Irvine to Girvan Nectar Network
@Nectar_Network
Creating a network of nectar and pollen-rich habitats on the Ayrshire coast. Partnership led by @scotwildlife, supported by @RandA @nature_scot @TheFairWaysFdn
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https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/our-work/our-projects/irvine-to-girvan-nectar-network/ 21-10-2016 09:28:02
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Last hedge laying this season, lots of smiles and humour despite the rain, along the #Pollinator Friendly Symington Wildflower verge๐
Check out the fab short video on Scottish Wildlife Trust's new community action site ๐
community.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/story/pollinatโฆ
Big thanks NatureScot ๐
Our wonderful volunteers planted up three new #wildlife hedges last week.๐ฅฐ
Over 200 mixed native trees, including holly, wild and bird cherry, hawthorn, blackthorn- part of #Pollinator Friendly Symington.
A fab effort in the cold easterly winds
Big thanks NatureScot ๐
#Hedgelaying fun this week with our wonderful, wild, willing and able volunteers, working on the wildflower verge at Symington! ๐๐ฆ๐
Maybe an 'Ayrshire Hedge Laying Society' in the making!?๐ค
Well done everyone, fantastic work for #pollinators and #wildlife ๐๐ฅณ๐ฆ๐๐ฆโโฌ๐
Hear how our volunteers and Pollinator Friendly Symington got on, learning the art of conservation hedge laying.๐
๐ป๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟOut Of Doors joined in the fun, as we swung our bill hooks with the patient and professional hedge layer, Graeme Walker ๐๐ฆ๐
11:00mins
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00โฆ
First Minister Humza Yousaf announced details of the Scottish Government's plans for distributing farm funding. The agricultural proposals put forward are out of step with wider Government targets for nature and climate.
scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/rural-funโฆ
#NFUS2024
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Click below to book a place.
bit.ly/3Oy6sNT NatureScot Lorna Cole Celine Delabre Irvine to Girvan Nectar Network Scottish Wildlife Trust
๐ฆPlotting and planning for pollinators with the community- led Pollinator Friendly Symington Project
Erected NatureScot designed sign at the wildflower verge, for #wildlife , people and #pollinators
๐ฅถDreaming of warm days and buzzing, fluttering, beautiful wee beasties.๐๐
Our fab farm partner Balsar Glen on BBC Radio 4
talking nature friendly farming and our work with them for #pollinators ๐๐ฅฐ๐
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0โฆ
Happy #StAndrewsDay and #NationalTreeWeek
planting lots of tree's with Pollinator Friendly Symington ๐
Fun in the sun, then a feast to finish, huge thanks to our amazing volunteers for all the hard work this year ๐๐ฅณ
Gratitude to funders NatureScot The FairWays Foundation
#TreeParty
Our new report, The Potential for Nature-based Solutions in Scottish Agriculture report, calls for a paradigm shift in #farming to address #climatechange & #biodiversity loss to support #farmers & #crofters in sustainable food production
scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/nature-baโฆ
ยฉ Lee Schofield
A lovely morning getting to grips with the art of peening #scythes with our volunteers, kindly helped by Martin, our Scottish Wildlife Trust Head of Finance and expert basher!๐
Fuelled by biscuits and coffee, we cleaned, peened and sharpened ready for next year.
Great team effort ๐ฅณ๐
โณThe Scottish Government consultation on tackling the nature emergency needs your views by 14 December.
Sharing your thoughts could make a fundamental difference to the future of Scotlandโs wildlife and landscapes.
scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/our-work/our-aโฆ
๐ทยฉ Mark Hamblin/2020VISION
#WorkingforWildlife
A chilly but fun day with our fab farming partner Balsar Glen recording for BBC Radio 4 'On our farm'