Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere
@gsabiosphere.bsky.social
Recognised internationally as a world class environment for people and nature. The GSA Biosphere Partnership is a registered Scottish charity working in conservation, education, sustainable development and climate resilience. https://linktr.ee/gsabiosphere
Winter workshops are live! Join us for animal tracking by day and after dark, lots of dates coming up across #Ayrshire through Dec/Jan. We're delighted to offer these as part of the #DontBeShy campaign supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Info & booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/galloway-a...
Info & booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/galloway-a...
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Winter workshops are live! Join us for animal tracking by day and after dark, lots of dates coming up across #Ayrshire through Dec/Jan. We're delighted to offer these as part of the #DontBeShy campaign supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Info & booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/galloway-a...
Info & booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/galloway-a...
So immensely proud to have won the #NatureTourism category at the 2025 #NatureofScotland Awards for Biosphere Experiences! Congratulations to all nominees and winners and thanks to @rspbscotland.bsky.social for a wonderful night 💚💙
Read more: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/biosphere-ex...
Read more: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/biosphere-ex...
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
So immensely proud to have won the #NatureTourism category at the 2025 #NatureofScotland Awards for Biosphere Experiences! Congratulations to all nominees and winners and thanks to @rspbscotland.bsky.social for a wonderful night 💚💙
Read more: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/biosphere-ex...
Read more: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/biosphere-ex...
📢 This weekend: join us at Port Logan to find out more about opportunities to get involved in community-led tourism, coastal conservation, heritage, enterprise and learning projects along the Solway coast. 1 - 3pm drop-in, no need to book.
#SCAMP #SolwayFirth #gsabiosphere
#SCAMP #SolwayFirth #gsabiosphere
November 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
📢 This weekend: join us at Port Logan to find out more about opportunities to get involved in community-led tourism, coastal conservation, heritage, enterprise and learning projects along the Solway coast. 1 - 3pm drop-in, no need to book.
#SCAMP #SolwayFirth #gsabiosphere
#SCAMP #SolwayFirth #gsabiosphere
Tickets are still available for our next Who Goes There!? woodland ecology workshop taking place at Balbeg Estate nr Straiton on 22/11/25. Free event thanks to Heritage Lottery funding, all welcome.
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#dontbeshy #lovenature #ayrshire #redsquirrels
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#dontbeshy #lovenature #ayrshire #redsquirrels
Who Goes There!?
A walk in the woods to learn to read the signs left behind by woodland creatures. Learn how to make a plaster cast of a paw/hoof/foot print.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Tickets are still available for our next Who Goes There!? woodland ecology workshop taking place at Balbeg Estate nr Straiton on 22/11/25. Free event thanks to Heritage Lottery funding, all welcome.
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#dontbeshy #lovenature #ayrshire #redsquirrels
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#dontbeshy #lovenature #ayrshire #redsquirrels
Pics from Birding for Brents last weekend, thank you to all who joined us as part of the Wild Goose Festival 2025, which was accredited through our Sustainable Event Charter, a free initiative which supports local organisation/groups' sustainability and marketing goals:
https://ow.ly/XnNS50XjzlH
https://ow.ly/XnNS50XjzlH
October 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Pics from Birding for Brents last weekend, thank you to all who joined us as part of the Wild Goose Festival 2025, which was accredited through our Sustainable Event Charter, a free initiative which supports local organisation/groups' sustainability and marketing goals:
https://ow.ly/XnNS50XjzlH
https://ow.ly/XnNS50XjzlH
Nature Recovery officer Antoine Lemaire leads a guided walk in the woodlands on Balbeg estate. Explore the woodlands, look for signs wildlife leave behind. Feeding signs, footprints, sounds, feathers and hair.
This Woodland Ecology workshop is made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
This Woodland Ecology workshop is made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Nature Recovery officer Antoine Lemaire leads a guided walk in the woodlands on Balbeg estate. Explore the woodlands, look for signs wildlife leave behind. Feeding signs, footprints, sounds, feathers and hair.
This Woodland Ecology workshop is made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
This Woodland Ecology workshop is made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Our networker at Land Energy in #Girvan takes place on Monday (27/1) and we're opening the last spaces up on a first-come, first-served basis to anyone who'd like to come along. Join us to make connections and talk sustainability! Free event, lunch included.
Book here: https://ow.ly/b8g650Xhpqk
Book here: https://ow.ly/b8g650Xhpqk
October 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Our networker at Land Energy in #Girvan takes place on Monday (27/1) and we're opening the last spaces up on a first-come, first-served basis to anyone who'd like to come along. Join us to make connections and talk sustainability! Free event, lunch included.
Book here: https://ow.ly/b8g650Xhpqk
Book here: https://ow.ly/b8g650Xhpqk
It's tree-planting season and grants up to £1000 are available for small scale planting projects in #EastAyrshire and #SouthAyrshire within the #gsabiosphere. Find out more: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/small-scale-...
@southayrshire.bsky.social @wtscotsocial.bsky.social @eastayrshire.bsky.social
@southayrshire.bsky.social @wtscotsocial.bsky.social @eastayrshire.bsky.social
Small-Scale Tree Planting Programme offers grants up to £1,000 in South and East Ayrshire - Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere
The Ayrshire Small Scale Tree Planting Programme is continuing through 2025/26, with grants of up to £1,000 available for planting […]
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October 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It's tree-planting season and grants up to £1000 are available for small scale planting projects in #EastAyrshire and #SouthAyrshire within the #gsabiosphere. Find out more: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/small-scale-...
@southayrshire.bsky.social @wtscotsocial.bsky.social @eastayrshire.bsky.social
@southayrshire.bsky.social @wtscotsocial.bsky.social @eastayrshire.bsky.social
Very proudly sharing our office copy of this month's Dumfries & Galloway Life Magazine and our nomination for Tourism Champion in the D&G Life Awards 2025. What an honour, we are beyond delighted!
#sustainabletourism #visitscotland #scotlandstartshere #dumfriesandgalloway #gsabiosphere
#sustainabletourism #visitscotland #scotlandstartshere #dumfriesandgalloway #gsabiosphere
October 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Very proudly sharing our office copy of this month's Dumfries & Galloway Life Magazine and our nomination for Tourism Champion in the D&G Life Awards 2025. What an honour, we are beyond delighted!
#sustainabletourism #visitscotland #scotlandstartshere #dumfriesandgalloway #gsabiosphere
#sustainabletourism #visitscotland #scotlandstartshere #dumfriesandgalloway #gsabiosphere
Our next networker for Biosphere Certification Mark businesses will be hosted by Land Energy in Girvan on 27/10 - e-invites have been sent.
More information on the Biosphere Certification Mark: https://ow.ly/ye3I50Xb22r
Applications are always open and there is no cost involved.
#goodforbusiness
More information on the Biosphere Certification Mark: https://ow.ly/ye3I50Xb22r
Applications are always open and there is no cost involved.
#goodforbusiness
October 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Our next networker for Biosphere Certification Mark businesses will be hosted by Land Energy in Girvan on 27/10 - e-invites have been sent.
More information on the Biosphere Certification Mark: https://ow.ly/ye3I50Xb22r
Applications are always open and there is no cost involved.
#goodforbusiness
More information on the Biosphere Certification Mark: https://ow.ly/ye3I50Xb22r
Applications are always open and there is no cost involved.
#goodforbusiness
The GSA Biosphere Partnership, Propagate & NFU Scotland will host the 3rd annual Farming for the Future Conference on 13th November in Maybole. A peer-to-peer learning event, free to attend, book via the link below.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/farming-fo...
#regenerativefarming #scottishfarming
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#regenerativefarming #scottishfarming
Farming for the Future: Nature and Resilience
Hear from farmers and advisers about how nature-friendly farming works for them and benefits both the environment and their business.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The GSA Biosphere Partnership, Propagate & NFU Scotland will host the 3rd annual Farming for the Future Conference on 13th November in Maybole. A peer-to-peer learning event, free to attend, book via the link below.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/farming-fo...
#regenerativefarming #scottishfarming
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/farming-fo...
#regenerativefarming #scottishfarming
Birding for Brents is coming up on 25/10 as part of this year's Wild Goose Festival, hosted by The Stove Network and loads of amazing partners. Join us at Loch Ryan with @btobirds.bsky.social and @scottishbirding.bsky.social (free event!)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/birding-fo...
#birding #gsabiosphere
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#birding #gsabiosphere
Birding for Brents
Join us at Loch Ryan to see a wonderful range of bird species. This event is part of the Wild Goose Festival.
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October 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Birding for Brents is coming up on 25/10 as part of this year's Wild Goose Festival, hosted by The Stove Network and loads of amazing partners. Join us at Loch Ryan with @btobirds.bsky.social and @scottishbirding.bsky.social (free event!)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/birding-fo...
#birding #gsabiosphere
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/birding-fo...
#birding #gsabiosphere
📢 **WE'RE RECRUITING - COMMUNITY & BUSINESS MANAGER - APPLICATIONS CLOSE 13/10/25**
An exciting senior position with diverse project portfolio. Full time (37.5hrs); hybrid, flexible working and salary starting at £40,045 p.a.
Full details and application form: https://ow.ly/4wSn50X99ve
An exciting senior position with diverse project portfolio. Full time (37.5hrs); hybrid, flexible working and salary starting at £40,045 p.a.
Full details and application form: https://ow.ly/4wSn50X99ve
October 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
📢 **WE'RE RECRUITING - COMMUNITY & BUSINESS MANAGER - APPLICATIONS CLOSE 13/10/25**
An exciting senior position with diverse project portfolio. Full time (37.5hrs); hybrid, flexible working and salary starting at £40,045 p.a.
Full details and application form: https://ow.ly/4wSn50X99ve
An exciting senior position with diverse project portfolio. Full time (37.5hrs); hybrid, flexible working and salary starting at £40,045 p.a.
Full details and application form: https://ow.ly/4wSn50X99ve
Who Goes There? Our first workshop as part of the Red Squirrel Recovery Network and #DontBeShy campaign, made possible through Heritage Lottery funding. Pinwherry, 1st November. Join us!
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October 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Who Goes There? Our first workshop as part of the Red Squirrel Recovery Network and #DontBeShy campaign, made possible through Heritage Lottery funding. Pinwherry, 1st November. Join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/who-goes-t...
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📢 **LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!**
Our 2025 Year in Review will be held at The Carrick Centre in Maybole tomorrow (08/10). Come along to hear our highlights of the last 12 months, take part in Q&A with our officer team, and watch our documentary short 'Heart of the Biosphere'.
https://ow.ly/jQW850X7BtQ
Our 2025 Year in Review will be held at The Carrick Centre in Maybole tomorrow (08/10). Come along to hear our highlights of the last 12 months, take part in Q&A with our officer team, and watch our documentary short 'Heart of the Biosphere'.
https://ow.ly/jQW850X7BtQ
October 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
📢 **LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!**
Our 2025 Year in Review will be held at The Carrick Centre in Maybole tomorrow (08/10). Come along to hear our highlights of the last 12 months, take part in Q&A with our officer team, and watch our documentary short 'Heart of the Biosphere'.
https://ow.ly/jQW850X7BtQ
Our 2025 Year in Review will be held at The Carrick Centre in Maybole tomorrow (08/10). Come along to hear our highlights of the last 12 months, take part in Q&A with our officer team, and watch our documentary short 'Heart of the Biosphere'.
https://ow.ly/jQW850X7BtQ
The GSA Biosphere Partnership is recruiting now for a Community & Business Manager. If you've got a bit of free time this weekend, get your application underway!
Find out more & apply: https://www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/vacancy/community-and-business-manager/
#thirdsectorjobs #sustainabledevelopment
Find out more & apply: https://www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/vacancy/community-and-business-manager/
#thirdsectorjobs #sustainabledevelopment
October 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The GSA Biosphere Partnership is recruiting now for a Community & Business Manager. If you've got a bit of free time this weekend, get your application underway!
Find out more & apply: https://www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/vacancy/community-and-business-manager/
#thirdsectorjobs #sustainabledevelopment
Find out more & apply: https://www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/vacancy/community-and-business-manager/
#thirdsectorjobs #sustainabledevelopment
An opportunity for youth groups in #EastAyrshire to have free, ranger-led activity sessions exploring nature and #learningoutdoors - applications are open now! Thanks to the 9CCs group for funding this exciting initiative 💚
@eastayrshire.bsky.social
@eastayrshire.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
An opportunity for youth groups in #EastAyrshire to have free, ranger-led activity sessions exploring nature and #learningoutdoors - applications are open now! Thanks to the 9CCs group for funding this exciting initiative 💚
@eastayrshire.bsky.social
@eastayrshire.bsky.social
Our Explore page is packed with trip-planning resources for your day out, short break or long vacation in the Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere, part of Scotland's award winning #UNESCOTrail.
https://www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/explore-the-biosphere/
#visitscotland #scotlandstartshere
https://www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/explore-the-biosphere/
#visitscotland #scotlandstartshere
October 2, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Our Explore page is packed with trip-planning resources for your day out, short break or long vacation in the Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere, part of Scotland's award winning #UNESCOTrail.
https://www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/explore-the-biosphere/
#visitscotland #scotlandstartshere
https://www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/explore-the-biosphere/
#visitscotland #scotlandstartshere
📢 **WE'RE RECRUITING! COMMUNITY & BUSINESS MANAGER**
Join our senior management team overseeing key strategic projects supporting community development, sustainable enterprise, and climate resilience. Full time; flexible, hybrid working; starting at £40,045 p.a.
https://ow.ly/Ve0I50X3C2q
Join our senior management team overseeing key strategic projects supporting community development, sustainable enterprise, and climate resilience. Full time; flexible, hybrid working; starting at £40,045 p.a.
https://ow.ly/Ve0I50X3C2q
September 30, 2025 at 8:25 AM
📢 **WE'RE RECRUITING! COMMUNITY & BUSINESS MANAGER**
Join our senior management team overseeing key strategic projects supporting community development, sustainable enterprise, and climate resilience. Full time; flexible, hybrid working; starting at £40,045 p.a.
https://ow.ly/Ve0I50X3C2q
Join our senior management team overseeing key strategic projects supporting community development, sustainable enterprise, and climate resilience. Full time; flexible, hybrid working; starting at £40,045 p.a.
https://ow.ly/Ve0I50X3C2q
A reminder that our annual Year in Review is taking place in #Maybole next week (08/10) - all welcome to hear our highlights of 2025 and aspirations for 2026. Free to attend, hot drinks and biscuits included!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/galloway-s...
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Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere: Year in Review
Join the Galloway & Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Partnership to hear more about our work for people and nature in SW Scotland
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September 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
A reminder that our annual Year in Review is taking place in #Maybole next week (08/10) - all welcome to hear our highlights of 2025 and aspirations for 2026. Free to attend, hot drinks and biscuits included!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/galloway-s...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/galloway-s...
A unique (and free!) event tomorrow (27/09) for walkers and explorers, part of the #Immerse Festival: join filmmaker John Wallace to search for the source of the River #Annan.
www.eventbrite.com/e/searching-...
#SCAMP #dgclimatehub #dumfriesandgalloway
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#SCAMP #dgclimatehub #dumfriesandgalloway
September 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
A unique (and free!) event tomorrow (27/09) for walkers and explorers, part of the #Immerse Festival: join filmmaker John Wallace to search for the source of the River #Annan.
www.eventbrite.com/e/searching-...
#SCAMP #dgclimatehub #dumfriesandgalloway
www.eventbrite.com/e/searching-...
#SCAMP #dgclimatehub #dumfriesandgalloway
The #Ayrshire Small Scale Tree Planting Programme is open for applications with up to £1,000 per project available and help with site planning and preparation on hand from the #gsabiosphere's #NatureRecovery team. Find out more and apply:
www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/natureandwil...
www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/natureandwil...
September 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The #Ayrshire Small Scale Tree Planting Programme is open for applications with up to £1,000 per project available and help with site planning and preparation on hand from the #gsabiosphere's #NatureRecovery team. Find out more and apply:
www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/natureandwil...
www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/natureandwil...
📢 Last few tickets remaining!
Our final Proud Supporter networker of 2025 is in #Girvan on 1st Oct - join us! Free to attend, lunch included. Ideal for businesses, community groups, and anyone who wants to find out more about SW Scotland's #UNESCOBiosphere.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/biosphere-...
Our final Proud Supporter networker of 2025 is in #Girvan on 1st Oct - join us! Free to attend, lunch included. Ideal for businesses, community groups, and anyone who wants to find out more about SW Scotland's #UNESCOBiosphere.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/biosphere-...
Biosphere Proud Supporter Networker
Join us at the Proud Supporter Networker for a day of connecting, sharing ideas, and building a community of support!
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September 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
📢 Last few tickets remaining!
Our final Proud Supporter networker of 2025 is in #Girvan on 1st Oct - join us! Free to attend, lunch included. Ideal for businesses, community groups, and anyone who wants to find out more about SW Scotland's #UNESCOBiosphere.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/biosphere-...
Our final Proud Supporter networker of 2025 is in #Girvan on 1st Oct - join us! Free to attend, lunch included. Ideal for businesses, community groups, and anyone who wants to find out more about SW Scotland's #UNESCOBiosphere.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/biosphere-...
Our 3rd annual Farming for the Future Conference is coming up on 13/11/25 hosted in partnership with Propagate & NFUS. Free to attend - book now and be part of a unique peer-learning event:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/farming-fo...
#scottishfarming #regenerativefarming #naturefriendlyfarming
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/farming-fo...
#scottishfarming #regenerativefarming #naturefriendlyfarming
Farming for the Future: Nature and Resilience
Hear from farmers and advisers about how nature-friendly farming works for them and benefits both the environment and their business.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Our 3rd annual Farming for the Future Conference is coming up on 13/11/25 hosted in partnership with Propagate & NFUS. Free to attend - book now and be part of a unique peer-learning event:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/farming-fo...
#scottishfarming #regenerativefarming #naturefriendlyfarming
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/farming-fo...
#scottishfarming #regenerativefarming #naturefriendlyfarming
We've just opened recruitment for a Community & Business Manager to join the #gsabiosphere team - F/T with starting salary of £40,045.
Find out more and apply: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/were-recruit...
#jobsinscotland #thirdsectorjobs #communitydevelopment #businessdevelopment
Find out more and apply: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/were-recruit...
#jobsinscotland #thirdsectorjobs #communitydevelopment #businessdevelopment
We're recruiting for a F/T Community and Business Manager - Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere
The Galloway & Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Partnership is seeking to appoint a new Community & Business Manager. The successful applicant […]
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September 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
We've just opened recruitment for a Community & Business Manager to join the #gsabiosphere team - F/T with starting salary of £40,045.
Find out more and apply: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/were-recruit...
#jobsinscotland #thirdsectorjobs #communitydevelopment #businessdevelopment
Find out more and apply: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/were-recruit...
#jobsinscotland #thirdsectorjobs #communitydevelopment #businessdevelopment