Pool of Muckhart Natural Flood Management – Project Update

Pool of Muckhart Natural Flood Management – Project Update

Progress is well underway on the Trust’s Pool of Muckhart Natural Flood Management project. We have been overseeing the works on site in Pool of Muckhart, with the digger excavating the wetland scrapes and flood overflow channels during May. Leaky dams have also been...
Water Scarcity – 30 Days Wild – Wild Takeover Day 13

Water Scarcity – 30 Days Wild – Wild Takeover Day 13

Given Scotland’s typical reputation for being a place of cold and grey, overcast, rainy days, I’m sure that many of us are enjoying the sunny spells we see across the country at the moment. With the heatwave temperatures, however, comes the issue of water...
World Ocean Day – 30 Days Wild – Wild Takeover Day 8

World Ocean Day – 30 Days Wild – Wild Takeover Day 8

 With today being day 8 of #30DaysWild, it also marks World Ocean Day! How important is the role rivers play in oceans, you might ask? Read on to find out. Firstly, what makes oceans so important? Here’s just a few key facts: Oceans cover 70% of the Earth’s surface....
World Environment Day – 30 Days Wild – Wild Takeover Day 5

World Environment Day – 30 Days Wild – Wild Takeover Day 5

Today marks 5 days of 30 Days Wild and we hope you’ve been enjoying getting outside and experiencing nature (and some great weather) so far. Today is also World Environment Day, themed around tackling plastic pollution. But what does this mean? What is it all...
30 Days Wild – Wild Takeover Day 1

30 Days Wild – Wild Takeover Day 1

What is it? A Wildlife Trust initiative beginning in 2015, it is the biggest nature challenge in the UK, with the aim of encouraging people everywhere to participate by doing something wild every day in June. Here’s the original video from the Wildlife Trusts in...