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Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere
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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...
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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...
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
📢 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
November 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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
October 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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.
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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
October 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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
October 21, 2025 at 3:45 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
October 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
📢 **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
October 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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...
October 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📢 **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
October 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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
October 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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
October 6, 2025 at 9:38 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
October 2, 2025 at 9:10 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
September 30, 2025 at 8:25 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
September 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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...
September 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A brilliant event in the calendar for #ScotClimateWeek, hosted by New Cumnock Development Trust and including our #NatureRecovery Manager introducing the documentary short film 'Heart of the Biosphere'. Book your tickets below!

www.ticketsource.co.uk/new-cumnck-d...

#peatlands #gsabiosphere
September 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
We are proud and delighted to have been shortlisted in the Nature Tourism category in this year's #NatureOfScotland Awards and to be among so many exciting and innovating peers! Read more about shortlisted people and projects championing nature across Scotland: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Join us in #Maybole on 8th October for our 2025 Year in Review, your chance to hear presentations from the #gsabiosphere team, ask questions, give feedback, and find out more about how the #UNESCOBiosphere designation can benefit you. Book here:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/galloway-s...
September 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Please join us and our partners in #SouthAyrshire this Thursday for a meeting to discuss the #Ballantrae Coastal Adaptation Project. Faith from our team will also be delivering a #GreenHealth workshop exploring nature for wellness and activities available locally. Drop-in event, no need to book.
September 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Next week: We're running a #GreenHealth workshop on 08/09 in #Maybole in partnership with #SouthAyrshire Libraries. Free event, join us to explore nature-based wellbeing and activities available locally.

southayrshirelibraries.eventcalendarapp.com/green-health...

@southayrshire.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
We're delighted to be recruiting for a Finance Officer role supporting governance, budgeting, reporting, and delivery of our charity's ambitious objectives. More info + full job description and application form: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/vacancy/fina...

#thirdsectorjobs #gsabiosphere #sustainablejobs
September 3, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Our next Biosphere Community pop-up event is in #Whithorn on Tues 02/09. Come along to find out more about the Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere, what it is and what the GSA Biosphere Partnership does locally and internationally! (And in case you can't make it: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk)
August 29, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Don't miss your chance to win a Nith Zip Vest from our #socialenterprise Merrick Scottish Blackface Knitwear, supporting #britishwool and the best traditions of upland #farming. It's a short competition survey and all responses will help research and development:

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August 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM