Woodland Trust Scotland
@wtscotsocial.bsky.social
The Scotland arm of the UK's largest woodland conservation charity. We create, protect & restore native woods & trees for people & wildlife, to combat climate change & build a greener future.
Thanks for the compliment!
Have been rude about much of the guidance available due to failure to reflect on existing evidence and that is often clearly wrong. Delighted to read this excellent evidence-based guidance on woodland creation by the visionary Woodland Trust.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Thanks for the compliment!
Could you be our next North Scotland Site Manager? This is a rare opportunity to care for some truly special woods: from a slice of #ScotlandsRainforest near Oban, to mixed woodland on the shores of Loch Ness, & ancient oakwoods in Sutherland.
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#NatureJobs #ForestryJobs
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#NatureJobs #ForestryJobs
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Could you be our next North Scotland Site Manager? This is a rare opportunity to care for some truly special woods: from a slice of #ScotlandsRainforest near Oban, to mixed woodland on the shores of Loch Ness, & ancient oakwoods in Sutherland.
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#NatureJobs #ForestryJobs
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#NatureJobs #ForestryJobs
This is the Kissing Beech at Kilvarock Estate nr Inverness. 😚 It's name refers to an incident where a member of the Lord’s family & a housemaid were seen embracing illicitly under its branches. 💕 It's approx 5 metres in girth - a top #ThickTrunkTuesday candidate!
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This is the Kissing Beech at Kilvarock Estate nr Inverness. 😚 It's name refers to an incident where a member of the Lord’s family & a housemaid were seen embracing illicitly under its branches. 💕 It's approx 5 metres in girth - a top #ThickTrunkTuesday candidate!
Want to help this wee fella? Make sure you regularly clean your bird feeders, tables and baths. Greenfinches have suffered a major population decline in the UK over the last couple of decades, caused by a disease called Trichomonosis that spreads at feeders.
📸 Lovely shot by George Kelsey.👏
📸 Lovely shot by George Kelsey.👏
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Want to help this wee fella? Make sure you regularly clean your bird feeders, tables and baths. Greenfinches have suffered a major population decline in the UK over the last couple of decades, caused by a disease called Trichomonosis that spreads at feeders.
📸 Lovely shot by George Kelsey.👏
📸 Lovely shot by George Kelsey.👏
🌍 This #NationalTreeWeek, we're looking at how #WoodlandCreation can help achieve a world rich in native woods and trees, for people and wildlife.
📖 No matter the scale or setting, our Woodland Creation guide is here to guide you through the process.
Download a copy today👉 buff.ly/HmqCNCJ
📖 No matter the scale or setting, our Woodland Creation guide is here to guide you through the process.
Download a copy today👉 buff.ly/HmqCNCJ
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🌍 This #NationalTreeWeek, we're looking at how #WoodlandCreation can help achieve a world rich in native woods and trees, for people and wildlife.
📖 No matter the scale or setting, our Woodland Creation guide is here to guide you through the process.
Download a copy today👉 buff.ly/HmqCNCJ
📖 No matter the scale or setting, our Woodland Creation guide is here to guide you through the process.
Download a copy today👉 buff.ly/HmqCNCJ
#PeatlandRestoration is not the most photogenic of subjects, but this blog from our partner #AssyntFoundation explains why it's important & what those diggers are doing on the heather. 👉 buff.ly/0yI3qFP Thanks PeatlandACTION. Great to see more carbon storing work happening in Assynt.
Peat Bog Restoration - Blog of photographer Chris Puddephatt - Chris Puddephatt Photos of North West Scotland - Peat Bog Restoration
Blog of photographer Chris Puddephatt
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November 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#PeatlandRestoration is not the most photogenic of subjects, but this blog from our partner #AssyntFoundation explains why it's important & what those diggers are doing on the heather. 👉 buff.ly/0yI3qFP Thanks PeatlandACTION. Great to see more carbon storing work happening in Assynt.
Happy #NationalTreeWeek! Trees are vital for the survival of wildlife. But humans need trees too. Take a moment to appreciate all the not-so-obvious ways that trees help us 💚
And did you know we give #FreeTrees to schools and communities?
Apply 👉 buff.ly/ImfRtnF 📷 L McGregor & P Formby/WTML
And did you know we give #FreeTrees to schools and communities?
Apply 👉 buff.ly/ImfRtnF 📷 L McGregor & P Formby/WTML
November 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Happy #NationalTreeWeek! Trees are vital for the survival of wildlife. But humans need trees too. Take a moment to appreciate all the not-so-obvious ways that trees help us 💚
And did you know we give #FreeTrees to schools and communities?
Apply 👉 buff.ly/ImfRtnF 📷 L McGregor & P Formby/WTML
And did you know we give #FreeTrees to schools and communities?
Apply 👉 buff.ly/ImfRtnF 📷 L McGregor & P Formby/WTML
🍂 It's #BookWeekScotland & the dark evenings make it the perfect time to cosy-up with a good book! Looking for inspiration? Take a peek at the #WoodlandTrust shop where we're sure you'll find your next nature read. One title 'Oaklore' is written by our very own staff member Jules ▶️ buff.ly/eztKxHb
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🍂 It's #BookWeekScotland & the dark evenings make it the perfect time to cosy-up with a good book! Looking for inspiration? Take a peek at the #WoodlandTrust shop where we're sure you'll find your next nature read. One title 'Oaklore' is written by our very own staff member Jules ▶️ buff.ly/eztKxHb
Live in #EastLothian and love a walk in the woods? 👣
Join us as a #Volunteer warden and help look after Seaton Dean by regularly patrolling the wood, noting interesting wildlife and notifying the Site Manager of any issues.🌳
👉 Find out more: buff.ly/rnZHCFa
Join us as a #Volunteer warden and help look after Seaton Dean by regularly patrolling the wood, noting interesting wildlife and notifying the Site Manager of any issues.🌳
👉 Find out more: buff.ly/rnZHCFa
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Live in #EastLothian and love a walk in the woods? 👣
Join us as a #Volunteer warden and help look after Seaton Dean by regularly patrolling the wood, noting interesting wildlife and notifying the Site Manager of any issues.🌳
👉 Find out more: buff.ly/rnZHCFa
Join us as a #Volunteer warden and help look after Seaton Dean by regularly patrolling the wood, noting interesting wildlife and notifying the Site Manager of any issues.🌳
👉 Find out more: buff.ly/rnZHCFa
Huge thanks Lewis for your resilience & dedication to the #AssyntFoundation & the community. 👏 We wish you well & look forward to working with fellow AF board members to deliver an exciting programme of ecological restoration across Glencanisp & Drumrunie Estates👉
Chairman leaves Assynt Foundation in good heart after tenure of more than eight years
Lewis MacAskill is stepping down from his leading role at the Assynt Foundation AGM tonight.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Huge thanks Lewis for your resilience & dedication to the #AssyntFoundation & the community. 👏 We wish you well & look forward to working with fellow AF board members to deliver an exciting programme of ecological restoration across Glencanisp & Drumrunie Estates👉
🗣️Trees are vital for a healthy future. Can you help share this message?
💚 We're looking for Volunteer Speakers from #Glasgow and the #WestCoast to help spread the word about the wonders of woodland!
Learn more and apply below 👇
📍 Glasgow buff.ly/LuUDIun
📍 Oban & Argyll buff.ly/lIsjjlk
💚 We're looking for Volunteer Speakers from #Glasgow and the #WestCoast to help spread the word about the wonders of woodland!
Learn more and apply below 👇
📍 Glasgow buff.ly/LuUDIun
📍 Oban & Argyll buff.ly/lIsjjlk
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🗣️Trees are vital for a healthy future. Can you help share this message?
💚 We're looking for Volunteer Speakers from #Glasgow and the #WestCoast to help spread the word about the wonders of woodland!
Learn more and apply below 👇
📍 Glasgow buff.ly/LuUDIun
📍 Oban & Argyll buff.ly/lIsjjlk
💚 We're looking for Volunteer Speakers from #Glasgow and the #WestCoast to help spread the word about the wonders of woodland!
Learn more and apply below 👇
📍 Glasgow buff.ly/LuUDIun
📍 Oban & Argyll buff.ly/lIsjjlk
Postcards from our Outreach team who were conducting a survey of ancient woodland on Loch Veyatie in #Assynt recently.⛵
Lots of ancient ‘graveyard/bone' tree specimens found including this 'harp' tree (as christened by Doug). Also an encouraging amount of tree regeneration appearing.🤞
Lots of ancient ‘graveyard/bone' tree specimens found including this 'harp' tree (as christened by Doug). Also an encouraging amount of tree regeneration appearing.🤞
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Postcards from our Outreach team who were conducting a survey of ancient woodland on Loch Veyatie in #Assynt recently.⛵
Lots of ancient ‘graveyard/bone' tree specimens found including this 'harp' tree (as christened by Doug). Also an encouraging amount of tree regeneration appearing.🤞
Lots of ancient ‘graveyard/bone' tree specimens found including this 'harp' tree (as christened by Doug). Also an encouraging amount of tree regeneration appearing.🤞
Struggling to imagine what Trees on your farm will look like? These factsheets help explain the benefits & differences between 6 different #Agroforestry systems (suitable for all habitats):
🌳Hedgerows
🌳Shelterbelts
🌳Alley planting
🌳Silvoarable
🌳In-field trees
🌳Riparian planting
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🌳Hedgerows
🌳Shelterbelts
🌳Alley planting
🌳Silvoarable
🌳In-field trees
🌳Riparian planting
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Agroforestry Factsheets — Rainforest Recovery | Woodland Trust
Agroforestry factsheets to help give farmers and landowners an idea of what trees could look like when effectively integrated into a farming system.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Struggling to imagine what Trees on your farm will look like? These factsheets help explain the benefits & differences between 6 different #Agroforestry systems (suitable for all habitats):
🌳Hedgerows
🌳Shelterbelts
🌳Alley planting
🌳Silvoarable
🌳In-field trees
🌳Riparian planting
⬇️
🌳Hedgerows
🌳Shelterbelts
🌳Alley planting
🌳Silvoarable
🌳In-field trees
🌳Riparian planting
⬇️
🌐 Free Webinar - Integrating Trees Network 🌳
🚜 Your Farm's Future: Why and how trees can benefit your business. With ourselves, SRUC and #ScottishForestry
⏱️ Wednesday 26th November, 7-8.15 pm
➡️ Free tickets at buff.ly/C7Lzytm
🚜 Your Farm's Future: Why and how trees can benefit your business. With ourselves, SRUC and #ScottishForestry
⏱️ Wednesday 26th November, 7-8.15 pm
➡️ Free tickets at buff.ly/C7Lzytm
November 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🌐 Free Webinar - Integrating Trees Network 🌳
🚜 Your Farm's Future: Why and how trees can benefit your business. With ourselves, SRUC and #ScottishForestry
⏱️ Wednesday 26th November, 7-8.15 pm
➡️ Free tickets at buff.ly/C7Lzytm
🚜 Your Farm's Future: Why and how trees can benefit your business. With ourselves, SRUC and #ScottishForestry
⏱️ Wednesday 26th November, 7-8.15 pm
➡️ Free tickets at buff.ly/C7Lzytm
🌧️ Bit of a rainy one last week but that didn't deter volunteers from #Kinclaven and #Formonthills Wood from mucking in!
🌳 They planted 9️⃣0️⃣ trees and removed x2 bulk bags of old tree guards in one session.
🍰 A+ for effort, rewarded with homemade cake from one of the volunteers - yum!
🌳 They planted 9️⃣0️⃣ trees and removed x2 bulk bags of old tree guards in one session.
🍰 A+ for effort, rewarded with homemade cake from one of the volunteers - yum!
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🌧️ Bit of a rainy one last week but that didn't deter volunteers from #Kinclaven and #Formonthills Wood from mucking in!
🌳 They planted 9️⃣0️⃣ trees and removed x2 bulk bags of old tree guards in one session.
🍰 A+ for effort, rewarded with homemade cake from one of the volunteers - yum!
🌳 They planted 9️⃣0️⃣ trees and removed x2 bulk bags of old tree guards in one session.
🍰 A+ for effort, rewarded with homemade cake from one of the volunteers - yum!
Great online tree ID event tonight, organised by our friends at D&G Woodlands.
Places still available.
Places still available.
Winter Tree ID...but how?
Tue 18. November at 19:30 - 21:00 GMT
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November 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Great online tree ID event tonight, organised by our friends at D&G Woodlands.
Places still available.
Places still available.
Two lovely Cappadocian maples, Greyfriars Burial Ground, Perth. Home to bats & standing proud, their rambling roots slowly swallowing the gravestones. #ThickTrunkTuesday
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Two lovely Cappadocian maples, Greyfriars Burial Ground, Perth. Home to bats & standing proud, their rambling roots slowly swallowing the gravestones. #ThickTrunkTuesday
Late autumn Monday mornings be like.......
📸Pic taken in Perthshire by Rosanna Forbes.👏
📸Pic taken in Perthshire by Rosanna Forbes.👏
November 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Late autumn Monday mornings be like.......
📸Pic taken in Perthshire by Rosanna Forbes.👏
📸Pic taken in Perthshire by Rosanna Forbes.👏
🌳 There are lots of collective nouns for trees - forest, stand, thicket etc. But what about about bats?
🦇 To celebrate the amazing diversity of Britain’s bats, @batconservation.bsky.social is inviting you to help choose collective nouns for four bat species! 💫
Cast your buff.ly/LjzQULc
🦇 To celebrate the amazing diversity of Britain’s bats, @batconservation.bsky.social is inviting you to help choose collective nouns for four bat species! 💫
Cast your buff.ly/LjzQULc
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🌳 There are lots of collective nouns for trees - forest, stand, thicket etc. But what about about bats?
🦇 To celebrate the amazing diversity of Britain’s bats, @batconservation.bsky.social is inviting you to help choose collective nouns for four bat species! 💫
Cast your buff.ly/LjzQULc
🦇 To celebrate the amazing diversity of Britain’s bats, @batconservation.bsky.social is inviting you to help choose collective nouns for four bat species! 💫
Cast your buff.ly/LjzQULc
💚 We need volunteers!
🌳 Can you help plant trees later this month?🌳
⏰ Sat 29th Nov, 10am-2pm
🆓 Booking at 👉 buff.ly/ngWMIX5
📍 Knightsridge Wood, #Livingston
📷 Credit John Banks
🌳 Can you help plant trees later this month?🌳
⏰ Sat 29th Nov, 10am-2pm
🆓 Booking at 👉 buff.ly/ngWMIX5
📍 Knightsridge Wood, #Livingston
📷 Credit John Banks
November 17, 2025 at 9:35 AM
💚 We need volunteers!
🌳 Can you help plant trees later this month?🌳
⏰ Sat 29th Nov, 10am-2pm
🆓 Booking at 👉 buff.ly/ngWMIX5
📍 Knightsridge Wood, #Livingston
📷 Credit John Banks
🌳 Can you help plant trees later this month?🌳
⏰ Sat 29th Nov, 10am-2pm
🆓 Booking at 👉 buff.ly/ngWMIX5
📍 Knightsridge Wood, #Livingston
📷 Credit John Banks
Currently it's much easier for landowners to benefit from lucrative carbon schemes (such as the Woodland & Peatland Carbon Codes) than it is for tenant #Crofters. The next Scot Gov should change this so that tenant crofters can benefit when they improve their land for nature. #ScotParlElection26
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Currently it's much easier for landowners to benefit from lucrative carbon schemes (such as the Woodland & Peatland Carbon Codes) than it is for tenant #Crofters. The next Scot Gov should change this so that tenant crofters can benefit when they improve their land for nature. #ScotParlElection26
Two super #RainforestJobs with @asrainforest.bsky.social partners Appin Rainforest Regeneration Project.🌳🥬
1. Volunteer Team Leader 👉 buff.ly/1J4F6VM&
2. Squad Team Member (help to remove invasives) 👉 buff.ly/dKTJLyb
Please share. #SavingScotlandsRainforest #TemperateRainforest
1. Volunteer Team Leader 👉 buff.ly/1J4F6VM&
2. Squad Team Member (help to remove invasives) 👉 buff.ly/dKTJLyb
Please share. #SavingScotlandsRainforest #TemperateRainforest
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Two super #RainforestJobs with @asrainforest.bsky.social partners Appin Rainforest Regeneration Project.🌳🥬
1. Volunteer Team Leader 👉 buff.ly/1J4F6VM&
2. Squad Team Member (help to remove invasives) 👉 buff.ly/dKTJLyb
Please share. #SavingScotlandsRainforest #TemperateRainforest
1. Volunteer Team Leader 👉 buff.ly/1J4F6VM&
2. Squad Team Member (help to remove invasives) 👉 buff.ly/dKTJLyb
Please share. #SavingScotlandsRainforest #TemperateRainforest
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Outreach Adviser - Scotland's Rainforest with Woodland Trust, home working position based in Scotland with @wtscotsocial.bsky.social
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Woodland Trust: Outreach Adviser - Scotland's Rainforest advertised with CJS
Salary: £34,170.00 - £37,170.00 Per Annum The Woodland Trust is looking for an Outreach Advisor - Scotland’s Rainforest to help deliver rainforest restoration projects, work with landowners, land…
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October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Outreach Adviser - Scotland's Rainforest with Woodland Trust, home working position based in Scotland with @wtscotsocial.bsky.social
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🍂 Any leaves left?
While you’re out this weekend, look around, are the trees bare yet? 🌳👀
Your sightings can help #NaturesCalendar track how the seasons change across the UK. 🌦️
👉 Visit Nature's Calander buff.ly/9qmEl7e to share what you spot
#CitizenScience #WinterIsComing #BareTrees
While you’re out this weekend, look around, are the trees bare yet? 🌳👀
Your sightings can help #NaturesCalendar track how the seasons change across the UK. 🌦️
👉 Visit Nature's Calander buff.ly/9qmEl7e to share what you spot
#CitizenScience #WinterIsComing #BareTrees
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🍂 Any leaves left?
While you’re out this weekend, look around, are the trees bare yet? 🌳👀
Your sightings can help #NaturesCalendar track how the seasons change across the UK. 🌦️
👉 Visit Nature's Calander buff.ly/9qmEl7e to share what you spot
#CitizenScience #WinterIsComing #BareTrees
While you’re out this weekend, look around, are the trees bare yet? 🌳👀
Your sightings can help #NaturesCalendar track how the seasons change across the UK. 🌦️
👉 Visit Nature's Calander buff.ly/9qmEl7e to share what you spot
#CitizenScience #WinterIsComing #BareTrees
Please take part in this e-action to urge our politicians to set binding targets to restore nature.
One in nine species in Scotland is at risk of extinction. We can change this. 🏴
The Natural Environment Bill is our chance to set binding targets to restore nature.
Take 30 seconds to email your MSPs here: scotlink.eaction.online/targets
#Scotland #NatureRestoration #NaturalEnvironmentBill
The Natural Environment Bill is our chance to set binding targets to restore nature.
Take 30 seconds to email your MSPs here: scotlink.eaction.online/targets
#Scotland #NatureRestoration #NaturalEnvironmentBill
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Please take part in this e-action to urge our politicians to set binding targets to restore nature.