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Using our special heritage to tackle today's challenges. A @dgcouncil Env't Team initiative, funded by @HeritageFundSCO. #BiosphereInAction#GoWestAtGretna
Ken/Dee Valley, SW Scotland
Joined April 2016
Thank you! #Partnership
We’re proud to have been a partner of The @gallowayglens Scheme, an initiative focussed on connecting people with their heritage, boosting the economy and supporting #communities. 👥 🤝
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…inspiring this work and to Carys, Mary, Phil, Tricia, and Sarah for bringing them together 🙏 See full materials here: https://t.co/P5fIiOY3iw
@HeritageFundSCO @N_T_S
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Passionate nature champion, David Thomson, shares with us why these “Balance in Nature” Learning Resources are so important for the Threave Landscape Restoration Project, Nature and to young people across Scotland. Huge thanks to filmmaker John Wallace, for…
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The final accounting for a superb Scheme that we had the pleasure of being part of.
**The Galloway Glens Scheme completes five years of activity in South West Scotland** ''From small acorns, mighty oaks grow…'' Full story + access the 'An Overview' document: https://t.co/kP9kbqx8a1
@HeritageFundSCO @DraxGroup @dgcouncil @ScotBiosphere
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**The Galloway Glens Scheme completes five years of activity in South West Scotland** ''From small acorns, mighty oaks grow…'' Full story + access the 'An Overview' document: https://t.co/kP9kbqx8a1
@HeritageFundSCO @DraxGroup @dgcouncil @ScotBiosphere
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There's a new blog up on @peatconnections from textile #artist Morag about her process and residency, read here!
peatlandconnections.com
Morag writes more about her residency and creation of peatland inspired textiles.
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**‘Balance in Nature’ Learning Resources from the NTS Threave Landscape Restoration Project are launched** ''We invite teachers and educators...teaching Learning for Sustainability to use the these resources...'' Full story + see the resources: https://t.co/P5fIiOY3iw
@N_T_S
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We also said a heartfelt goodbye to our friends and funders @gallowayglens; Kerry and Phoebe attended their final event (spot our education officer Carys on the screen!).
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Heading to the forest this weekend? Please remember to: ➡️ bin your litter or take it home ➡️ park responsibly, not on verges or in front of gates ➡️ have a plan B if it looks busy #RespectProtectEnjoy
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**Summer 2023 ‘Go Wild’ Outdoor Adventure Camps are celebrated!** "I really enjoyed my Go Wild week...We had a fun day walking up the stream together, climbing over the rocks and through the trees" Full story: https://t.co/3OnZeJvEG4
@JohnMuirTrust @HeritageFundSCO @dgcouncil
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…incomprehensible to most of us in the 21st century. It tells the story of repeated colonisation over the last 2,000 years. It has been a joy to work with Professor Thomas Clancy and Gilbert Márkus. @CelticGaelic @HeritageFundSCO
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https://t.co/BGxlMoab7h Place Names. Settlements The Place names project has shone a light on our shared linguistic history. A history that has rich variety and eclectic origins. Wordy footprints left across our landscape created by people whose lexicon would be…
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...and I am grateful to the Galloway Glens team, and to each and every volunteer, for being such a truly fantastic group of people.” Full story, including links to all CYDI outputs here: https://t.co/9WPnmPcNRA
@HistEnvScot @HeritageFundSCO
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...They have tracked down milestones and high ground wrecks, mapped lost wells and delved into the good and bad of Galloway’s past, and they have done it all with an unwavering enthusiasm and commitment. Working on the Can You Dig It project has been a highlight of my career,...
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**A volunteer-led study of Galloway’s Stately Homes is published, marking the end of the Can You Dig It Project** "“Over the last four years, the @GglpArchaeology volunteers have investigated rock art, Iron Age enclosures, castle sites, farmsteads and a lead mine...
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Scotland’s wildlife has fallen by 15% since 1994. This is on top of centuries of biodiversity loss driven by human activity, and Scotland is now one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. Read more in the #StateOfNature Report https://t.co/IseRuYfTlq
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Since 1970, 47% of our flowering plants and 62% of bryophytes (mosses and related) in Scotland have been lost from areas they used to thrive🥀 Read more in the #StateOfNature Report - out today! https://t.co/w1frd5AN2C
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** Threave Landscape Restoration Project – Next Steps… – Blog #15** “It is a 100-year project and we are only 4 years in…” The final Galloway Glens-hosted blog from the @N_T_S Threave project: https://t.co/cb2FvTLrjh
@HeritageFundSCO @dgcouncil’s Env’t Team @ThreaveOspreys
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@gallowayglens Well done, so sad to see you go. You have made a huge positive difference 👍💚
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