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Argyll Countryside Trust
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We sustainably maintain, enhance and promote the coast and countryside of Argyll and the Isles through our work. (SC044733)
Our #PeatlandACTION Officer Lucy has shared an update on our winter peatland restoration work across Argyll. We are working with landowners at Caladh and Coull Farm to restore damaged bogs for climate and wildlife.
Read more: buff.ly/Jhqb6Cu
📷 Lucy Smith
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🌿 We’re taking part in the @biggive.bsky.social Christmas Challenge, and it starts in one week!
All donations are doubled 2–9 December. 💚
🔗 buff.ly/HK3DLbM
#ChristmasChallenge #DoubleYourDonation
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Reposted by Argyll Countryside Trust
The #ChristmasChallenge is almost here, and from 2–9 December, your donation to over 1,500 incredible charities can be doubled.

We’re kicking things off with a special message from #PrueLeith, #GaryLineker and #ImeldaStaunton.

Explore the charities now: https://bit.ly/CC25-Social
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Good progress on Rhodoendron ponticum control from our Rainforest Squad at Carsaig.
A new route into the working front is now in place and the team have been busy with chain sawing, stump treatment and hand tool work. Great to have our wider Habitat Restoration team along for a visit as well.
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Some of our Rainforest team were at a Lever and Mulch demo day in Tayvallich last week with Ferry Wood. A really helpful, practical session.

If you'd like to learn more about tackling Rhododendron ponticum, join us at Kilmory Hub on 11 Dec.
Book here: buff.ly/BsAii0H

#ScotlandsRainforest
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Meet our panel for Food for Thought: Tarbert this Saturday!
Hannah Jones, Lix Armstrong and Ed Tyler will be chatting about local food, growing and community projects across Mid Argyll and Kintyre.
📅 Sat 22 Nov
🕚 11am–3.30pm
🎟 Book: buff.ly/313cz5L
📷 1. Hannah Jones, 2. Lix Armstrong, 3. Ed Tyler
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Join us for Rhododendron and the Rainforest 🌿
An informative session on Rhododendron ponticum management, restoration planning and volunteering in Argyll’s rainforest.

📅 11 Dec | 🕙 10am–2pm | 📍 ACT Hub, Kilmory
🔗 buff.ly/BsAii0H

Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
#ScotlandsRainforest
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Free Carbon Literacy training for Argyll & Bute school staff with ABCAN.
3 Dec 9.30–1 online
10 Dec 9.30–1 in person, venue tbc
Get certified, access resources, and learn how to embed climate across the curriculum.
Book: buff.ly/OQ7ml7J
#CarbonLiteracy #CLActionDay #CLAD #ClimateAction
November 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🌿 The ABCAN Seed Fund is open!

Supported by the Scottish Government and delivered with Argyll & Bute TSI, community groups in Argyll & Bute can apply for up to £1,000 to take action on climate change.

💻 Apply by 1 Dec 2025
🔗https://buff.ly/uNXb5uv

#ABCAN #ClimateActionArgyll #ClimateJustice
November 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A bumper mast year at Dalavich! 🌰
Thanks to the FLS Lochgilphead Environment Team for joining us to collect acorns — some already sprouting! Nets beneath mature oaks make the process safer, faster & keep acorns clean for planting. 🌳
📷 Josh Leckie / ACT
#ScotlandsRainforest #Argyll
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Every day’s #OutdoorClassroomDay for our MAKI Pups! 🌿
From babies to 8-year-olds, our outdoor childcare in Lochgilphead offers play, discovery + adventure in nature through nursery sessions, Mini Pups, after school + holiday clubs. 💚
👉 buff.ly/beV3AS1
📷 Rachel Keenan / ACT
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Peatland restoration is underway at Caladh in Cowal! 🌿

Lucy and Clare from our #PeatlandACTION team are working with Dalhanna Farming Company and contractors Net Zero North to restore drains and hags.

Supported by The Scottish Government's Peatland ACTION fund delivered with NatureScot.
November 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A beautiful autumn day in Glen Shira 🌿🍂
Our Rainforest team joined Ben Mitchell & Gordon Rothero to explore this special part of #ScotlandsRainforest home to stunning mosses, lichens & oak woods.
📸 Josh Leckie / ACT
👉 buff.ly/izVfbB8
October 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🌿 Meet Jess – one of our Food for Thought panellists! She’s behind Rhu Edible Garden, where volunteers of all ages grow food for the local community. 💚

Join us on 2 Nov, Rhu & Shandon Community Centre, 11–3:30.
🎟 Tickets still available: buff.ly/TeGoHrc
October 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The ACT and Our Rainforest Futures team are at the Forestry & Land Scotland Women in Forestry Careers Day in Inveraray, ready to chat with students across Argyll! 🌿 Inspiring the next generation of women working in #ScotlandsRainforest. 💚
🔗 buff.ly/uhTEa5k
October 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Who has access to land, and how can we make it fairer? 🌿
Join Clem Sandison from The Landworkers' Alliance for an online workshop on land justice in Scotland.
🗓 Mon 24 Nov, 6.30–8pm
🎟 Free via ABCAN: buff.ly/K9DhTOY
October 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Good news – more people can now get free home energy improvements from Home Energy Scotland! Warmer homes, lower bills, fewer emissions 🌿

Call 0808 808 2282 or visit homeenergyscotland.org
#FuelPoverty #ClimateAction #ABCAN
October 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🌱 Join the conversation about food, community & sustainability!

Food for Thought – Tarbert
📅 Sat 22 Nov | 🕚 11am–3.30pm
📍 Templar Arts & Leisure Centre

🎬 Film screening • Local panel • Lunch • Chat

Free event – book here 👉 buff.ly/Cl1oDz6
October 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Lovely day at our AGM in Lochgilphead 🌿 Thanks to Karen from the Snowdrop Centre for sharing her insights, and to our ABCAN Team for leading a great Climate Adaptation Pathways activity. Big thanks to everyone who came along! 💚
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
We're looking for a consultant to develop a business case for an Argyll and Bute Climate Ready Region partnership.
🗓 Deadline: 4 Nov 2025
🔗 Apply via Public Contracts Scotland: buff.ly/RhuaWs0
Please share!
📷 Rachel Keenan / ACT
October 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
It’s #NationalMossDay! 💚
From peatlands to rainforests, mosses bring life to the damp, green corners of Argyll and Bute. But they’re not just pretty, they’re busy too! Mosses clean our air, hold moisture and provide shelter for insects.
Tiny plant, big impact!
📷 Angharad Ward / Ian Dow
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🌱 Food for Thought: Helensburgh
Join us for a day of film, food & conversation about local food in Helensburgh & Lomond.
🎬 Watch Rooted by @PropagateScot
🥗 Free locally-catered lunch
🗓 Sun 2 Nov | 11–3:30 | Rhu & Shandon Community Centre
Free to attend 👉 bit.ly/4pah46c
#ArgyllFood #Helensburgh
October 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🌰 A great day at Taynish NNR – 25kg of Acorns collected! 🌳
Big thanks to our volunteers from Alloa (and their wee dog 🐾) who joined Heather and Josh for the day. Some Acorns are already in raised beds and root trainers, ready to grow on in our tree nursery. 💚
#ScotlandsRainforest
October 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay 💚

This year’s theme is “Mental health is a universal human right.”

Everyone deserves access to green space, fresh air, and the calm that nature brings.

Healthy places mean healthy people. 🌿

📷 1. MAKI Pups Outdoor Nursery 2. JP Morgan Volunteers 3. Branching Out
October 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Join us at Taynish NNR this Monday (13 Oct, 10am–2pm) to collect Acorns to grow on at our tree nursery. Come along, lend a hand and help to restore #ScotlandsRainforest
👉 buff.ly/0KAFhmB
We’ll have hot drinks and biscuits, but please bring a packed lunch
October 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM