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Willow Cord: Woodland Artisan Course

3rd June 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Guest blog by Chris Goodman, Course Leader I use timber from trees all the time, whether it’s for building and diy jobs, making spoons or as firewood – it’s an incredible material which lends itself to all sorts of uses. But recently I’m becoming more and more interested in how we can use some of the other parts of trees…

People, Training and Wildlife

The Amazing Things About Trees

19th March 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Guest blog by Chris Goodman, Course Leader Trees never cease to amaze me, the other week a friend told me that one of the drugs used for fighting cancer comes from Yew trees. I also recently read that patients in hospital recover faster from surgery or illness if they’re surrounded by plants and have trees outside their window to look…

People, Training and Wildlife

Volunteer Training at Achlochan

6th February 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

This week we ran a 2-day course for the Achlochan Project volunteers to get trained in using brush-cutters and strimmers. This course was LANTRA accredited and covered maintaining the machines as well as safe usage. All the trainees passed and now are qualified to use strimmers and brush-cutters to help maintain the Achlochan site. Although the weather was brisk, we…

Land and Conservation Management, People, Training and Wildlife

Volunteering Programme 2019!

20th December 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

As the new year is approaching, I am excited to tell you about the new monthly volunteer programme that will launch in January 2019! The fourth Thursday of each month we will have a volunteer event running, rotating about the projects. Other volunteer events may be arranged as extras to this program. Examples of activities we may carry out include…

People, Training and Wildlife

Baskets, Baskets, Baskets!

20th November 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

The latest Woodland Artisan Course was a 2 day willow weaving course with the wonderful Willow Weaving Expert Tim Palmer. Tim had previously taught a course for us and we just had to have him back for another! We had a nice mix in the group of beginners and those that had been on Tim’s courses before. The newcomers to…

People, Training and Wildlife

Creating a Highland Cup

14th November 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

The latest course from our Woodland Artisan project was cup carving. Wooden Tom was back to hold another great course, this time using axes, chisels Gouges and knives to carve a Highland cup based on one found in Ardgour on the West Coast created nearly 2000 years ago. We started with a Silver Birch log that requires cutting and splitting…

People, Training and Wildlife

A walk on the wild side at Clachtoll

29th October 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Another rough week of weather but the sun tried to shine for us and people came out to join myself, Andy, David and Avril on a walk around Clachtoll, learning about wildlife recording and its importance. So fully waterproofed up (just in case!), we headed out! Assynt Field Club, of which Andy, David and Avril are members, are corelating wildlife…

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A Liking for Lichen

26th October 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Last week I spent my time wandering around woodlands learning about the Lichens that are associated with out Atlantic Hazel Woodlands. Along side the Assynt Field Club, we were joined by Andy Acton of the British Lichen Society for a pretty intense 5 days of Lichens. Atlantic Hazel Woodlands are classed as Hazel (Corylus avellana) that grows on the oceanic…

People, Training and Wildlife

Demonstration crofts in Coigach & Assynt

12th October 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

We will be looking for enthusiastic and forward-looking crofters to take up the demonstration croft opportunity. The croft selection will be done in a competitive and transparent way. Croft development will be guided by an agreed plan and implemented by a combination of training event, the crofter him/herself, a development budget, and funding through rural payments schemes. Do you want…

Land and Conservation Management

Crofting Project – maximising the opportunities available to crofters

12th October 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Crofting exists in areas where agricultural production and investment costs are traditionally high. It is widely regarded as a socially, culturally and environmentally important activity, for the sense of identity it provides, the landscape it produces and the systems of communal working it supports. The aims of this project will be to provide practical training events and sharing of knowledge…

Land and Conservation Management

Willow Cord: Woodland Artisan Course

The Amazing Things About Trees

Volunteer Training at Achlochan

Volunteering Programme 2019!

Baskets, Baskets, Baskets!

Creating a Highland Cup

A walk on the wild side at Clachtoll

A Liking for Lichen

Demonstration crofts in Coigach & Assynt

Crofting Project – maximising the opportunities available to crofters

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