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Phil Knott
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Crofting, agroforestry, fruit cultivation, biodiversity and everything in between! South Skye, Scotland
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Only 4 days left if you want to apply for a BSBI grant!
We have Training Grants (<£250) so you can take a short #WildFlowerID course;
Plant Study Grants (<£1K) for undergrads;
Science & Research Grants (<£1K) aimed at PhD students or amateur researchers.
bsbi.org/grants
Don't miss out, apply ASAP!
January 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Our Scottish Seed Stand Project wants to hear from anyone with an existing stand (some might say 'orchard') of montane willow, rock whitebeam or juniper. 🌱
More here.👉 https://buff.ly/40QIjIP
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Woman on a mountainside with a long tree-lopper trying to detach seed from a small tree which is clinging onto a rockface. A figure holds a small bag aloft against a backdrop of mountain scenery. Pic by Innes Manders A smiling person crouches over a newly planted sapling. Pic by Donald Rowantree.
February 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Propagate's #Permaculture Design Courses still have some spaces! Book now for Glasgow or South of Scotland.
#Agroecology
#Sustainability
www.propagate.org.uk/permaculture
PERMACULTURE
www.propagate.org.uk
February 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Meet the team assembled to equip local people up and down the West coast with the skills needed to earn a living saving Scotland's rainforest.

#OurRainforestFutures has been made possible thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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L-R Diane Leishman: Project Development Manager (employed by Woodland Trust Scotland) Helen Mason: Engagement and Communications Officer (employed by Woodland Trust Scotland) Heather Morrison: Rainforest Volunteer Coordinator (employed by Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust) Sophie Zych-Watson: Community Engagement Officer (for Scotland’s Rainforest Education Centre) A woman looks at a plant with a small magnifying glass. Pic by Bill Baillie. Moss covered branches on a forest floor. Pic by Lorne Gill/NatureScot
February 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM