Talks Archives - Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Words in the Woods

8th February 2021, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Free online Workshop How often do we take the time to think about the magnificence and importance of trees? We are excited to announce that Achmelvich writer Mandy Haggith of UHI will be bringing her successful Words in the Woods workshop home to Assynt and Coigach! Mandy is an award winning poet, writer and environmental activist who now…

CALL Partnership, Inspiring landscape, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Scottish Forestry, Trees, University of Highlands and Islands, Walks

John Muir Trust Open Day

6th November 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Come and meet the local John Muir Trust Team in the Lochinver Community Room. Hear about their plans – ask questions, share ideas and have your say. Our local team is: Richard Williams – Land Operations Manager Don O’Driscoll = Sandwood and Quinag Manager Romany Garnett – Quinag Conservation Officer All warmly welcome! No need to book. Free refreshments and…

Assynt Foundation, CALL Partnership, Deer, John Muir Trust, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Quinag, Wildlife

Big Climate Fightback Tree Planting

29th October 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Join CALL and our partners The Woodland Trust in planting trees as part of their Big Climate Fightback Campaign! Refreshments provided, just bring yourselves! #EveryTreeCounts Information from the Woodland Trust: Help us fight for the future of the planet by being one in a million people pledging to plant a tree on the 30th November 2019. Trees are the…

CALL Partnership, Culag Community Woodland Trust, Little Assynt Tree Nursery, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Scottish Natural Heritage, The Woodland Trust, Trees, Volunteering, Walks, Wildlife

Scottish Heritage Fruit Tree Workshop

3rd October 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Scottish Heritage Fruit Tree Workshop with John Hancox from Scottish Fruit Trees. FREE event Sustainable varieties for the West Coast of Scotland Make the best of your ground conditions How to plant, orune and look after fruit trees The best uses and how to store your fruit School and Community Orchards Practical guide on pruning and maintenance Tea…

Crofting, National Lottery Heritage Fund, skills training, Trees

Clachtoll Broch Project update and Historic Assynt Annual Meeting

3rd September 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Graeme Cavers of AOC Archaeology will give an update on the Clachtoll Broch Project after a brief annual meeting for Historic Assynt. The update will focus on the dating and many other findings and results coming out of the analysis and conservation of the finds etc discovered during the excavations and the latest thoughts concerning the overall story of the…

AOC archaeology, Archaeology, Clachtoll Broch, National Lottery Heritage Fund

Make the Most of Your Croft: Workshop 1 – Seeing your croft’s potential

7th August 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Meeting at Coigach Community Hall, Achiltibuie IV26 2YG then onto nearby croft Have you taken on a croft and feel you could do more with it? Has an area of your croft become overgrown? Are you looking for help or ideas for what is possible on your croft? Or a change of enterprises? This meeting is FREE, supported by the…

Crofting, Farm Advisory Service, National Lottery Heritage Fund, SAC Consulting, skills training, The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, The Scottish Govenment, The Woodland Trust

Orographic Evening Talks

15th July 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Evening talks to support the Orographic performance from Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape, John Muir Trust and Highlife Highland Rangers with special guest Dougie Strang, writer and performer of Orographic. Whether we find ourselves amongst mountains, by the sea, in the city, or a village, who we are is influenced by where we are. As part of the Orographic project,…

Agri-Environment Climate Scheme Workshop

21st February 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Introduction to AECS, how to apply – key requirements What options are likely to be possible in Assynt and Coigach? Waders, moorland, species-rich grassland, machair and common grazings Course tutor: Brendan O’Hanrahan To reserve a place please email Anne Campbell at aacampbell@coigach-assynt.org 01571 844638 or 07799494271

Crofting, National Lottery Heritage Fund, skills training

Rushes and Grassland and Croft Improvement

21st February 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Do you want to keep your croftland useable? Are rushes taking over? Is it a while since any liming or reseeding was done? Do you feel the grazing could be better for stock? Have you considered Agri-environment? Come along to discuss: Costs and benefits of grassland improvement Fertiliser applications and liming Reseeding methods Agri-environment schemes and wildlife benefits Grants…

Crofting, SAC Consulting, Scottish Rural Development Programme, skills training, The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

CALL Workshop

5th November 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

A wider CALL workshop to discuss the future for Coigach and Assynt Living Landscape Partnership. Open to the public

CALL Partnership, Community Engagement