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Squirrel Sightings – Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels

Have you seen a squirrel recently? 🐿️ Take part in the #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey! We’re calling on people across Scotland to get outdoors, enjoy nature, and keep an eye out for tufted ears and bushy tails.

Reporting your sightings 👉 scottishsquirrels.org.uk/sightings
@scotsquirrels.bsky.social

One of the most flamboyant trees in the Caledonian forest: bird #cherry 🌿

Also called hagberry or hackberry, it thrives in damp soils alongside trees such as alder, birch, and rowan.

Watch to uncover the #beauty and lore of bird cherry.

Stunt outside Holyrood calls on Scottish government to stop stalling and start rewilding - Trees for Life

Outside Holyrood, over 100 campaigners sent a clear message to the Scottish Government: stop stalling, start rewilding. 🌳

We’re calling for Scotland to become the world’s first #RewildingNation

Read the full story 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/stunt-outsid...

📷 Colin Hattersley

Rewilding our rivers means nature can do what it does best. Natural riverbeds, with their #wetlands, meanders, and floodplains absorb heavy rainfall, slowing water flow and reducing flash floods.

Lets give rivers space to be #wild! A win for nature, a win for people 🙌

#WorldRiversDay

We're passionate about connecting people with nature. Through hands-on activities and education, we invite individuals to step into the process of rewilding.

In doing so, people become stewards of the environment, forming a lasting bond with the landscapes and wildlife they help bring back to life.

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The #AutumnEquinox reminds us that nature moves in cycles. As day and night find their #balance, take a moment to slow down, notice the turning leaves, and celebrate the balance of light and dark. 🍂

How will you be embracing the rhythms of nature today? ✨

The large and long-lived tree: #Scots pine 🌲

A keystone species of the #CaledonianForest - watch to explore how this remarkable tree connects nature, history and heritage.

With the 2026 Scottish elections just months away, this is a vital moment to call on political parties to include rewilding commitments in their manifestos.

On 1 October, we’ll gather at Holyrood to call out the barriers holding rewilding back

Will you stand with us? Sign up now👉 bit.ly/3GYBRs9

🍄 #Fungi on this fallen birch log are helping to keep the forest alive. Without them, dead leaves and needles would pile up. These amazing decomposers break down organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil for plants to use again.

They also give the forest its wonderful #autumnal smell! 🍂

5 ways you can support #rewilding in the #ScottishHighlands 🌲

Every action counts. Together, we can restore Scotland’s wild forests, return missing species, and connect more people with nature. 💚

A tree of protection and enchantment: rowan

Watch to see how folklore and forest intertwine.

#Rowan #MountainAsh #CaledonianForest

It offers an extensive network of beaver-friendly habitats, with low risk of negative impacts and high potential for nature restoration. The community discussion will investigate this more closely with input from people who live and work locally.

The River Ness was identified by NatureScot in 2022 as one of Scotland’s most suitable catchments for beavers.

The community and stakeholder engagement will gather views on the opportunities and concerns that might come with the native species coming back to some of the beaver-friendly waterbodies close to the loch between Fort Augustus and Lochend.

Communities invited to discuss potential return of beavers to Loch Ness area - Trees for Life

We're excited to invite communities in the Loch Ness area to a series of discussions on the potential return of beavers 🦫 in partnership with @beavertrust.bsky.social

Read the full story 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/communities-...

📷Elliot McCandless / Beaver Trust

JOB OPPORTUNITIES | JOIN OUR FUNDRAISING TEAM 🌿

Inspire transformative giving for a wilder Scotland and be a key player in a bold and innovative Fundraising Team

🌱 Partnerships Manager, Philanthropy
🌿Fundraising Support Officer

Find out more and apply now 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/about-us/wor...

This week every MSP in @parliament.scot received a book of messages speaking about people's deep connection to nature, pain at the destruction they have witnessed in their lifetimes, and determination to help nature recover.
Read the messages here: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/dear-msp-nat...

Leave a gift in your will | Trees for Life What could be more special than leaving a wild natural forest as your legacy for the future? You can, by choosing to include Trees for Life in your will. Every gift we receive, no matter what size,…

Rewilding renews nature. It brings life back to Scotland’s native woodlands, restoring habitats and giving wildlife a home. 🌿This #RememberACharity Week, you can leave a wild legacy and help forests and wildlife thrive.

Leave a gift that grows. Start today 👉

A tree of strength and story: #oak 🌳 Oaks can live for hundreds of years, supporting more wildlife than any other tree - from insects and lichens to birds and red squirrels.

Watch to explore how oak branches into both #myth and #ecology.

Tree seed collecting by kayak 🛶 Volunteers on Harris and Lewis paddled out to an inland island to gather native tree seeds from surviving fragments of ancient woodland. 🚣♀️🌳

We’re working in partnership with @wtscotsocial.bsky.social to enhance the availability of native trees 👉 bit.ly/4ni57d2

Give a gift that keeps on growing Your trees will be planted alongside other native trees, and in time will transform open hillsides into healthy young woodland, helping to restore the Caledonian Forest.

Our native #woodlands support an abundance of life - from red squirrels and wood ants to twinflower and the striking fly agaric. 🍄

Help #wildlife and nature flourish for generations to come by sponsoring a tree or creating a grove today 🌱

Rewilding Week Volunteering Spend a week in the Scottish Highlands, growing trees, planting trees, monitoring wildlife and supporting other vital work which helps restore the Caledonian Forest.

The movement to rewild Scotland keeps growing 🍂 This autumn, more than 120 #volunteers will join us across six different locations - helping to restore #nature while deepening their own connection to the land.

We’re excited to welcome everyone 🧡

🌰 A vital understorey species, #hazel supports wildlife from red #squirrels and woodpeckers to rare lichens. In Celtic lore, hazelnuts symbolised wisdom and inspiration.

Watch to explore hazel’s role in Scotland’s forests and culture.

#Hazelwoods #Woodlands #ScotlandsRainforest #NativeWoodlands

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Scotland’s nature has the capacity for recovery, but it needs our help. #Rewilding gives forests and #wildlife the support, space and time to thrive again. 🌳

Donate today 👉 bit.ly/3HXXGZg

Yes - throughout its range, cowberry is known by a variety of names, including lingonberry in Sweden and mountain cranberry in North America.

Rewild your workplace 🌿 Looking for a team experience with purpose? Our immersive Corporate #Rewilding Experiences bring people together in #nature through hands-on activities, bespoke team-building, and time spent in Scotland’s wild landscapes.

Find out more 👉 visitdundreggan.co.uk/venue-hire/

#Scotland’s large and graceful broadleaf: ash 🌳

Today, it faces a serious threat from #ash dieback, making its cultural and ecological importance more vital than ever.

Watch to explore its place in nature and myth.

A big thank you to the supporters who have been on this journey with us – we couldn’t have reached this milestone without your support, donations, and advocacy for nature.

We have been advocating for the return of beavers for many years, recognising them as a #keystonespecies whose presence transforms and enriches landscapes. By creating #wetlands, beavers support a range of wildlife, improve water quality and reduce flooding, benefits felt by both nature and people.