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from the Tree Nursery guest blogger….

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
At the Little Assynt Tree Nursery there is a magical world.  Tiny trees are having their roots trained and any visitor may find themselves enveloped in mist – indoors.  There are devices of complexity which raise, lower, open and close.  Baby aspens spring from their own wood – no seeds required. If you are lucky enough to be a volunteer…

CANCELLED event

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
Shore is….WET and COLD in Coigach.  The weather is pretty extreme here at the moment, with the trunk road to Ullapool partly blocked with flooding and debris. The forecast for tomorrow isn’t much better – wet and windy and cold – so I’ve very regretfully made the decision to CANCEL the Shore Thing event in Coigach.  It’s a great pity…

Shore is Fun in Coigach

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
I’m hoping you’ll come along to Old Dornie in Coigach on Wednesday 13th August.  From 10am we’ll be helping nature by cleaning up litter off the shore, and using what we find to make lovely colourful woven litter-art, with the help of Frances Fogg from Ullapool.  Frances lives right on the shore of Loch Broom and delights in making her…

Come and chat at Assynt Games!

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
The CALL team will be at the Assynt Games on Friday 8th August in Lochinver. From 12 – 5 we’ll be hoping to chat to people from near and far, and will have trees for sale, inspiration from the recent visit to Romania, and lots of information about what the next five years holds for the CALL project.  Come and…

seashore day

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
It’s 28’C here and anyone with any sense is on the beach! Continuing the seaside theme, I’m hoping for a similarly lovely day on Wednesday 13th August, when I’ll be helping local artist Frances Fogg and wonderful storyteller Jess Smith with a morning on the beach at Old Dornie in Coigach.  See the poster below for details – we’re hoping…

Marine Protected Area confirmed for Wester Ross

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
Those of us with an interest in the marine environment are delighted today to have news that the Scottish Government has confirmed a suite of 29 MPAs around the country, including one which stretches from Poolewe to the Summer Isles. See http://www.sff.co.uk/sites/default/files/Wester%20Ross%20MPA%20-%20Voluntary%20measures.pdf Details of restrictions on fishing with mobile gear (ie trawling) in these areas will be worked out over the next…

sunshine on Coigach

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
We had a really good day at the Coigach Gathering on Saturday – chatting to lots of people (locals and visitors) about CALL and some of the ideas for the future.  We had some lovely healthy tree seedlings from the nursery, grown by Nick, which all sold – and we also sold several beautiful carved spoons from Chris Goodman.  Those…

Coigach Gathering

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
Tomorrow – the 5th of July – will see the Coigach Gathering taking place at Badentarbet Green, from 12:30pm onwards. Members of the Coigach-Assynt Living Landscape team will be there with a stall, ready to answer any questions you might have about the CALL project and Landscape Partnership plans. They’ll also be bringing some of the young trees from the…

broch info and mountain plants

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
Hopefully you are aware of the open public meetings going on just now in Assynt, informing people of what is the plan behind excavating and consolidating Clachtoll broch. Your input would be very much welcomed – do try to go along to Lochinver Community Room tonight at 7pm, or Drumbeg hall tomorrow at 2pm or 7pm. Tomorrow, Wednesday 11th, at…

creative workshops in Assynt

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
Creating Assynt – A Community’s  Response to the Landscape Canisp moonrise The geology of Assynt is overwhelming to the eye, with  great mountains such as Suilven and Quinag dominating the skyline.  The people who live and work in amongst these huge slabs of rock have a close relationship to the land, one  which is largely unspoken. This summer, the local…

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