SWT Local Group
Stirling and Clackmannanshire
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NEWS
***BREAKING NEWS***
A New Volunteering Opportunity has come up - scroll down past the Talks information to the part titled "Volunteer Wildlife and Habitats Protectors Needed".
TALKS 2021/22
Our next talk will take place via Zoom on: Tuesday 1 February 2022 at 7.30 p.m. when Stuart Bence, one of our young Committee members will talk about BRINGING WILDLIFE TO YOUR GARDEN.
The booking link will appear HERE as soon as possible.
Stuart is a young natural historian whose enthusiasm for the natural world is infectious. He is currently in the final stage of his PhD from the Scottish School of Forestry at the University of the Highlands and Islands, having previously gained a BSc (Hons) in Conservation Biology and Management at Stirling and an MSc in Ecology from Aberdeen. Since 2020 Stuart has been on a Placement with NatureScot. He is one of the keenest young naturalists you will come across and his talk will show you how he successfully created a garden for wildlife. As an undergraduate he played a leading role in Stirling University’s Nature Society; he is one of our committee members and co-chair of Butterfly Conservation (Glasgow & Southwest Branch). He has created a garden designed to attract wildlife and hopes to encourage you to follow in his footsteps.
VOLUNTEER WILDLIFE AND HABITATS PROTECTORS NEEDED
Could you be a Scottish Wildlife Trust Volunteer Wildlife and Habitats Protector within our well-established Stirling and Clackmannanshire Planning Team?
Would you like an unusual addition for your CV to help your job prospects?
We work on Wildlife and Habitat Protection for sites that could be adversely affected by Local Authority Planning Applications; also on sites proposed for New Woodland / Forestry Creation / other Forestry plans through Scottish Forestry’s regulatory system.
Find out more on our website link below about:
the qualities and skills required for this work
the tailored training we can provide
the skills you can gain
how we work
For more info please click HERE
And contact us to express an interest / discuss with us further, via our Contact Us page on our website here:
THE BRITISH TRUST FOR ORNITHOLOGY ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH BIRD SURVEYS
The British Trust for Ornithology, in conjunction with NatureScot, are looking for volunteers to help with bird surveys along the Rivers Forth and Teith. If you are interested in taking part please contact steve.willis@bto.org.
MOTH GROUP
NEWS from SWT HEAD OFFICE
NEWS from OTHER ORGANISATIONS or PROJECTS
PLANTLIFE: For information about on-line courses offered by Plantlife in February please click HERE and to read their excellent Review of the Year please click HERE.
TREELINK STIRLING: Find out more HERE. To find out about Treelink's three part walk along the Forth see our Walks Page.