Pics from Birding for Brents last weekend, thank you to all who joined us as part of the Wild Goose Festival 2025, which was accredited through our Sustainable Event Charter, a free initiative which supports local organisation/groups' sustainability and marketing goals: https://ow.ly/XnNS50XjzlH

Nature Recovery officer Antoine Lemaire leads a guided walk in the woodlands on Balbeg estate. Explore the woodlands, look for signs wildlife leave behind. Feeding signs, footprints, sounds, feathers and hair. This Woodland Ecology workshop is made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Our networker at Land Energy in #Girvan takes place on Monday (27/1) and we're opening the last spaces up on a first-come, first-served basis to anyone who'd like to come along. Join us to make connections and talk sustainability! Free event, lunch included. Book here: https://ow.ly/b8g650Xhpqk

It's tree-planting season and grants up to £1000 are available for small scale planting projects in #EastAyrshire and #SouthAyrshire within the #gsabiosphere. Find out more: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/small-scale-... @southayrshire.bsky.social @wtscotsocial.bsky.social @eastayrshire.bsky.social

Very proudly sharing our office copy of this month's Dumfries & Galloway Life Magazine and our nomination for Tourism Champion in the D&G Life Awards 2025. What an honour, we are beyond delighted! #sustainabletourism #visitscotland #scotlandstartshere #dumfriesandgalloway #gsabiosphere

Our next networker for Biosphere Certification Mark businesses will be hosted by Land Energy in Girvan on 27/10 - e-invites have been sent. More information on the Biosphere Certification Mark: https://ow.ly/ye3I50Xb22r Applications are always open and there is no cost involved. #goodforbusiness

The GSA Biosphere Partnership, Propagate & NFU Scotland will host the 3rd annual Farming for the Future Conference on 13th November in Maybole. A peer-to-peer learning event, free to attend, book via the link below. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/farming-fo... #regenerativefarming #scottishfarming

Birding for Brents is coming up on 25/10 as part of this year's Wild Goose Festival, hosted by The Stove Network and loads of amazing partners. Join us at Loch Ryan with @btobirds.bsky.social and @scottishbirding.bsky.social (free event!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/birding-fo... #birding #gsabiosphere

📢 **WE'RE RECRUITING - COMMUNITY & BUSINESS MANAGER - APPLICATIONS CLOSE 13/10/25** An exciting senior position with diverse project portfolio. Full time (37.5hrs); hybrid, flexible working and salary starting at £40,045 p.a. Full details and application form: https://ow.ly/4wSn50X99ve

Who Goes There? Our first workshop as part of the Red Squirrel Recovery Network and #DontBeShy campaign, made possible through Heritage Lottery funding. Pinwherry, 1st November. Join us! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/who-goes-t...

📢 **LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!** Our 2025 Year in Review will be held at The Carrick Centre in Maybole tomorrow (08/10). Come along to hear our highlights of the last 12 months, take part in Q&A with our officer team, and watch our documentary short 'Heart of the Biosphere'. https://ow.ly/jQW850X7BtQ

The GSA Biosphere Partnership is recruiting now for a Community & Business Manager. If you've got a bit of free time this weekend, get your application underway! Find out more & apply: https://www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/vacancy/community-and-business-manager/ #thirdsectorjobs #sustainabledevelopment

An opportunity for youth groups in #EastAyrshire to have free, ranger-led activity sessions exploring nature and #learningoutdoors - applications are open now! Thanks to the 9CCs group for funding this exciting initiative 💚 @eastayrshire.bsky.social

Our Explore page is packed with trip-planning resources for your day out, short break or long vacation in the Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere, part of Scotland's award winning #UNESCOTrail. https://www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/explore-the-biosphere/#UNESCOTrail #visitscotland #scotlandstartshere

📢 **WE'RE RECRUITING! COMMUNITY & BUSINESS MANAGER** Join our senior management team overseeing key strategic projects supporting community development, sustainable enterprise, and climate resilience. Full time; flexible, hybrid working; starting at £40,045 p.a. https://ow.ly/Ve0I50X3C2q

A reminder that our annual Year in Review is taking place in #Maybole next week (08/10) - all welcome to hear our highlights of 2025 and aspirations for 2026. Free to attend, hot drinks and biscuits included! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/galloway-s...

A unique (and free!) event tomorrow (27/09) for walkers and explorers, part of the #Immerse Festival: join filmmaker John Wallace to search for the source of the River #Annan. www.eventbrite.com/e/searching-... #SCAMP #dgclimatehub #dumfriesandgalloway

The #Ayrshire Small Scale Tree Planting Programme is open for applications with up to £1,000 per project available and help with site planning and preparation on hand from the #gsabiosphere's #NatureRecovery team. Find out more and apply: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/natureandwil...

📢 Last few tickets remaining! Our final Proud Supporter networker of 2025 is in #Girvan on 1st Oct - join us! Free to attend, lunch included. Ideal for businesses, community groups, and anyone who wants to find out more about SW Scotland's #UNESCOBiosphere. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/biosphere-...

Our 3rd annual Farming for the Future Conference is coming up on 13/11/25 hosted in partnership with Propagate & NFUS. Free to attend - book now and be part of a unique peer-learning event: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/farming-fo... #scottishfarming #regenerativefarming #naturefriendlyfarming

We've just opened recruitment for a Community & Business Manager to join the #gsabiosphere team - F/T with starting salary of £40,045. Find out more and apply: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/were-recruit... #jobsinscotland #thirdsectorjobs #communitydevelopment #businessdevelopment

A brilliant event in the calendar for #ScotClimateWeek, hosted by New Cumnock Development Trust and including our #NatureRecovery Manager introducing the documentary short film 'Heart of the Biosphere'. Book your tickets below! www.ticketsource.co.uk/new-cumnck-d... #peatlands #gsabiosphere

We are proud and delighted to have been shortlisted in the Nature Tourism category in this year's #NatureOfScotland Awards and to be among so many exciting and innovating peers! Read more about shortlisted people and projects championing nature across Scotland: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

Join us in #Maybole on 8th October for our 2025 Year in Review, your chance to hear presentations from the #gsabiosphere team, ask questions, give feedback, and find out more about how the #UNESCOBiosphere designation can benefit you. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/galloway-s...

Please join us and our partners in #SouthAyrshire this Thursday for a meeting to discuss the #Ballantrae Coastal Adaptation Project. Faith from our team will also be delivering a #GreenHealth workshop exploring nature for wellness and activities available locally. Drop-in event, no need to book.

Next week: We're running a #GreenHealth workshop on 08/09 in #Maybole in partnership with #SouthAyrshire Libraries. Free event, join us to explore nature-based wellbeing and activities available locally. southayrshirelibraries.eventcalendarapp.com/green-health... @southayrshire.bsky.social

We're delighted to be recruiting for a Finance Officer role supporting governance, budgeting, reporting, and delivery of our charity's ambitious objectives. More info + full job description and application form: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/vacancy/fina... #thirdsectorjobs #gsabiosphere #sustainablejobs

Biosphere Proud Supporters are warmly invited to join us in #Girvan on 1st Oct for our final networker of 2025. This is a free event (lunch is included) with activities at Biosphere Bikes and the lovely Community Garden. Book your place via the link below. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/biosphere-...

Our next Biosphere Community pop-up event is in #Whithorn on Tues 02/09. Come along to find out more about the Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere, what it is and what the GSA Biosphere Partnership does locally and internationally! (And in case you can't make it: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk)

Don't miss your chance to win a Nith Zip Vest from our #socialenterprise Merrick Scottish Blackface Knitwear, supporting #britishwool and the best traditions of upland #farming. It's a short competition survey and all responses will help research and development: dx6y246c.forms.app/business-sur...

Thanks to the incredible team at #DolphinHouse Outdoor Education Centre and the young adventurers working towards their Sundew Badges on the glorious west coast of our #UNESCOBiosphere! We had an amazing day sharing your experiences in nature 💚🌳🦋💙 @southayrshire.bsky.social #learningoutdoors

We're hosting a Biosphere Community drop-in tomorrow (26/08) in #Sanquhar at A' the Airts, your chance to find out more about support for local businesses, community groups, nature projects and #sustainabletourism development, including our FREE accreditation schemes. Come along and say hi!

Reminder for the UK & Ireland UNESCO Biosphere #BioBlitz taking place on 23/08 - download iNaturalist to your phones and become a citizen scientist nature recorder! www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/gsa-biospher... #Ayrshire #DumfriesandGalloway #gsabiosphere #lovenature

A survey competition from our #socialenterprise, Merrick Scottish Blackface Knitwear, with the opportunity to win a Nith Zip Vest (retails at £245). Please share your thoughts and help us build a picture of approaches to #knitwear design and the #circulareconomy: dx6y246c.forms.app/business-sur...

Last chance to book for the D&G Climate Hub's netwalker tomorrow at the enchanting wildwood at Carrifran, the first project of its kind which is restoring this ancient forest in the Southern Uplands. Free to attend thanks to #NetZeroScotland funding: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-walk-in-...

The #Ayrshire Small Scale Tree Planting Programme is open for applications with grants of up to £1,000 available per project, thanks to the support of Land Energy, @southayrshire.bsky.social, @wtscotsocial.bsky.social and Scottish Forestry. More info: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/natureandwil...

Info on the British Isles UNESCO Biospheres BioBlitz taking place on 23/08, led by the network's new Youth Forum. Join us across SW Scotland for #naturerecording with #iNaturalist - there's no better way to spend a summer Saturday! www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/gsa-biospher...

Our next #GreenHealth Workshop takes place this weekend (16/08) in the Biosphere Community of #Ochiltree, 10am-12 noon. Join us to talk about wellbeing in nature and the groups/activities running locally here in #EastAyrshire. Free to attend, book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/green-heal...

Thanks #Girvan Community Garden and #SouthAyrshire Libraries for co-hosting our #GreenHealth Workshop this week! The garden is a lovely space with so many activities that support wellbeing and social connections, find out more via the link below. girvancommunitygarden.com

Coming up on 08/08: Join us in the Biosphere Community of #Glentrool for a drop-in event where you can meet the UNESCO Biosphere's officer team and find out about opportunities to get involved in conservation, education, enterprise and climate action projects here in the #gsabiosphere. All welcome!

📢 This weekend: join us in the Biosphere Community of Pinwherry for a marvellous morning of activities celebrating nature and #greenhealth. All welcome - turn up on the day (there's plenty of space!) or book in advance: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wellbeing-... #gsabiosphere @southayrshire.bsky.social

Some photos from Biosphere Day in the Biosphere Community of #Ochiltree this week with the #MaidsafeFoundation - thanks to all the children who joined us for climate games, bug-hunting, and learning outdoors! @eastayrshire.bsky.social #EastAyrshire #gsabiosphere #UNESCOBiosphere

We were delighted to welcome Cabinet Secretary @mairigougeon.bsky.social to the Biosphere Office yesterday to discuss resourcing and development of the #gsabiosphere to deliver long term positive outcomes for communities, the environment and the economy in SW Scotland. #sustainabledevelopment

It's #SwiftAwarenessWeek 2025 and our #SaveOurSwifts campaign has been featured today on @bbcscotlandnewsnot.bsky.social - thanks to Carno Media Ltd for coming down to meet the GSA Biosphere Partnership and D&G Climate Hub and spotlighting our swift boxes project. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our 'Explore the Biosphere' page is packed with ideas for your next day out, weekend away or extended vacation in the #gsabiosphere, part of Scotland's award-winning #UNESCOTrail: www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/explore-the-... #visitscotland #scotlandstartshere

The Biosphere Certification Mark is our accreditation scheme for #sustainablebusiness & #socialenterprise. There is no cost involved and certification brings with it marketing and networking opportunities plus the support of our Business Development team. www.gsabiosphere.org.uk/the-biospher...

We're delighted to be one of the partner organisations in SCAMP, working to restore, protect and celebrate the natural and cultural heritage of the Solway coast 💚💙

📢 *Wednesday 18/06* If you're in the Glenkens please join us for a #GreenHealth workshop at New Galloway Town Hall. We'll be exploring local activities and groups and how to find wellness in nature. Free to attend, book on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/green-heal...

Rain and thunderstorms forecast for south Scotland this weekend - if it's too wet to get outdoors, explore the #gsabisphere remotely via our YouTube channel! We've got an 'Adventures in Nature' series for planning wild walks; Climate: ACTION! & #SenseofPlace in film: www.youtube.com/@gsabiosphere

📢 This weekend: show your support for #ModernMakers at their 2025 exhibition in #Dumfries. The pieces being shown were crafted with Scottish Blackface yarn produced for #MerrickScotland, our #socialenterprise creating luxury outerwear from local #wool: merrickscotland.com