A big thank you for supporting ACT this year. We hope you get some time to rest, head outdoors and enjoy a bit of nature over the festive break. 📷 Stephen Carter, looking towards Crinan Ferry from Islandadd Bridge

Hermitage Primary took part in Sustainable Christmas as part of an ABCAN project led by Lindsey. Pupils made Christmas tree decorations with no glue or sellotape, so they can be taken apart and recycled. A great way to chat about cutting waste ❤️ 💚 📷 Lindsey Young

Thank you to the 30+ people who gathered at Kilmory from across the west of Scotland to share experiences of tackling Rhododendron ponticum in #ScotlandsRainforest, with great discussion on volunteering, recovery after clearance and next steps. Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

🌿 Qualified chainsaw operator? Sub contractor role in Argyll working in a team to restore native biodiversity at one of Scotland’s finest rainforest sites. Apply: buff.ly/TET2YkF #ScotlandsRainforest

🎉 You did it! £6,800 raised with the @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge Your generosity helps protect #ScotlandsRainforest and support outdoor learning and wellbeing in Argyll. A huge thank you to everyone who donated or shared the campaign We’re very grateful 💚

💚 Last chance to double your impact Final hours of the @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge Your support helps protect #ScotlandsRainforest and creates more chances for people in Argyll to connect in nature. Donations doubled until 12pm today 👉 buff.ly/ftDinPj

There’re still a few spaces left for our Rhododendron and the Rainforest session this Thursday at Kilmory. Fancy joining us to learn more about caring for #ScotlandsRainforest and how you can help? Book today 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rhododendr...

🌟Almost there 🌟 We’re in the last stretch of the @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge Every donation before midday tomorrow is doubled 💚 Help protect Argyll’s rainforest and support more people to get outdoors, learn and build confidence. 👉 buff.ly/6MLczSU #ScotlandsRainforest

💚 Nature helps us feel better Support more community wellbeing outdoors in Argyll 🌿 🕒 Donations doubled until midday on Tuesday 9 Dec 👉 buff.ly/6MLczSU #ChristmasChallenge #DoubleYourDonation

Stick dens, mud pies and big imaginations 🌿 Outdoor learning helps children explore the world, grow their confidence and find joy in nature. 💚Donations doubled until 9 Dec thanks to @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge helping more children learn outside 👉 buff.ly/ftDinPj

💚 #InternationalVolunteerDay Volunteers and corporate teams are helping restore #ScotlandsRainforest and support people to connect with nature 🌿 Heather shares more in her new blog: 🔗 buff.ly/5AiXRyb @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge donations doubled to grow this work: 🔗 buff.ly/6MLczSU

Red-billed chough is on the brink of disappearing from Scotland. Under 50 pairs remain on Islay & Colonsay. New study from ACT & Scottish Chough Forum with @zslofficial.bsky.social supported by ScotGov & @naturescot.bsky.social shows urgent action needed. 🔗 buff.ly/FgIMple 📷 David Dinsley #NRF

💚 Thank you so much to everyone supporting our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge. Already £2,450 raised, and every donation is doubled thanks to Reed Educational Trust. Help us reach £6,800 and support nature and community here in Argyll: 🔗 buff.ly/ftDinPj #ScotlandsRainforest

🎉 We’re live for #GivingTuesday! The @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge has started and every donation to ACT is doubled from 2–9 December. 💚 Your support helps restore Argyll’s rainforest and brings people together outdoors in our communities. 🔗https://buff.ly/q00pJQx #ScotlandsRainforest

Interested in creating and managing woodland to meet your biodiversity objectives? 🚜 Tune into tomorrow's Integrating Trees Network webinar to hear host farmers share their experience 👉 buff.ly/GTXdjdl

Join Argyll Countryside Trust (ACT) and partners for an informative and engaging session exploring the challenges and opportunities of tackling Rhododendron ponticum within Scotland’s rainforest. Kilmory Woodland, 11 Dec from 10am. Find out more: buff.ly/LUu8v8z

⏰Last chance to apply! This round of the ABCAN Seed Fund closes 1 December! 👇

Our #PeatlandACTION Officer Lucy has shared an update on our winter peatland restoration work across Argyll. We are working with landowners at Caladh and Coull Farm to restore damaged bogs for climate and wildlife. Read more: buff.ly/Jhqb6Cu 📷 Lucy Smith

🌿 We’re taking part in the @biggive.bsky.social Christmas Challenge, and it starts in one week! All donations are doubled 2–9 December. 💚 🔗 buff.ly/HK3DLbM #ChristmasChallenge #DoubleYourDonation

The #ChristmasChallenge is almost here, and from 2–9 December, your donation to over 1,500 incredible charities can be doubled. We’re kicking things off with a special message from #PrueLeith, #GaryLineker and #ImeldaStaunton. Explore the charities now: https://bit.ly/CC25-Social

Good progress on Rhodoendron ponticum control from our Rainforest Squad at Carsaig. A new route into the working front is now in place and the team have been busy with chain sawing, stump treatment and hand tool work. Great to have our wider Habitat Restoration team along for a visit as well.

Some of our Rainforest team were at a Lever and Mulch demo day in Tayvallich last week with Ferry Wood. A really helpful, practical session. If you'd like to learn more about tackling Rhododendron ponticum, join us at Kilmory Hub on 11 Dec. Book here: buff.ly/BsAii0H #ScotlandsRainforest

Meet our panel for Food for Thought: Tarbert this Saturday! Hannah Jones, Lix Armstrong and Ed Tyler will be chatting about local food, growing and community projects across Mid Argyll and Kintyre. 📅 Sat 22 Nov 🕚 11am–3.30pm 🎟 Book: buff.ly/313cz5L 📷 1. Hannah Jones, 2. Lix Armstrong, 3. Ed Tyler

Join us for Rhododendron and the Rainforest 🌿 An informative session on Rhododendron ponticum management, restoration planning and volunteering in Argyll’s rainforest. 📅 11 Dec | 🕙 10am–2pm | 📍 ACT Hub, Kilmory 🔗 buff.ly/BsAii0H Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. #ScotlandsRainforest

Free Carbon Literacy training for Argyll & Bute school staff with ABCAN. 3 Dec 9.30–1 online 10 Dec 9.30–1 in person, venue tbc Get certified, access resources, and learn how to embed climate across the curriculum. Book: buff.ly/OQ7ml7J #CarbonLiteracy #CLActionDay #CLAD #ClimateAction

🌿 The ABCAN Seed Fund is open! Supported by the Scottish Government and delivered with Argyll & Bute TSI, community groups in Argyll & Bute can apply for up to £1,000 to take action on climate change. 💻 Apply by 1 Dec 2025 🔗https://buff.ly/uNXb5uv #ABCAN #ClimateActionArgyll #ClimateJustice

A bumper mast year at Dalavich! 🌰 Thanks to the FLS Lochgilphead Environment Team for joining us to collect acorns — some already sprouting! Nets beneath mature oaks make the process safer, faster & keep acorns clean for planting. 🌳 📷 Josh Leckie / ACT #ScotlandsRainforest #Argyll

Every day’s #OutdoorClassroomDay for our MAKI Pups! 🌿 From babies to 8-year-olds, our outdoor childcare in Lochgilphead offers play, discovery + adventure in nature through nursery sessions, Mini Pups, after school + holiday clubs. 💚 👉 buff.ly/beV3AS1 📷 Rachel Keenan / ACT

Peatland restoration is underway at Caladh in Cowal! 🌿 Lucy and Clare from our #PeatlandACTION team are working with Dalhanna Farming Company and contractors Net Zero North to restore drains and hags. Supported by The Scottish Government's Peatland ACTION fund delivered with NatureScot.

A beautiful autumn day in Glen Shira 🌿🍂 Our Rainforest team joined Ben Mitchell & Gordon Rothero to explore this special part of #ScotlandsRainforest home to stunning mosses, lichens & oak woods. 📸 Josh Leckie / ACT 👉 buff.ly/izVfbB8

🌿 Meet Jess – one of our Food for Thought panellists! She’s behind Rhu Edible Garden, where volunteers of all ages grow food for the local community. 💚 Join us on 2 Nov, Rhu & Shandon Community Centre, 11–3:30. 🎟 Tickets still available: buff.ly/TeGoHrc

The ACT and Our Rainforest Futures team are at the Forestry & Land Scotland Women in Forestry Careers Day in Inveraray, ready to chat with students across Argyll! 🌿 Inspiring the next generation of women working in #ScotlandsRainforest. 💚 🔗 buff.ly/uhTEa5k

Who has access to land, and how can we make it fairer? 🌿 Join Clem Sandison from The Landworkers' Alliance for an online workshop on land justice in Scotland. 🗓 Mon 24 Nov, 6.30–8pm 🎟 Free via ABCAN: buff.ly/K9DhTOY

Good news – more people can now get free home energy improvements from Home Energy Scotland! Warmer homes, lower bills, fewer emissions 🌿 Call 0808 808 2282 or visit homeenergyscotland.org #FuelPoverty #ClimateAction #ABCAN

🌱 Join the conversation about food, community & sustainability! Food for Thought – Tarbert 📅 Sat 22 Nov | 🕚 11am–3.30pm 📍 Templar Arts & Leisure Centre 🎬 Film screening • Local panel • Lunch • Chat Free event – book here 👉 buff.ly/Cl1oDz6

Lovely day at our AGM in Lochgilphead 🌿 Thanks to Karen from the Snowdrop Centre for sharing her insights, and to our ABCAN Team for leading a great Climate Adaptation Pathways activity. Big thanks to everyone who came along! 💚

We're looking for a consultant to develop a business case for an Argyll and Bute Climate Ready Region partnership. 🗓 Deadline: 4 Nov 2025 🔗 Apply via Public Contracts Scotland: buff.ly/RhuaWs0 Please share! 📷 Rachel Keenan / ACT

It’s #NationalMossDay! 💚 From peatlands to rainforests, mosses bring life to the damp, green corners of Argyll and Bute. But they’re not just pretty, they’re busy too! Mosses clean our air, hold moisture and provide shelter for insects. Tiny plant, big impact! 📷 Angharad Ward / Ian Dow

🌱 Food for Thought: Helensburgh Join us for a day of film, food & conversation about local food in Helensburgh & Lomond. 🎬 Watch Rooted by @PropagateScot 🥗 Free locally-catered lunch 🗓 Sun 2 Nov | 11–3:30 | Rhu & Shandon Community Centre Free to attend 👉 bit.ly/4pah46c #ArgyllFood #Helensburgh

🌰 A great day at Taynish NNR – 25kg of Acorns collected! 🌳 Big thanks to our volunteers from Alloa (and their wee dog 🐾) who joined Heather and Josh for the day. Some Acorns are already in raised beds and root trainers, ready to grow on in our tree nursery. 💚 #ScotlandsRainforest

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay 💚 This year’s theme is “Mental health is a universal human right.” Everyone deserves access to green space, fresh air, and the calm that nature brings. Healthy places mean healthy people. 🌿 📷 1. MAKI Pups Outdoor Nursery 2. JP Morgan Volunteers 3. Branching Out

Join us at Taynish NNR this Monday (13 Oct, 10am–2pm) to collect Acorns to grow on at our tree nursery. Come along, lend a hand and help to restore #ScotlandsRainforest 👉 buff.ly/0KAFhmB We’ll have hot drinks and biscuits, but please bring a packed lunch

Free certified Carbon Literacy training for anyone in Argyll & Bute 🌿 Perfect for Third Sector organisations & community groups looking to boost their climate knowledge and resilience. 📅 18 & 20 Nov | Online 🎓 Includes certification Book your place: 👉 buff.ly/vhr7D97

🌱 Food for Thought is coming to Mull! 📅 Mon 27 Oct, 6–9pm 📍@atandmt.bsky.social Screening Rooted + group conversation on building a stronger, sustainable local food system, part of a series hosted by ABCAN. Free but booking essential 👉 buff.ly/7O8dwuU Supported by The Pebble Trust

Can you help remove invasive rhododendrons from #ScotlandsRainforest? @actinargyll.bsky.social is contracting for rope specialists to help tackle some of the most challenging sites. Is this role for you? buff.ly/iYWJKVp 📷 Caz Austen

🍄🌿 Happy #UKFungusDay! We’re thrilled that Ben Mitchell, part of our West Cowal Rainforest Recording Project, has been shortlisted for the NBN Newcomer Award 2025 🎉 Read more about his story + why recording matters 👉 buff.ly/erV1xsu #ScotlandsRainforest #NBNawards

This #ScotClimateWeek we’re sharing how people across Argyll & Bute are turning ambition into action 🌍 Check out our October ACT newsletter: rainforest restoration, food hubs, community projects + more ➡️ buff.ly/wcNJOqa

Food plays a huge role in climate action. Through our ABCAN team we are exploring how Argyll & Bute can grow a stronger, fairer and more sustainable local food system 🌱 Find out more about our work and upcoming events: buff.ly/joULz9O #ScotClimateWeek #FoodSystems

Great opportunity with our friends at Community Woodlands Association! 🌳

🌱 12 community projects in Argyll & Bute awarded £11,000 from the ABCAN Climate Action Seed Fund. From food growing to fuel poverty nature, communities are taking climate action. 👉 buff.ly/AYnYkDt 📷 MS Centre Mid Argyll #ScotClimateWeek #LetsDoNetZero