@gsabiosphere.bsky.social
Recognised internationally as a world class environment for people and nature. The GSA Biosphere Partnership is a registered Scottish charity working in conservation, education, sustainable development and climate resilience. https://linktr.ee/gsabiosphere
Citizens, members of a community group, state agency and charity workers, everyone is invited to come and take part in "Voices for Nature", a full day conversation about the role of communities in nature conservation.
This event is made possible by @heritagefunduk.bsky.social
Tickets (free!) are still available for our Green Health workshop in #Ayr on 30/01/26. Join the #gsabiosphere and #SouthAyrshire Libraries for discussion, ideas, and a wee wellness wander beside the River Ayr.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/green-heal...
Winter workshops continue through Jan & Feb in #Ayrshire with after-dark biofluorescence and track-and-sign walks free to book now - meet nature, people, and explore the Biosphere!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/galloway-s...
Thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund for supporting the #DontBeShy campaign.
***Applications for OPIN close on 18/01/26***
Farmers in D&G within the #gsabiosphere can access free #naturalcapital auditing and interventions designed to united and maximise profitability and sustainability:
www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/on-farm-plan...
#Borderlands #NCIZ
A reminder that the #Ayrshire Small Scale Tree Planting Grant is open for applications, with up to £1,000 per project available to landowners, businesses and community organisations looking to create new biodiverse areas and wellbeing spaces.
More info:
www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/natureandwil...
📢 Start 2026 in a positive way by booking a place at our FREE Green Health workshop taking place at Carnegie Library in #Ayr, on Friday 30/01/26 from 10am - 12noon, in partnership with South Ayrshire Libraries:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/green-health-workshop-tickets-1976713850338
A wonderful blog (with gorgeous photos!) from the organisers of The Gralloch Gravel Cycling Festival, taking place 15-17 May 2026. It describes their recce for the new Ultra route which will take in 330km of the GSA #UNESCOBiosphere - can't wait for the official reveal!
https://ow.ly/sH9w50XHhoH
Winter workshops are live! Join us for animal tracking by day and after dark, lots of dates coming up across #Ayrshire through Dec/Jan. We're delighted to offer these as part of the #DontBeShy campaign supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Info & booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/galloway-a...
So immensely proud to have won the #NatureTourism category at the 2025 #NatureofScotland Awards for Biosphere Experiences! Congratulations to all nominees and winners and thanks to @rspbscotland.bsky.social for a wonderful night 💚💙
Read more: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/biosphere-ex...
📢 This weekend: join us at Port Logan to find out more about opportunities to get involved in community-led tourism, coastal conservation, heritage, enterprise and learning projects along the Solway coast. 1 - 3pm drop-in, no need to book.
#SCAMP #SolwayFirth #gsabiosphere
Tickets are still available for our next Who Goes There!? woodland ecology workshop taking place at Balbeg Estate nr Straiton on 22/11/25. Free event thanks to Heritage Lottery funding, all welcome.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/who-goes-t...
#dontbeshy #lovenature #ayrshire #redsquirrels
Pics from Birding for Brents last weekend, thank you to all who joined us as part of the Wild Goose Festival 2025, which was accredited through our Sustainable Event Charter, a free initiative which supports local organisation/groups' sustainability and marketing goals:
https://ow.ly/XnNS50XjzlH
Nature Recovery officer Antoine Lemaire leads a guided walk in the woodlands on Balbeg estate. Explore the woodlands, look for signs wildlife leave behind. Feeding signs, footprints, sounds, feathers and hair.
This Woodland Ecology workshop is made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Our networker at Land Energy in #Girvan takes place on Monday (27/1) and we're opening the last spaces up on a first-come, first-served basis to anyone who'd like to come along. Join us to make connections and talk sustainability! Free event, lunch included.
Book here: https://ow.ly/b8g650Xhpqk
It's tree-planting season and grants up to £1000 are available for small scale planting projects in #EastAyrshire and #SouthAyrshire within the #gsabiosphere. Find out more: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/small-scale-...
@southayrshire.bsky.social @wtscotsocial.bsky.social @eastayrshire.bsky.social
Very proudly sharing our office copy of this month's Dumfries & Galloway Life Magazine and our nomination for Tourism Champion in the D&G Life Awards 2025. What an honour, we are beyond delighted!
#sustainabletourism #visitscotland #scotlandstartshere #dumfriesandgalloway #gsabiosphere
Our next networker for Biosphere Certification Mark businesses will be hosted by Land Energy in Girvan on 27/10 - e-invites have been sent.
More information on the Biosphere Certification Mark: https://ow.ly/ye3I50Xb22r
Applications are always open and there is no cost involved.
#goodforbusiness
The GSA Biosphere Partnership, Propagate & NFU Scotland will host the 3rd annual Farming for the Future Conference on 13th November in Maybole. A peer-to-peer learning event, free to attend, book via the link below.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/farming-fo...
#regenerativefarming #scottishfarming
Birding for Brents is coming up on 25/10 as part of this year's Wild Goose Festival, hosted by The Stove Network and loads of amazing partners. Join us at Loch Ryan with @btobirds.bsky.social and @scottishbirding.bsky.social (free event!)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/birding-fo...
#birding #gsabiosphere
📢 **WE'RE RECRUITING - COMMUNITY & BUSINESS MANAGER - APPLICATIONS CLOSE 13/10/25**
An exciting senior position with diverse project portfolio. Full time (37.5hrs); hybrid, flexible working and salary starting at £40,045 p.a.
Full details and application form: https://ow.ly/4wSn50X99ve
Who Goes There? Our first workshop as part of the Red Squirrel Recovery Network and #DontBeShy campaign, made possible through Heritage Lottery funding. Pinwherry, 1st November. Join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/who-goes-t...
📢 **LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!**
Our 2025 Year in Review will be held at The Carrick Centre in Maybole tomorrow (08/10). Come along to hear our highlights of the last 12 months, take part in Q&A with our officer team, and watch our documentary short 'Heart of the Biosphere'.
https://ow.ly/jQW850X7BtQ
The GSA Biosphere Partnership is recruiting now for a Community & Business Manager. If you've got a bit of free time this weekend, get your application underway!
Find out more & apply: https://www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/vacancy/community-and-business-manager/
#thirdsectorjobs #sustainabledevelopment
An opportunity for youth groups in #EastAyrshire to have free, ranger-led activity sessions exploring nature and #learningoutdoors - applications are open now! Thanks to the 9CCs group for funding this exciting initiative 💚
@eastayrshire.bsky.social
Our Explore page is packed with trip-planning resources for your day out, short break or long vacation in the Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere, part of Scotland's award winning #UNESCOTrail.
https://www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/explore-the-biosphere/
#visitscotland #scotlandstartshere
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📢 **WE'RE RECRUITING! COMMUNITY & BUSINESS MANAGER**
Join our senior management team overseeing key strategic projects supporting community development, sustainable enterprise, and climate resilience. Full time; flexible, hybrid working; starting at £40,045 p.a.
https://ow.ly/Ve0I50X3C2q
A reminder that our annual Year in Review is taking place in #Maybole next week (08/10) - all welcome to hear our highlights of 2025 and aspirations for 2026. Free to attend, hot drinks and biscuits included!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/galloway-s...
A unique (and free!) event tomorrow (27/09) for walkers and explorers, part of the #Immerse Festival: join filmmaker John Wallace to search for the source of the River #Annan.
www.eventbrite.com/e/searching-...
#SCAMP #dgclimatehub #dumfriesandgalloway
The #Ayrshire Small Scale Tree Planting Programme is open for applications with up to £1,000 per project available and help with site planning and preparation on hand from the #gsabiosphere's #NatureRecovery team. Find out more and apply:
www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/natureandwil...