rhododendrons for a start.
This week we unpack our approaches to managing invasive species. 🌿
Early in our journey of becoming rare woodland custodians, we were challenged on how to manage the wood in ways that safeguard all rare species on site. They're threatened by invasive rhododendrons for a start.
This week we unpack our approaches to managing invasive species. 🌿
May 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
#InvasiveSpeciesWeek
Early in our journey of becoming rare woodland custodians, we were challenged on how to manage the wood in ways that safeguard all rare species on site. They're threatened by invasive rhododendrons for a start.
This week we unpack our approaches to managing invasive species. 🌿
Early in our journey of becoming rare woodland custodians, we were challenged on how to manage the wood in ways that safeguard all rare species on site. They're threatened by invasive rhododendrons for a start.
This week we unpack our approaches to managing invasive species. 🌿
1/3 🌱We’re delighted to connect with you and share some exciting updates. 🌱
Ferry Wood is becoming a monitoring site over the next year!
Ferry Wood is becoming a monitoring site over the next year!
May 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
1/3 🌱We’re delighted to connect with you and share some exciting updates. 🌱
Ferry Wood is becoming a monitoring site over the next year!
Ferry Wood is becoming a monitoring site over the next year!
Reposted by Ferry Wood 🌿
If you live in #ScotlandsRainforest and have a bit of spare time, Butterfly Conservation needs you! They're surveying for pearl-bordered fritillaries and chequered skippers. Workshop online later today! Full info here: buff.ly/q15M7t6 @savebutterflies.bsky.social
📷 Peter Eeles & Iain H Leach
📷 Peter Eeles & Iain H Leach
May 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
If you live in #ScotlandsRainforest and have a bit of spare time, Butterfly Conservation needs you! They're surveying for pearl-bordered fritillaries and chequered skippers. Workshop online later today! Full info here: buff.ly/q15M7t6 @savebutterflies.bsky.social
📷 Peter Eeles & Iain H Leach
📷 Peter Eeles & Iain H Leach
This #WorldEarthDay we’re thinking about our local bioregion. Here we share a view of Ferry Wood, the West lock, surviving aspen and oak trees coming out into leaf. 🌿🌱🌊 #EarthDay2025 #Rainforest
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bit.ly/4lVR4dk
April 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This #WorldEarthDay we’re thinking about our local bioregion. Here we share a view of Ferry Wood, the West lock, surviving aspen and oak trees coming out into leaf. 🌿🌱🌊 #EarthDay2025 #Rainforest
bit.ly/4lVR4dk
bit.ly/4lVR4dk
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Creative writing workshop in #ScotlandsRainforest, Saturday 26 April, on a quiet stretch of coastline in West Lochaber. What's not to like?? 📝 🌳
April 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Creative writing workshop in #ScotlandsRainforest, Saturday 26 April, on a quiet stretch of coastline in West Lochaber. What's not to like?? 📝 🌳