Argyll Countryside Trust

Our October ABCAN newsletter is out! 🏡⚡ Community energy in Cowal, affordable island homes on Mull, Seed Fund news, flood tips and the launch of Echoes to Action, mapping experiences of severe weather across Argyll and Bute. Read it here: buff.ly/4yUAaTZ #ClimateAction #CommunityEnergy #abplace2b

Deadline extended! More time to apply for our Rainforest Squad Supervisor and Operative roles. Apply by midday, Friday 23rd October. Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Drax Foundation. buff.ly/8SFAWLz #GreenJobs #ScotlandsRainforest

Our October newsletter is out 🍂 Nine community climate projects share £9,374, Argyll Rainforest Network Day reaches Holyrood, and there's a free rhododendron workshop in Tayvallich, plus AGM and Community Briefing dates. Read it here: buff.ly/bIxskIn

Seed saving, Bere barley trials and seed sovereignty 🌾 Free webinar with Mike Hyatt (Baleveolan Croft) and Gillian Rodger (Mid-Argyll Seed Co-op). 📅 Tue 20 Oct, 6.30pm, online Book: buff.ly/whydNjB

🌱 Nine community groups across Argyll and Bute share £9,374 from our ABCAN Seed Fund, from a composter in Oban to a polycrub on Coll, plus funding for Climate Cafés in every area ☕ buff.ly/GmC2vQy #Argyll #abplace2b

We're hiring! Rainforest Squad Supervisor (Lochgilphead, £30K-£34.5K) and Operative (£25K-£29K) roles. Closes midday, 16th October. Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Drax Foundation. buff.ly/JkCbbGB #ScotlandsRainforest

Challenge Poverty Week runs until 11 October. In Argyll and Bute, the Cost of Rural Living citizens' panel wants affordable food essentials in rural shops. Co-op member? Back them by filling in the member survey by Fri 9 Oct. buff.ly/rqypN95 @@povertyalliance.org #ChallengePoverty

It's #ScotClimateWeek! 🌿 Here in Argyll we're regenerating rainforest and peatlands, seed saving with MAKI Pups and getting people on bikes with reCycle. Through ABCAN, we helped support the world's first Carbon Literate primary school at Cardross. More: buff.ly/9ZVGDZn

It's Scotland's Climate Week (28 Sept to 4 Oct)! 🌍 All week we'll be sharing climate action from across our work, from rainforest and peatland regeneration to community projects through ABCAN. #ScotClimateWeek buff.ly/9ZVGDZn How are you taking climate action this week? Tell us in the comments 👇

Low income in Argyll and Bute with a heat pump at home? @povertyalliance.org wants to hear from you at a research workshop, in Inveraray on Tues 6 Oct or online later in October. £70 voucher plus travel and childcare support. Contact Lauren.Wilks@povertyalliance.org #Argyllandbute

Our September ABCAN newsletter is out! Climate cinema, oyster and rainforest regeneration at West Loch Tarbert, our Food Resilience webinar series, the Great British Beach Clean and a first look at Echoes to Action. Read it here: buff.ly/V0xwwxZ #FoodResilience #ClimateAction #abplace2b

We were delighted to welcome Jenni Minto MSP, Scotland's Rainforest Champion, to the Hub for Argyll Rainforest Network Day. She later commended @asrainforest.bsky.social and our West Cowal Habitat Recording project in Parliament 🌳 Watch the debate here: buff.ly/KlCN9RV #ScotlandsRainforest

Congratulations to our own Jamie Joyce, now a Carbon Literacy Consultant, the highest level of the Trainer Certification Scheme. That expertise feeds directly into our Cliamte Action work here in Argyll 💚

Lucy joined a @@savebutterflies.bsky.social event last week, learning how two Argyll farms manage grassland for the Marsh Fritillary. Light cattle grazing, uneven tussocky ground and scabious-rich meadows are proving a winning mix for this rare butterfly 🦋 #ScotlandsRainforest #PeatlandACTION

⏰ Applications close Monday, don't miss out! Muddy boots, big smiles, we'd love you to join us outdoors!

ABCAN is launching Food Resilience in Our Changing Climate webinar series. First up, 22 Sept: deer management and rainforest regeneration with Stephen Sloss from Forest, Field and Glen and our Rainforest Manager Ian Dow. Free, online: bit.ly/3SxRGvX #FoodResilience #ScotlandsRainforest

Last month Heather joined volunteers at Torridon NNR to remove invasive western red cedar. After lunch together, we gathered natural materials on a walk round the village and spent the afternoon with Sophie from Our Rainforest Futures making cyanotype and relief prints 🌿 #ScotlandsRainforest

🚴 If you need a bicycle to help you get to work, interviews or training, we can help. Our reCycle scheme provides a free refurbished bike, helmet, lock and lights. Please share with anyone who might benefit. recycle@act-now.org.uk

MAKI Pups Outdoor Nursery is recruiting a Practitioner or Senior Practitioner in Lochgilphead. All levels welcome. Apply by Mon 14 Sept: buff.ly/vg4QPLd #outdoorlearning #Argyll

Seeds, Stories, Coille-Uisge 🌰 Join us for a guided seed collecting walk at Ardfern, with forest folklore, Gaelic plantlore & foraged treats. 📅 Fri 4 Sept, 2-5pm 📍 Ardfern Village Store Free, book below 👇 buff.ly/y2Npn68 #ScotlandsRainforest

Still time to catch the #TARP Photostories exhibition in Dunoon before it closes on 25 August, powerful images and personal stories exploring the rural poverty premium in Argyll and Bute and Aberdeenshire.

Our ABCAN newsletter for August is out now! This month we're looking at sustainable food across Argyll and Bute, foraging, regenerative farming, cutting food waste and more. Read it here: buff.ly/xV5L9bY #Argyll #ABPlacetobe

Rain or shine, we've been out at the rural shows this August! On Saturday 8 August, Jenni Minto MSP called in to our stand at Mid Argyll Show for a chat about our habitat and community work. Thanks to everyone who came by. #Argyll #argyllrainforest #peatlandrestoration

Brilliant news! We've been awarded £50,796 by the Drax Foundation to support our rainforest work in Argyll 🌿 Funding goes towards our Rainforest Squad, woodland team, Rainforest Hub, tree nursery, community engagement, and volunteering. Read more: buff.ly/6KVDVOg #ScotlandsRainforest

Great time at #KintyreShow and #MidArgyllShow last week! Thanks to everyone who stopped by for a chat about peatland regeneration and #ScotlandsRainforest. Catch us next at Islay Show (13 Aug) and Oban Games (27 Aug). #Argyll #PeatlandACTION

Have you been involved in our rainforest work in Argyll? We'd love to hear from you, volunteers, event attendees, landowners and partners all welcome. Takes 5 minutes, closes Friday 21 August 🌿 buff.ly/1xo7xhn @asrainforest.bsky.social 📷 Stephen Carter

Fancy winning a £2,000 luxury holiday (or cash alternative)? 🌴✨ Every ticket bought for the Argyll Community Lottery Super Draw supports our work here at ACT, nature, climate and community projects across Argyll. Enter here 👉 bit.ly/4vRCAia

⏰ Closing soon! ABCAN Seed Fund grants of £50–£1,000 for community-led climate action across Argyll and Bute. Apply by 2 August. 🔗 buff.ly/uhrpDcM #Argyllandbute #climateaction

Happy Bog Day! Celebrating the brilliance of bogs 🌿 Argyll's peatlands store carbon, clean water, slow flooding and shelter specialist wildlife. Here's why they matter #InternationalBogDay #PeatlandACTION #peatlandsmatter

Our Peatland Action team spent three days on Jura last week, walking the site to finalise our restoration plans. A break in the weather let us fly the drone over gully and micro erosion areas we're aiming to restore. 🌿 #PeatlandACTION #Argyll #Jura

Still time to apply! We're looking for chainsaw operatives to join our Rainforest Squad across sites in Argyll & Bute. £25K-£29K p/a, 35 hrs/wk. Closes 12 noon, Friday 24th July. Full details: buff.ly/5z3ePfm #ScotlandsRainforest #Argyll

Earlier this month, Heather was out with volunteers from JPMorgan and Scottish Canals, clearing Himalayan Balsam from the carpark around Crinan Wood. Tackling invasive species helps protect our rainforest habitats. Thank you to everyone who got stuck in #ScotlandsRainforest #argyllrainforest

Heather was out at Waterfall Wood in Oban earlier this month for a community litter pick, filmed for BBC's Stacey Dooley Cleans Up! The day also marked the official opening of the Waterfall Wood Rainforest Trail. Thank you to everyone who joined in! #ScotlandsRainforest

What's food really like where you live? NHS Highland is developing a Good Food Nation Plan for the Highlands and Islands, and ABCAN is supporting this work as a partner. Whether town, village or rural, your voice matters. Survey (5-7 mins): buff.ly/nw4X1NV

Our July ABCAN newsletter is out now 🌊 This month's theme is marine life, with spotlights on Kyles Coastal Community, Seawilding, Holy Loch Nature Reserve and the Argyll Hope Spot. Did you know Argyll has more coastline than the whole of France? Read it here: buff.ly/mMSrIyS

New job with our Rainforest Squad 🌳 We're looking for an experienced chainsaw operative to help deliver regeneration and forest management work across sites in Argyll & Bute. £25K-£29K p/a, 35 hrs/wk. Closes Friday 24th July. Full details: buff.ly/jn8S2o2 #ScotlandsRainforest #Argyll

Congratulations to Jamie Joyce, our Climate Manager, now certified as a Carbon Literacy Consultant, the highest trainer status in the @carbonliteracy.bsky.social network. One of just 12 trainers globally to hold this status 🌍 Read more: buff.ly/R9QwnsT #CarbonLiteracy #ABplacetobe

⏰ Still time to apply! Our Finance & Operations Assistant/Officer role closes Monday 6 July. Flexible location | £24,479–£29,000 | Job share considered. Please share! 👇https://www.act-now.org.uk/News/were-hiring-finance-and-operations-officer

Our June newsletter is out now! Catch up on the latest from ACT: ABCAN Seed Fund, new team members, peatland recovery work, new blogs on Scotland's Rainforest, MAKI Pups Summer Holiday Club and more. Read it here: buff.ly/fLTI8Li

Invasive non-native species are one of the biggest threats to Scotland's habitats, including Argyll's temperate rainforest 🌿 Small actions make a difference. Check Clean Dry, stick to paths, and record what you spot. #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #INNSWeek #ScotlandsRainforest

📢 Community screening: The People's Emergency Briefing #PEBuk A powerful new film with leading UK scientists explaining what the climate & nature crisis and means for food, health, weather and the cost of living. Followed by a local discussion. 📍 Helensburgh 🗓 29 June, 7pm 🎟 Free: buff.ly/LXBzmk6

Yesterday, on #WorldRainforestDay we visited Glen Shira, ancient woodland, veteran trees, extraordinary epiphytes, and a vivid reminder of what's at stake. Inspired (and midge-bitten). 🌿 Learn more: buff.ly/QXLcemB 📷 Stephen Carter @asrainforest.bsky.social #ScotlandsRainforest

#WorldRainforestDay 🌿 Rainforest recovery isn't always about fencing animals out, sometimes it's about letting them back in. How grazing cattle and ponies are helping #ScotlandsRainforest in Morvern: buff.ly/aPavG2a 📷 Calum Robertson @asrainforest.bsky.social

🌿 Our Rainforest Volunteer Co-ordinator Heather has been visiting local careers fairs to talk to pupils about Scotland's rainforest and working in habitat regeneration. Tarbert Academy: done. Campbeltown: this Wednesday. #ScotlandsRainforest #Argyll

Last chance to apply! ⏰ Our reCycle Trainee Technician role closes this Wednesday 17 June 👇

A few spaces still available on our free Carbon Literacy training -- 17th & 24th June online 🌿 Sign up via the link! @CarbonLiteracyProject.bsky.social #carbonliteracy #climateaction

Last month Philippa and Julie met with Scottish Forestry to look at the work completed at North Knapdale and what's still to come. Great advice shared on making the best use of their funding schemes 🌳 #ScotlandsRainforest

We're hiring a Finance & Operations Assistant/Officer! 🌱 Support our work across Argyll | £24,479–£29,000 | Flexible location | Job share considered | Closes 6 July 👇 buff.ly/SienqeN