@rainb47.bsky.social
Mostly old trees, fungi and clouds
The buzzing of cellophane bees or Colletes at #GlenFinglas Credit Maggie McCallum/WTML
09.08.2025 07:01 β π 9 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Seen plenty at the Sidmouth Folk Festival
04.08.2025 16:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Massive thanks to Morag Hughes from Fort William who is planning to swim the length of Loch Arkaig to raise funds for our restoration of the pine forest on its banks.
πββοΈ That is 11 miles!
You can support her JustGiving fundraiser here.π buff.ly/mriXD43
#LochArkaig
Yesterdayβs amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill are a small step in the right direction but there are fundamental flaws at its heart, which still amount to environmental regression and #CashToTrash
www.hiwwt.org.uk/blog/debbie-...
Flirtation
π· Mokyeon
#monochrome #bnwphoto #noiretblanc #blackandwhite #bnwphotography #bnw #blackandwhitephoto #BWPhotography #minimalphotography #blackandwhitephotography #noir #conceptual
A very fat yew tree growing in a garden. A woman is looking up at the tree, which has had several limbs removed. Credit WTML
Did yew say #ThickTrunkTuesday? Aye, this one fits the bill nicely!π
15.07.2025 07:02 β π 34 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
From place-names to path names, stories to songs, centuries of #Gaelic culture are woven into the hills and forests of Glenmoriston. π²
As we restore Scotlandβs wild #forest, we also nurture the culture that has always been part of it.
@visitdundreggan.bsky.social
Extracting peat destroys one of our best carbon stores and trashes a unique, biodiverse habitat. Doing so to grow pretty flowers is hugely selfish. Ever heard of the climate and ecology crisis?
Come on, RHS, show some spine!
The Flodden Tree in #Coldstream in the #ScottishBorders for #Thicktrunktuesday
01.07.2025 07:54 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
I visited this tree today with #BordersForestTrust
24.06.2025 20:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
An ancient sycamore tree with an unusual form - one limb is enormous and hangs low to the ground before rising up to meet the light. Four people are gazing up at the tree which stands in historic landscaped grounds next to a tarmac road. Credit WTML
They come in all shapes and sizes. That's why we like them so much π .
#ThickTrunkTuesday #AncientTrees #Mellerstain #ScottishBorders
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Scots Pine at #marlodge near #braemar in the Scottish Highlands for ##thicktrunktuesday
24.06.2025 06:38 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Crepuscular rays over the Scottish Borders this evening. @cloudappsoc.bsky.social
21.06.2025 20:15 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Sunshine on Scots pine trees at the edge of a loch
The longest day of the year is here - itβs the #SummerSolstice βοΈ
Celebrated for thousands of years, the solstice is a special time to pause, reflect, and connect with the natural world.
Take a moment to step outside, enjoy the light, and soak up the beauty around you. β¨
A valley with pinewood stretches into the distance where a loch weaves between rolling hills. The text reads 'Pinewood Guided Walk'
Wee stroll in the #Torridon pinewoods of #GleannShildeag anyone? π³
Catch us on 24th June or 16th Aug π
More info and tickets at π buff.ly/RRZHzOp
Think trunk with violet toothed polypore, oysters, and moss
Just keep going β¨
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#FungiFriends
The bark of a Wych Elm tree with a plaque on it that reads 'Learmonth Gardens, Edinburgh'. Credit WTML
A large elm tree in the gardens of a residential area in the city of Edinburgh. The tree has a round canopy and towers above other trees in the garden. Credit WTML.
Looking up the twin trunks of old elm trees into the canopy above. It's autumn and the leaves are falling from the tree; the sky is bright blue in the background. Credit WTML
A man and a woman gaze up into the canopy of a very fat old elm tree with pronounced ridges of bark on its trunk. Credit WTML
Did you know the City of #Edinburgh is awash with beautiful old elm trees? π³
All you have to do is look π
#ThickTrunkTuesday
@greenspacetrust.bsky.socialβ¬ βͺ@edinburghcouncil.bsky.socialβ¬
A Caledonian Pine in Glen Derry at #Marlodge estate for #thicktrunktuesday
17.06.2025 06:10 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
They say it's
#BlueSkyMonday
A sycamore at #Minto in the #scottishborders which looks like it has been pollarded in the past.
#thicktrunktuesday
Incredible supercell structure near Amistad NM on Saturday evening π©οΈ
08.06.2025 07:13 β π 105 π 20 π¬ 6 π 4
In less than a week we'll be standing up for nature - join us!
With one in nine species at risk of extinction in Scotland, the time to act is now.
Join us to demand that our MSPs stand up for nature.
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Thursday 12 June
β° 12:30-2pm
π Scottish parliament
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stand-up-f...
Our Tree Seed Collection volunteers are doing vital work to restore Scotlandβs wild forests. π³π²
Weβre enhancing the availability of native trees by collecting seeds from targeted areas. We are so grateful for the time, energy and care our volunteers bring to this work!
#VolunteersWeek
A chunky Douglas Fir for this week's #thicktrunktuesday
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Letβs start the week with something spectacular for the 1000 Great Trees of Britain ππ³π¬π§ #GTOB
The Meikleour Beech Hedge
#GreatTreesof Perthshire
(No wonder they call it #BigTreeCountry π€©)
A favourite from last year
#photo #photography #woodland
A panoramic view of a supercell, with a mothership-like structure. An undulating underside has a blue-green tinge, with a core of opaque heavy precipitation atop open grasslands
Intense supercell near Booker, TX 19:45 28 May 2025. #txwx
29.05.2025 16:36 β π 32 π 7 π¬ 0 π 2
The Frandy tree - a lone tree on a hillside in Perthshire, Scotland #classicmono #photography #landscapephotography #scape #travel #scotland
07.04.2025 20:46 β π 29 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
An old hollow oak tree at Dalkeith Couhtry Park near #Edinburgh for #thicktrunktuesday
27.05.2025 07:02 β π 24 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Looking down on the tops of many violet toothed polypore fungi covering the side of a tree trunk
Looking down π
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