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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Suilven – Not Quite in the Bag

15th May 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Guest blog by Chris Goodman, Path Project Officer for the John Muir Trust It’s all very well having best laid plans, but the Assynt weather has no regard for them. 300 tonnes of gravel and stone, all bagged up and ready to go, were due to be helicoptered out to the path this week to provide the foundations and building…

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Recording wildlife sightings in Assynt – A quick nature walk through Culag Woods

25th April 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

The Natural Heritage Data Project was one of the first projects of ours to get going and part of that project was to set up a new website for Assynt Field Club which would let people submit sightings online. The site has been up and running for a year now and has seen a big increase in visitor numbers and…

People, Training and Wildlife

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?

Suilven – Not Quite in the Bag

Recording wildlife sightings in Assynt – A quick nature walk through Culag Woods

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