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Coordinator required for Habitat Monitoring Programme

5th July 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Habitat Monitoring Programme Coordinator (£2,500) We are looking to appoint a Programme Coordinator to organise and administer the Habitat Monitoring programme within the Deer Management project as part of the CALL Partnership over the next 12 months. The Coordinator will be responsible for liaising with landowners, land managers, contractors and others involved in deer management in the CALL and wider…

People, Training and Wildlife

Oral History Researcher Required

5th July 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Oral History of Fishing in Coigach Researcher (£7,650) We are looking to contract an experienced Oral History researcher to record the present status of the fisheries and the remembered history and stories associated with the development of fishing around the Coigach peninsula following the first use of creels for catching prawns in the early 1970s and Salmon Fisheries in the…

People, Training and Wildlife

Tree Planting on Isle martin

2nd July 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Last week we held a tree planting session on Isle Martin. 1000 trees were taken by boat to our beautiful community island and planted by volunteers from John Muir Trust and the local community. It was a fantastic day with brilliant weather, all be it too hot! A mixture of native trees from locally sourced seed at Little Assynt Tree…

Land and Conservation Management, Little Assynt Tree Nursery

Working on the Path

27th June 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Guest Blog by path worker, Mark O’Brien To have the privilege to be able to work in such an amazing place really is the best thing about building the Suilven path. I’ve always had an attachment to Glencanisp since I first arrived that spring in 2014. Now I’m getting the chance to watch it change over the season; all the…

Paths and Access

Experienced designer wanted for Suilven Path project interpretation work

27th June 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Experienced designer needed to develop and produce interpretation board(s) for the honesty shop at Glencanisp The Assynt Foundation (AF) and John Muir Trust (JMT) are working together through the Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape Partnership (CALLP) Scheme to repair and upgrade the path to the community owned hill – Suilven. This is a two year project (2017-2018) and we are…

Paths and Access

Ramblers Scotland supports Postie’s Path project

24th June 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

We’re pleased to announce that Ramblers Scotland have awarded Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape £10,000 towards the repair work on the Postie’s Path. Danny Carden of Ramblers Scotland came to walk a section of the Postie’s Path on a walk led by Michelle Henley of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, the delivery partner organisation for this project. Danny said: “It’s been…

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Volunteers

15th June 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Guest blog by commissioned photographer, Chris Puddephatt Apparently they were! Nine o’clock meet at Glencanisp for the familiar walk up to the renovation site; this time I know everyone except Jacob, who had come all the way from the Netherlands. I’ve never seen it so dry; our boots are dusty from the desiccated track; the burn is hardly flowing at…

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CALL for artists!

8th June 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Invitation for application for an artist residency linked to the Clachtoll Broch project. The Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape Partnership (CALLP), in association with the Assynt Foundation, is issuing this open invitation for expressions of interest to apply for an Art Residency to focus on the current archaeological excavation, consolidation and interpretation of the Clachtoll Broch. The opening up of…

Built and Cultural Heritage

Volunteers, We Need You!

23rd May 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Volunteer week is coming! From the 1st to the 7th June we are joining organisations across Scotland in recognising and celebrating the time and dedication of volunteers. Whether it is an hour here and there or long-term volunteers we appreciate all the help and support that people give us. Volunteers are incredibly important to organisations such as ourselves. Skills and…

Little Assynt Tree Nursery, Project news

What Did The Path Workers Ever Do For Us?

22nd May 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Guest blog by commissioned photographer, Chris Puddephatt Apart from making it easier to walk and navigate safely to the top of a mountain, whilst protecting the environment and allowing the damaged bits to regenerate? The 2018 season of path restoration is well underway by the time I’m able to visit. About a third of the 300 bags of stone and…

Paths and Access

Coordinator required for Habitat Monitoring Programme

Oral History Researcher Required

Tree Planting on Isle martin

Working on the Path

Experienced designer wanted for Suilven Path project interpretation work

Ramblers Scotland supports Postie’s Path project

Volunteers

CALL for artists!

Volunteers, We Need You!

What Did The Path Workers Ever Do For Us?

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