The April Bulletin is available 😊 communitywoods.org/newsletters-an…

Pleased to be part of this conversation. Lots of positive discussion.

Village halls are often the heart of rural & island communities. We're working with SCVO Scottish Rural Action Development Trusts Association Scotland & others to deliver a free conference aimed at supporting communities who are seeking to develop their village hall or community hub⬇️
tinyurl.com/VillageHallCon…

Our community engagement guidance (buff.ly/43TrYDg) is important for anyone working in #ScotlandsRainforest . So Community Woodlands Association is holding an online session on 23 April to talk about it! If you're interested, why not pop along buff.ly/3xuOk1w

Take 5 minutes & read this inspiring story of how a community group became the owners of Glenan Wood in Argyll. Spoken through the eyes of a local resident, it’s a brilliant example of how community empowerment can bring #ScotlandsRainforest back to life buff.ly/43VqeJC

We 💚 this Community Engagement guide buff.ly/3xnMCiy from Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest for landscape projects involving communities, in the rainforest & beyond.
Discuss with the authors how best to use it a Community Woodlands Association event
📆 Tue 31 April 🕔 4-5pm
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Missed our live Woodland Fire Management session? Catch up and be prepared by watching the recording of this excellent session on our website, or YouTube channel: communitywoods.org/events

What's the FUTURE FOR CROFTING ON EIGG?

Can you help our crofters and the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust create a development plan?

We're inviting tenders for this important piece of work. Deadline 26th April.

More information at bit.ly/EiggCroftDev

Quite chuffed to have a new information sheet available - Working with Volunteers. Check it out, along with the other CWA information notes: communitywoods.org/information-no…

#volunteer #communitywoods

Planning the week ahead? Don’t forget your entry to the Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards 2024 – deadline is March 31. Entering is easy and is the chance to showcase the very best woodland and forestry work across Scotland. Find out more: sfwa.co.uk #SFWA2024

Members, help raise awareness about ticks and Lyme disease in and around your woodland. Take advantage of the free signage being offered by the Lyme Resource Centre . Free leaflets and posters also available. Email
admin@community woods.org

Up-coming events - don't miss out! communitywoods.org/events

The March Bulletin is available - such a lot happening! 😀 Check it out: communitywoods.org/newsletters-an…

Can you help us monitor the potential spread of the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle Ips typographus? 🔍

A new monitoring project needs volunteers who own or manage spruce woodland to install spruce bark beetle traps.

Find out more & become a volunteer ➡myforest.sylva.org.uk/lab

Just over seven weeks to go until our annual conference: Own Yersel Scotland: Reimagining the future, in Perth!

CWA is delighted to invite all members to another exchange visit, this time to Dronley Community Woodland, Dundee. Find out more and sign up for a place on our website: communitywoods.org/events

CWA invites you to participate in a virtual information session about collecting tree seeds. This session is led by CWA partners and members, who will all share their experiences about the How, Why and What of Seed Collection. Find out more on our website: communitywoods.org/events

Is your community woodland group wondering how to create a new woodland? Join us to hear how two woodland groups created their own new woodlands, and the processes they went through to get there. Find out more : communitywoods.org/events

It would be great if we could get some volunteers from Scotland for this monitoring project. 👍

#treehealth #treedisease #planthealth jeremias juan varas Community Woodlands Association Scottish Land & Estates Forest Research

This beautiful moss is called dwarf neckera (Neckera pumila). It grows on the bark of living trees, like hazel and ash, and it's one to look out for in #ScotlandsRainforest . Find out more about mosses and liverworts here: buff.ly/3PeG0ZT
📷 Gordon Rothero