Volunteers are amazing! We are always astonished by what Volunteering Matters #ActionEarth volunteers achieve. #VolunteersWeekScot runs 3 - 9 June. Celebrate & inspire volunteers at volunteersweek.scot & apply to #ActionEarth at rb.gy/86erg Funded by NatureScot

We would like to thank Action Earth for the support and £250 funding to allow MaideSafe Foundation and Ochiltree Parent Council to get the Community / school garden started on their Biodiversity journey.
A BIG THANKYOU TO ALL VOLUNTEERS INVOLVED.
#ActionEarth #naturescotland

Grab A Grant! Volunteering Matters #ActionEarth grants are now available for groups that #makespacefornature across Scotland. Check guidance & apply at rb.gy/86erg Funded by NatureScot

Hurrah! New solitary bee bank in Yorkhill Park! Thanks to all our amazing volunteers! Beautiful sunny autumn day. Great company & delicious festive-spice muffins kept us going. Thanks to Former NatureScot account for the ActionEarth funding for materials!💚 #BeeKind #pollinators ☀️🍂🍁🏖️🐝🌼

Using local green spaces helps you feel healthier & happier. The more we improve them the better we get! This #GreenHealthWeek apply for a Volunteering Matters #ActionEarth grant & get your community together to #makespacefornature at rb.gy/86erg Funded by NatureScot

Calling all conservation enthusiasts! Join us in boosting the Scottish environment through the power of volunteering. Be part of our ground-breaking #ActionEarth project in 2024 & grab a grant to transform Scotland's biodiversity. Thanks to NatureScot 🍃volunteeringmatters.org.uk/action-earth

Grab a Grant! Volunteering Matters #ActionEarth is funded by NatureScot whose CEO Francesca Osowska says: “Action Earth does crucial work to protect Scotland’s native wildlife and habitats, helping tackle the nature & climate crises.” Register: rb.gy/86erg #collaboration

Everyone welcome to join us for a planting afternoon at the garden on Sunday 12th @ 1:30. Thanks to funding from Action Earth. Action Earth CSV Love Thornwood Glasgow NP City Glasgow GALLANT Community

Green spaces are amazing catalysts for social connection, building community resilience & wellbeing. Make connections during #GreenHealthWeek and apply for Volunteering Matters #ActionEarth grants at rb.gy/86erg Funded by NatureScot #makespacefornature

Advance planners! Skills Exchange SCIO supports disadvantaged people - many with health issues & disabilities. Volunteers used Volunteering Matters #ActionEarth grant to #makespacefornature in #EastKilbride . Results are showing now - Amazing! #MakeADifference #Community Funded by NatureScot

Strength in numbers! Volunteering Matters #ActionEarth now taking 2024 applications. Last year 4,152 volunteers helped #MakeSpaceForNature on our funded projects. Start planning activities & grab a grant! Guidance and registration at rb.gy/86erg Funded by NatureScot

Restoring & renewing communities! Volunteering Matters #ActionEarth 2024 now open. Last year half our projects were in Scotland's 20% most deprived areas which we will continue prioritising. Register: rb.gy/86erg Funded by NatureScot #collaboration #MakeSpaceForNature

Pollinator Paradise! the Ridge #Dunbar support vulnerable referred people. Volunteers (inc the Rusty Knees Club) used Volunteering Matters #ActionEarth to plant drought resistant plants in community gardens in Scotland's driest area. #MakeSpaceforNature Funded by NatureScot

Grab A Grant! Volunteering Matters #ActionEarth now taking applications for £250 grants. Priority given to groups in #Scotland that #MakeSpaceForNature in areas of multiple deprivation or work with disabled & vulnerable people. Guidance: rb.gy/86erg Funded by NatureScot

Owls of Approval! Major habitat creation by #ThorntonEnvironmentalSustainabilityProgramme & NobleFoods volunteers. Built/installed Barn Owl & Tawny Owl nest boxes & small bird/bat boxes with Volunteering Matters #ActionEarth to #MakeSpaceForNature . Funded by NatureScot #Community

Day 2 of #iwillWeek23 , we're excited to showcase youth-led projects in Scotland that promote local biodiversity in urban areas thanks to our #ActionEarth grants. Learn how to #makespacefornature while taking part in youth social action for climate change. bit.ly/47EOpga

Active Volunteers! Langside Sports Club's BIO (Be Involved Outdoors) group #Glasgow never stand still - creating bog gardens, habitat hedges, pollinator zones & more with Volunteering Matters #ActionEarth grants. Wow! Funded by NatureScot #makespacefornature #Community #MakeADifference

Bee Prepared! Last year #BuchylvieWildlifeGarden volunteers used Volunteering Matters #ActionEarth grant to plant new meadow with seed & bulb species to help emerging Queen bees in Mar/Apr. That hard work is yielding results now! Funded by NatureScot #MakeSpaceForNature #community

Hospital Grounds Habitats! Volunteer Edinburgh #royaledinburghhospital acute psychiatric & forensic mental health patients used Volunteering Matters #ActionEarth to build & site bug, bird & hedgehog shelters & do therapeutic planting #MakeSpaceForNature . Funded by NatureScot #Community