Outreach Officer Vacancy
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Coastal Communities Fund has provided funds for an Outreach Officer for Little Assynt Tree Nursery, part of the Coigach and Assynt Living Landscape. See attached advertisement for details.
Latest News
Little Assynt Tree Nursery Partners with Kew Gardens
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The Assynt News featured Little Assynt Tree Nursery as it has been invited to partner with Kew Gardens in the UK National Tree Seed Project, and the Nursery as a result had advertised for a Seed Collection Organiser.
Tree Nursery Advertises for Seed Collector
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The Little Assynt Tree Nursery has been invited by Royal Botanical Gardens Kew to join the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership. The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership is the largest ex situ plant conservation programme in the world. Further details about the UK National Tree Seed Project component of the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership can be found at www.kew.org/ukntsp. Little Assynt Tree…
Coigach and Assynt Open Days – March 31st and 2nd April
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We’re entering the last few months before the submission date to the Heritage Lottery Fund and would like to share the final development of the proposed projects with you! Come along to our Open Days on Tuesday 31st March at Coigach Community Hall and Thursday 2nd April at Little Assynt Tree Nursery on both days from 2-6pm. There will be…
Solar Eclipse – March 20th
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On Friday 20th March a total solar eclipse will take place across the Faroe Islands, 150 miles north of Scotland. The whole of the UK will experience a partial eclipse of 80% and above. In the CALL area a deep partial eclipse will be visible with 97% of the sun being covered by the moon at the point of totality.…
Interpretation Opinion Questionnaire
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The development phase of the Heritage Lottery Fund Landscape Partnership application is gathering apace. Richard, Fiona, Elaine and all the project Partners are working hard towards the 21st August submission deadline. Part of the submission includes an Interpretation Plan. Interpretation is much more than providing information about an area or a topic; the aim is to tell a story to…
Red-throated divers up close
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NEW this season 2015 Photographic hide rental in the dramatic Coigach and Assynt landscape One of the CALL partners, Assynt Foundation, have teamed up with NORTHSHOTS, the award-winning wildlife, nature and conservation photographer Peter Cairns to offer you an amazing photographic experience. A unique opportunity to photograph one of Scotland’s most enigmatic birds at close quarters using a specially built…
Wild Wood Week
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From the 6th to the 13th of September saw Assynt’s first Wild Wood Week come to the fore – with events on nearly every day, from wood carving to creative writing, fungi forays to a day put at the Little Assynt tree nursery, there was lots to see and do. Some pictures from the two day bowl carving workshop of…
farewell and thanks!
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This is my last day working as Project Manager for CALL. It has been a very busy, varied and interesting three years! I’ve been really inspired by the genuine commitment of the partners and others involved, to make things happen in the area for the benefit of people who live here as well as for nature. I know that Richard, Fiona…
Creating Assynt exhibition
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The exhibition of the artwork produced as part of last week’s workshops is on display in the Coigach Community Hall foyer until around September 14th. The it will be moved to Assynt Visitor Centre in Lochinver for the second fortnight in September. Do go and have a look – there are some lovely wee handmade books with drawings and writing,…