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Vicky Allan
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Journalist and author, writing about climate, green energy, environment for Herald. Books about wild swimming, trees and more...
Publication day! 🥳

I wrote this historical novel with trans writer Milo Clenshaw.
It happens to publish at the time of the Supreme Court ruling and some shocking transphobia out there online.

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April 17, 2025 at 5:56 AM
And by the way if you want to read our full forest series but the paywall is the barrier, there is a great offer subscription offer on at the moment

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March 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Here's some of what campaigner David Lintott had to say about the Stobo Hope plantation... 🌲 🌲

Read more on the @heraldscotland.bsky.social forestry series
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2502125...
March 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I love the Edinburgh Remakery for what it does with e-waste and repair.

Here's something though for the geeks, collectors and 'dumb tech' lovers (or just people like myself old enough to get rapturous about a green screen) - a retro tech auction. 💾👨‍💻

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2498858...
March 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Is science starting to show the flaws in tree planting and regeneration as a Net Zero strategy?
For Winds of Change newsletter, I've looked at a couple of studies from the James Hutton Institute
and what they are saying not just about trees, but about soil 🌳
heraldscotland.com/opinion/249104…
February 5, 2025 at 6:54 AM
First Winds of Change 🌬️ newsletter for 2025 and I thought I would focus on a few nature hope stories from a trip I made last year.
Wildcats 🐈, seed collecting and dragonskin lichen...
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www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2484...
January 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
This week I'm looking at division and debate over Galloway National Park. I'll be digging into No and Yes campaigns.Who are they and what are they saying?

Starting with this newsletter from D&G Council last week, where they voted to call for a referendum.
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2479...
December 18, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Only £575mn of the £1.8 bn Scottish Government Heat in Buildings pot has been spent.
Will today's budget reaffirm commitment to the spending? Campaigners at @existinghomes.bsky.social hope so...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2476970...
December 4, 2024 at 8:43 AM
"I always thought stalking was a privileged thing. Then. once we moved here I started to understand the conservation element of it.”

Fascinating visit to a community deer stalking scheme at Beinn Eighe. Locals learn to stalk, take home deer for their larder.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2474240...
November 24, 2024 at 2:24 PM