The John Muir Trust
@johnmuirtrust.bsky.social
Community focused conservation charity dedicated to the experience, protection & repair of wild places across the UK.
Our website:
https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/
Our website:
https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/
A bit of summer sun to get us through this gloomy November week ☀️
Sunrise at Quinag ⛰️
Sunrise at Quinag ⛰️
November 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A bit of summer sun to get us through this gloomy November week ☀️
Sunrise at Quinag ⛰️
Sunrise at Quinag ⛰️
Your organisation can enjoy a volunteering day out with the John Muir Trust, offering a chance to connect as a team and make a real difference for nature.🌲🌿
👇 Don’t just take our word for it - see how Absolute Escapes got on during their day with us! eu1.hubs.ly/H0pcQ900
👇 Don’t just take our word for it - see how Absolute Escapes got on during their day with us! eu1.hubs.ly/H0pcQ900
October 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Your organisation can enjoy a volunteering day out with the John Muir Trust, offering a chance to connect as a team and make a real difference for nature.🌲🌿
👇 Don’t just take our word for it - see how Absolute Escapes got on during their day with us! eu1.hubs.ly/H0pcQ900
👇 Don’t just take our word for it - see how Absolute Escapes got on during their day with us! eu1.hubs.ly/H0pcQ900
The John Muir Trust attended the
@scottishgreens.org
Conference this Saturday.
Engaging with policy makers across the political spectrum is central to our efforts to protect and restore wild places for now and future generations.
📷 Photo credit to Christian Gamauf
@scottishgreens.org
Conference this Saturday.
Engaging with policy makers across the political spectrum is central to our efforts to protect and restore wild places for now and future generations.
📷 Photo credit to Christian Gamauf
October 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The John Muir Trust attended the
@scottishgreens.org
Conference this Saturday.
Engaging with policy makers across the political spectrum is central to our efforts to protect and restore wild places for now and future generations.
📷 Photo credit to Christian Gamauf
@scottishgreens.org
Conference this Saturday.
Engaging with policy makers across the political spectrum is central to our efforts to protect and restore wild places for now and future generations.
📷 Photo credit to Christian Gamauf
“Scotland’s land is being scarred while the supposed climate benefits are dwarfed by corporate interests that bring little back to this country.”
E+T Magazine highlighted our call from our Director of Land and Policy, which you can read here: eandt.theiet.org/2025/10/13/p...
E+T Magazine highlighted our call from our Director of Land and Policy, which you can read here: eandt.theiet.org/2025/10/13/p...
October 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
“Scotland’s land is being scarred while the supposed climate benefits are dwarfed by corporate interests that bring little back to this country.”
E+T Magazine highlighted our call from our Director of Land and Policy, which you can read here: eandt.theiet.org/2025/10/13/p...
E+T Magazine highlighted our call from our Director of Land and Policy, which you can read here: eandt.theiet.org/2025/10/13/p...
We love to see our John Muir Award participants getting creative. 🌿🎨
Steev, who started his John Muir Award while at
@thinkuhi.bsky.social
set himself the challenge of recording a podcast to go along with his John Muir Award.
Listen to "The Forest Janny" here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0nygnp0
Steev, who started his John Muir Award while at
@thinkuhi.bsky.social
set himself the challenge of recording a podcast to go along with his John Muir Award.
Listen to "The Forest Janny" here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0nygnp0
October 4, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We love to see our John Muir Award participants getting creative. 🌿🎨
Steev, who started his John Muir Award while at
@thinkuhi.bsky.social
set himself the challenge of recording a podcast to go along with his John Muir Award.
Listen to "The Forest Janny" here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0nygnp0
Steev, who started his John Muir Award while at
@thinkuhi.bsky.social
set himself the challenge of recording a podcast to go along with his John Muir Award.
Listen to "The Forest Janny" here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0nygnp0
Magical ✨
Video captured by a Charlie, a driver with D & J Campbell Ltd., who decided to take an early morning hike to the top of Blá Bheinn after staying overnight on our land in #Skye 🌄
#scotland #wildplaces
Video captured by a Charlie, a driver with D & J Campbell Ltd., who decided to take an early morning hike to the top of Blá Bheinn after staying overnight on our land in #Skye 🌄
#scotland #wildplaces
September 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Magical ✨
Video captured by a Charlie, a driver with D & J Campbell Ltd., who decided to take an early morning hike to the top of Blá Bheinn after staying overnight on our land in #Skye 🌄
#scotland #wildplaces
Video captured by a Charlie, a driver with D & J Campbell Ltd., who decided to take an early morning hike to the top of Blá Bheinn after staying overnight on our land in #Skye 🌄
#scotland #wildplaces
And that's a wrap on the Wild Places Gathering 2025!
We would like to thank all the members, supporters, staff and trustees that joined us today and made the Wild Places Gathering 2025 so special. We hope to see you again soon! 🌿
We would like to thank all the members, supporters, staff and trustees that joined us today and made the Wild Places Gathering 2025 so special. We hope to see you again soon! 🌿
September 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
And that's a wrap on the Wild Places Gathering 2025!
We would like to thank all the members, supporters, staff and trustees that joined us today and made the Wild Places Gathering 2025 so special. We hope to see you again soon! 🌿
We would like to thank all the members, supporters, staff and trustees that joined us today and made the Wild Places Gathering 2025 so special. We hope to see you again soon! 🌿
Steve Carver, Professor of Rewilding and Wilderness Science at the University of Leeds, is kicking off the day with the keynote 🌿
@landethics.bsky.social
@landethics.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Steve Carver, Professor of Rewilding and Wilderness Science at the University of Leeds, is kicking off the day with the keynote 🌿
@landethics.bsky.social
@landethics.bsky.social
Our Wild Places Gathering 2025 is almost ready for kick off 🎉
We’ll be tweeting throughout the day to keep you updated on the Gathering and all things wild 🌿
We’ll be tweeting throughout the day to keep you updated on the Gathering and all things wild 🌿
September 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Our Wild Places Gathering 2025 is almost ready for kick off 🎉
We’ll be tweeting throughout the day to keep you updated on the Gathering and all things wild 🌿
We’ll be tweeting throughout the day to keep you updated on the Gathering and all things wild 🌿
We're at the Wild Summit in Bristol today 🌿
Our Regional Manager for the South, Gareth, is attending thoughtful sessions on green investment, planning for people and nature & community empowerment, and reported a great energy being part of a 1,200 strong conference. 🌳
Our Regional Manager for the South, Gareth, is attending thoughtful sessions on green investment, planning for people and nature & community empowerment, and reported a great energy being part of a 1,200 strong conference. 🌳
September 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We're at the Wild Summit in Bristol today 🌿
Our Regional Manager for the South, Gareth, is attending thoughtful sessions on green investment, planning for people and nature & community empowerment, and reported a great energy being part of a 1,200 strong conference. 🌳
Our Regional Manager for the South, Gareth, is attending thoughtful sessions on green investment, planning for people and nature & community empowerment, and reported a great energy being part of a 1,200 strong conference. 🌳
📢We're thrilled to be shortlisted for #NatureofScotland Awards Health and Wellbeing with our wonderful partners Phoenix Futures.💜
🌳Recovery through Nature in the Phoenix Forest supports conservation at special wild place Glenlude and helps Phoenix people's pathways to recovery.
🌳Recovery through Nature in the Phoenix Forest supports conservation at special wild place Glenlude and helps Phoenix people's pathways to recovery.
September 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
📢We're thrilled to be shortlisted for #NatureofScotland Awards Health and Wellbeing with our wonderful partners Phoenix Futures.💜
🌳Recovery through Nature in the Phoenix Forest supports conservation at special wild place Glenlude and helps Phoenix people's pathways to recovery.
🌳Recovery through Nature in the Phoenix Forest supports conservation at special wild place Glenlude and helps Phoenix people's pathways to recovery.
Over 1,000 people have achieved their redesigned #JohnMuirAward since March!
The refreshed Award inspires adventure, creativity, and conservation, helping people connect with nature in meaningful ways. 🌿
Want to get involved? 👉
The refreshed Award inspires adventure, creativity, and conservation, helping people connect with nature in meaningful ways. 🌿
Want to get involved? 👉
September 2, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Over 1,000 people have achieved their redesigned #JohnMuirAward since March!
The refreshed Award inspires adventure, creativity, and conservation, helping people connect with nature in meaningful ways. 🌿
Want to get involved? 👉
The refreshed Award inspires adventure, creativity, and conservation, helping people connect with nature in meaningful ways. 🌿
Want to get involved? 👉
We joined local volunteers from Skye Beach Cleans and Loughborough University students for a beach clean on Skye's Strathaird peninsula earlier this month. 🏖️
Adrian Trendall reflects on the beach clean in the latest Field Notes on our website: eu1.hubs.ly/H0mGw5H0
Adrian Trendall reflects on the beach clean in the latest Field Notes on our website: eu1.hubs.ly/H0mGw5H0
September 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
We joined local volunteers from Skye Beach Cleans and Loughborough University students for a beach clean on Skye's Strathaird peninsula earlier this month. 🏖️
Adrian Trendall reflects on the beach clean in the latest Field Notes on our website: eu1.hubs.ly/H0mGw5H0
Adrian Trendall reflects on the beach clean in the latest Field Notes on our website: eu1.hubs.ly/H0mGw5H0
Forests are vital for clean air, carbon storage, and sheltering rare wildlife.
But centuries of felling and overgrazing have left native trees covering just 4% of the UK.
Want to help? Donate to our Wild Woods Appeal: eu1.hubs.ly/H0mjQ750
Photo taken on Jahama land.
But centuries of felling and overgrazing have left native trees covering just 4% of the UK.
Want to help? Donate to our Wild Woods Appeal: eu1.hubs.ly/H0mjQ750
Photo taken on Jahama land.
August 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Forests are vital for clean air, carbon storage, and sheltering rare wildlife.
But centuries of felling and overgrazing have left native trees covering just 4% of the UK.
Want to help? Donate to our Wild Woods Appeal: eu1.hubs.ly/H0mjQ750
Photo taken on Jahama land.
But centuries of felling and overgrazing have left native trees covering just 4% of the UK.
Want to help? Donate to our Wild Woods Appeal: eu1.hubs.ly/H0mjQ750
Photo taken on Jahama land.
A chance encounter between a tawny owl and a hedgehog at Glenlude, our #wildplace in the Scottish Borders.
If this duo was a double act, what would they be called? 🦉🦔
If this duo was a double act, what would they be called? 🦉🦔
August 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A chance encounter between a tawny owl and a hedgehog at Glenlude, our #wildplace in the Scottish Borders.
If this duo was a double act, what would they be called? 🦉🦔
If this duo was a double act, what would they be called? 🦉🦔
These three rugged peaks, ancient oak woodlands, and sweeping views over loch and sea - can you name this wild corner of Assynt where golden eagles soar and water voles thrive?
Photo by Kevin Lelland 📷
Photo by Kevin Lelland 📷
August 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
These three rugged peaks, ancient oak woodlands, and sweeping views over loch and sea - can you name this wild corner of Assynt where golden eagles soar and water voles thrive?
Photo by Kevin Lelland 📷
Photo by Kevin Lelland 📷
Trustee Emily Sutton reflects on the growing movement supporting deeper recognition of the value of nature in our legal systems in the newest story on our website: eu1.hubs.ly/H0mlpRR0
August 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Trustee Emily Sutton reflects on the growing movement supporting deeper recognition of the value of nature in our legal systems in the newest story on our website: eu1.hubs.ly/H0mlpRR0
Scotland’s wild places face change at an unprecedented pace.
Our CEO, David Balharry, urges us to consider: do these brief financial gains outweigh the long-term health of our communities and landscapes? Read more: johnmuirtrust.org/whats-new/ne...
Our CEO, David Balharry, urges us to consider: do these brief financial gains outweigh the long-term health of our communities and landscapes? Read more: johnmuirtrust.org/whats-new/ne...
August 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Scotland’s wild places face change at an unprecedented pace.
Our CEO, David Balharry, urges us to consider: do these brief financial gains outweigh the long-term health of our communities and landscapes? Read more: johnmuirtrust.org/whats-new/ne...
Our CEO, David Balharry, urges us to consider: do these brief financial gains outweigh the long-term health of our communities and landscapes? Read more: johnmuirtrust.org/whats-new/ne...
Nevis manager Ali looks back on two decades of caring for the mountain on our website: www.johnmuirtrust.org/whats-new/ne...
We celebrated 25 years of caring for Nevis in June, but the peak has been an inspiration to many for millennia as a base for wildlife and a habitat for native woodland. ⛰️🦅
We celebrated 25 years of caring for Nevis in June, but the peak has been an inspiration to many for millennia as a base for wildlife and a habitat for native woodland. ⛰️🦅
August 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Nevis manager Ali looks back on two decades of caring for the mountain on our website: www.johnmuirtrust.org/whats-new/ne...
We celebrated 25 years of caring for Nevis in June, but the peak has been an inspiration to many for millennia as a base for wildlife and a habitat for native woodland. ⛰️🦅
We celebrated 25 years of caring for Nevis in June, but the peak has been an inspiration to many for millennia as a base for wildlife and a habitat for native woodland. ⛰️🦅
Exclusive John Muir Day Membership offer!
Celebrate Muir’s legacy on his birthday with our exclusive offer: join us for only 99p per month for 6 months (thereafter standard rate of £3.83 per month).
Simply use the code: JMD2025 at the checkout.
www.johnmuirtrust.org/support-us/j...
Celebrate Muir’s legacy on his birthday with our exclusive offer: join us for only 99p per month for 6 months (thereafter standard rate of £3.83 per month).
Simply use the code: JMD2025 at the checkout.
www.johnmuirtrust.org/support-us/j...
April 21, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Exclusive John Muir Day Membership offer!
Celebrate Muir’s legacy on his birthday with our exclusive offer: join us for only 99p per month for 6 months (thereafter standard rate of £3.83 per month).
Simply use the code: JMD2025 at the checkout.
www.johnmuirtrust.org/support-us/j...
Celebrate Muir’s legacy on his birthday with our exclusive offer: join us for only 99p per month for 6 months (thereafter standard rate of £3.83 per month).
Simply use the code: JMD2025 at the checkout.
www.johnmuirtrust.org/support-us/j...
During a recent survey at Glenlude, a female adder was seen basking with several heather beetles resting on her — likely using her warmth to raise their body temperature in the spring sun.
Read the full story in our latest Field Notes 👉 www.johnmuirtrust.org/whats-new/ne...
Read the full story in our latest Field Notes 👉 www.johnmuirtrust.org/whats-new/ne...
April 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
During a recent survey at Glenlude, a female adder was seen basking with several heather beetles resting on her — likely using her warmth to raise their body temperature in the spring sun.
Read the full story in our latest Field Notes 👉 www.johnmuirtrust.org/whats-new/ne...
Read the full story in our latest Field Notes 👉 www.johnmuirtrust.org/whats-new/ne...
Pine marten alert!
This individual was caught on camera in Thirlmere earlier this year, and we're hoping we get to see more of her and her friends as the year goes on 🐾
Find out more about the work we do in Thirlmere here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0j053-0
This individual was caught on camera in Thirlmere earlier this year, and we're hoping we get to see more of her and her friends as the year goes on 🐾
Find out more about the work we do in Thirlmere here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0j053-0
April 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Pine marten alert!
This individual was caught on camera in Thirlmere earlier this year, and we're hoping we get to see more of her and her friends as the year goes on 🐾
Find out more about the work we do in Thirlmere here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0j053-0
This individual was caught on camera in Thirlmere earlier this year, and we're hoping we get to see more of her and her friends as the year goes on 🐾
Find out more about the work we do in Thirlmere here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0j053-0
Our Des Rubens and Bill Wallace Award recipients for 2025 have started heading off on their adventures. 🧗
Aleks Domanski and Yvonne Reddick plan to make a film about the affects of climate change in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
Read more👉 eu1.hubs.ly/H0hG7sB0
Aleks Domanski and Yvonne Reddick plan to make a film about the affects of climate change in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
Read more👉 eu1.hubs.ly/H0hG7sB0
March 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Our Des Rubens and Bill Wallace Award recipients for 2025 have started heading off on their adventures. 🧗
Aleks Domanski and Yvonne Reddick plan to make a film about the affects of climate change in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
Read more👉 eu1.hubs.ly/H0hG7sB0
Aleks Domanski and Yvonne Reddick plan to make a film about the affects of climate change in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
Read more👉 eu1.hubs.ly/H0hG7sB0
The #JohnMuirAward is here! 🙌
We at the Trust are launching our redesigned John Muir Award today, with submissions now open.
The Award encourages people of all backgrounds to connect with, enjoy and care for wild places. 🌿
Get involved: eu1.hubs.ly/H0hLZxz0
We at the Trust are launching our redesigned John Muir Award today, with submissions now open.
The Award encourages people of all backgrounds to connect with, enjoy and care for wild places. 🌿
Get involved: eu1.hubs.ly/H0hLZxz0
March 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The #JohnMuirAward is here! 🙌
We at the Trust are launching our redesigned John Muir Award today, with submissions now open.
The Award encourages people of all backgrounds to connect with, enjoy and care for wild places. 🌿
Get involved: eu1.hubs.ly/H0hLZxz0
We at the Trust are launching our redesigned John Muir Award today, with submissions now open.
The Award encourages people of all backgrounds to connect with, enjoy and care for wild places. 🌿
Get involved: eu1.hubs.ly/H0hLZxz0
Our Head of Policy, David Fleetwood, will be speaking about the Trusts proposal for a Carbon Emissions Land Tax on 28 April at The Scottish Ecological Design Association's Nature Finance event on 28 April.
Get your tickets here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-fin...
Get your tickets here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-fin...
March 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Our Head of Policy, David Fleetwood, will be speaking about the Trusts proposal for a Carbon Emissions Land Tax on 28 April at The Scottish Ecological Design Association's Nature Finance event on 28 April.
Get your tickets here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-fin...
Get your tickets here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-fin...