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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…

Paths and Access

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

The Soil Beneath Our Feet

25th July 2017, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Guest blog by Joseph Peach, local musician and Project Manager for the Music & Tales project A living landscape is more than just scenery; it is the interaction between people and place. Stories, music and song reflect these interactions, helping us better understand where we have come from and where we might go. Coigach and Assynt have a wonderfully rich…

Built and Cultural Heritage

Little Assynt Tree Nursery Visitors

1st June 2016, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

So far, 2016 at Little Assynt Tree Nursery has been a hive of activity. Back in February we were out with volunteers collecting Juniper seeds and Aspen root, the last to be collected before seed sowing. Volunteers have been helping out on a weekly or fortnightly basis, for an hour or two, or all day. Even some visitors to the…

Little Assynt Tree Nursery, People, Training and Wildlife

DofE Volunteers

13th April 2016, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Local teenagers working towards their bronze level of the Duke of Edinburgh award gave up the last day of their Easter holidays to volunteer at Little Assynt tree nursery last Friday. The hard workers help prepare seed beds and learned how to sow Downy Birch seeds into seed trays. Volunteering opportunities are always available at the tree nursery. For after-school volunteering…

Little Assynt Tree Nursery

Tree Nursery Volunteer Day

4th April 2016, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Visitors to Assynt joined some of our regular volunteers at Little Assynt Tree Nursery last week. Many hands make light work! A big thank you goes out to all involved.

Little Assynt Tree Nursery