Plantlife Scotland June 2017 Enews

Plantlife Scotland June 2017

Dear Plantlife Scotland supporter,

Welcome to the June edition of the Plantlife Scotland Enews. This month sees the launch of our exciting Great British Wildflower Hunt. Read on to find out more...
The team are just back from a great weekend at Gardening Scotland. If you were inspired by the show too, don't forget to sign up for our monthly wildflower gardening tips - details below.
We have plenty of events coming up in June and July, including National Meadows Day events on 1st July. Check all the details in our events listing below.

Join the Great British Wildflower Hunt

Do you love wild flowers? Would you like to know more about them and help save them for the future?

Join us this summer in the Great British Wildflower Hunt

Speaking up for Cairngorms Wild Plants

Flora Guardians are helping to celebrate the cultural values of wild plants in the Cairngorm mountains and Caledonian pinewoods and raise awareness of how important these places are. Read Project Officer Gwenda Diack's latest update here.

Cairngorms Wild Plants

Road Verge Campaign latest

We've had a phenomenal response to our Road Verge campaign so far - almost 23,000 people have signed to date and to every one we'd like to say "Thank You". Your support really is making a difference.

Not signed yet? Help us reach 23k!

Summer tips for the Wildflower Garden

If you were inspired by the fantastic displays at Gardening Scotland last weekend, don't forget you can sign up for free seasonal wildflower gardening tips by gardening botanist Trevor Dines.

Go to our Facebook page to see more photos from Gardening Scotland, including some of the fantastic pallet gardens designed and put together by Eco-Schools around Scotland.

Subscribe to Trevor's wildflower gardening tips

Save the date: National Meadows Day

Saturday 1 July is National Meadows Day, so what better time to go and visit a wildflower-rich grassland near you? There's a blooming wonderful range of events taking place.

National Meadows Day events in Scotland

Get involved

Survey Marsh Saxifrage

Marsh Saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus is one of the rare wild flowers in Britain. It has experienced such steep declines in range and numbers through the last century that it is a European–wide Priority Species.
In Scotland there are a handful of locations where it flowers – one of which is our Munsary Peatlands reserve in Caithness.

For two of the other locations we are looking for fit volunteers to go up into the hills to count the plants to determine how healthy the populations are here - the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh and the Monadhliath Mountains south of Inverness.

If you are interested in making a difference for this lovely little wildflower then email Davie Black to find out more.

What's on in June and July

Introduction to the National Plant Monitoring Scheme
Tuesday 13 June, 10am - 3.30pm
Abernethy Nethybridge Outdoor Centre, Nethy Bridge, Inverness-shire
Spend a day exploring the methodology of the survey, and meeting like-minded volunteers, at one of our free one-day workshops. We will take you through what is required as an NPMS volunteer and then head outside to practise setting up survey plots. Open to anyone who wants to find out more about the survey. More details and to sign up/book: www.npms.org.uk.

Introduction to the National Plant Monitoring Scheme
Saturday 17 June, 10am - 3.30pm
SRUC Hill & Mountain Research Centre, Kirkton, Crianlarich, Perthshire
For details see 13 June (above).

Volunteer Cairngorms
Saturday 17 June, 10.30am - 3.30pm
Boat of Garten Community Hall
Come and visit the Plantlife stand at Volunteer Cairngorms. Meet Cairngorms Wild Plants Project Officer Gwenda Diack, and current Cairngorms Flora Guardian volunteers. Find out how you could get involved in the project. More information: gwenda.diack@plantlife.org.uk, (01479) 812654.

Volunteer Cairngorms
Sunday 18 June, 10.30am - 3.30pm
Braemar Village Hall
Details as above.

The Carrifran Wildwood Project
Sunday 18 June, 11am – 3pm
Carrifran, nr Moffat, Borders
Be inspired by Carrifran, ‘The Seat of the Ravens’ in the Moffat Hills. This project aims to recreate a tract of mainly forested wilderness with a rich diversity of native flora, species that were found here before the area was developed. Join us on this walk led by one of the Carrifran volunteers, to find out more about this exciting project. See the difference between the ‘dull and denuded ovine desert’ of the surrounding area, and the lush, species-rich restored woodland and other habitats of Carrifran. Free event but donations very welcome to support the work of Plantlife and the Carrifran Wildwood Project. Project book ‘The Carrifran Story’ will be available to buy on the day for £10 (all profits go to the project). More info or to book: scotland@plantlife.org.uk.

Bioblitz - Butterfly Conservation Scotland
Wednesday 21 June
Kingshill LNR, near Allanton, North Lanarkshire
Bioblitz to record invertebrates and wild plants of Kingshill Local Nature Reserve. If you’d like to take part, contact amccluskey@butterfly-conservation.org for more info.

Jewels of the Caledonian pinewoods
Saturday 24 June, 10.45am - 1pm
Grantown on Spey, Moray
A guided walk to look at the wild flowers of the Caledonian pinewoods, including twinflower and one-flowered wintergreen, and find out about how rhododendron control is helping these special plants. Led by Cairngorms plant expert Dr Andy Scobie. Free event but donations very welcome to support our work. For more info or to book: scotland@plantlife.org.uk.

National Meadows Day
Saturday 1 July
Lots of events taking place at venues around Scotland, on and around 1 July - click here for all the details.

Miniature Worlds
Wednesday 5 July, 1.00 - 3.30 pm
Taynish National Nature Reserve, Tayvallich, Argyll
Join Plantlife Scotland and Kilmartin Museum to discover the amazing miniature world of lichens in the Celtic Rainforest of Taynish. Take part in this discovery trail walk and then create your own artwork inspired by what you have seen! Suitable for all the family. All activities are FREE. BOOKING ESSENTIAL - Contact Kilmartin Museum to book education@kilmartin.org or 01546 510278.

Rhododendron carving workshop
Friday 7 July 10am - 4pm
Balmaha, Loch Lomond, nr. Glasgow
Learn about rhododendron’s impact on our Celtic Rainforests, and get creative carving your own rhododendron spoon or other memento to take away with you. Expert tuition and all materials and tools provided. Event held in collaboration with Green Aspirations, Scotland CIC and LLTNP. Free event but donations very welcome to support our work. More info or to book: (01786) 478509 or scotland@plantlife.org.uk.

Flowers at our feet – a summer evening walk along the River Kelvin
Wednesday 12 July, 6 - 8pm
Kelvin walkway, Glasgow
A surprising number of wild flowers grow along the river Kelvin, tucked away behind the busy West End of Glasgow. Although you’ll find the unwelcome invasive species, there are many other lovely flcowers to see. Come and join Plantlife on this summer evening walk along the Kelvin in Kelvingrove Park, and see what you may have been missing! Free event but donations very welcome to support our work. For more info or to book: scotland@plantlife.org.uk.

BSBI/Plantlife workshop: Identifying common grasses
Saturday 15 July
Holyrood Education Centre, Edinburgh
New intermediate level workshop, following on from the success of the ‘Identifying Wildflower Families’ workshops now in their 5^th year. With expert tutors for hands-on practice in small groups, and outdoor fieldwork. £25 (£17 full-time students). Further details: eldlavery@outlook.com.

Plantlife Scotland events

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