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Andrew Heald
@andyheald.bsky.social
Forester & tree farmer
🌲🌳👨🏽‍🌾🐂🥜🥭🪵
Inclusive landscape scale solutions
Regenerative bioeconomy
Sustainable cities
Works with the amazing Inovaland team
Lives in Edinburgh
Arbutus unedo or the Strawberry Tree - growing in and around a pine plantation in northern Portugal 🇵🇹

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbutus...
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Some healthy looking Ash trees hanging on to their leaves - St Mark’s Park #Edinburgh
November 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Some sunshine and leaves still hanging on in Edinburgh’s New Town 🌳🍁🍂🍃
November 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“The extent of broadleaved deciduous woodland in Scotland increased 61% since 2000 and increased 0.5% for coniferous woodland since 2000 (Forest Research).”

www.nature.scot/doc/scotland...
November 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Online evening lectures from the Royal Scottish Forestry Society

24th Nov: Treekeepers:
Award-winning author, Lauren E Oakes

8 Dec: Three Words for Forest:
Prof Deirdre Heddon

19 January: Silvohorticulture:
Farming and gardening pioneer Ben Raskin

www.rsfs.org.uk/index.php/on...
November 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Join us on Monday - Hear about:
* Innovative regeneration in Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest, linking local action to global climate goals. 
* How we can promote forest protection, equitable climate finance, and community-centered approaches to climate action. 

inovaland.earth/2025/10/07/c...
October 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Another year and another planning farce … trees not properly protected, soil compacted again …
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Stacking material like this shouldn’t be happening within the tree root protection zone - which very clearly hasn’t been demarcated

These are some of the most valuable trees in the city.
October 31, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Whilst there is some limited mention of timber and forestry - the UK Government still isn’t joining the dots between the need to decarbonise our economy and the need for an expansion in short rotation forestry.
October 30, 2025 at 7:20 AM
October 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I quite like the lighter mornings … but also like lighter evenings to go for a walk after work …
October 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Edinburgh has committed to being climate neutral by 2030.

What is the point of commitments, climate strategies and city plans if @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social just ignores them ?

www.edinburgh.gov.uk/2030climates...

Front page of today’s @scotnational.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM
#Edinburgh - 08:00 vs 11:00 ish this morning

Autumn and winter sunlight has a big impact on mental health when working indoors (& outdoors)
October 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
October 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
#Otter this afternoon near to St Bernard’s Well in #Edinburgh - hunting its way upstream and turning over stones in the river bed @wolct.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In best John Peel voice … and tonight we’ve got a session from Bristol based prog rock band “Virtual Symposium” playing tracks from their latest concept album “Drones in Ecology” …
October 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The mighty River Tyne looking quite romantic @lner.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
On the train to London for a few days, I love the views on the East Coast mainline …
October 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Not sure of the full details of the case but I’d suggest that “Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)” does require tractor to be in a “safe condition” www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipme...
October 5, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Belgian style beer in Accra 🇬🇭
October 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Low carbon and biodegradable tree shelters in Bantama, Ghana. 🌳🇬🇭

There’s a lot of goats about.

(Most of the trees are Cassia i think, which has yellow flowers, is quick growing and coppices easily.)
October 3, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Community meeting in Bantama, Ghana 🇬🇭 🌱🌳🥭

atebubu.inovaland.earth
September 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Ghana 🇬🇭🐜🪲
September 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
“And replanted with mixed native broadleaf species”
September 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Ghana sunset - hopefully more rain tomorrow 🌱🌳🇬🇭
September 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM