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Ayrshire walking and wheeling festival
The Ayrshire Walking & Wheeling Festival is back for its third year. They are once again organising walks showcasing the very best that Ayrshire and Arran have to offer. The Festival has…
Outdoor cooking with Eco Savvy and Arran Pioneer Project
On the 17th of August we ran an outdoor cooking workshop in conjunction with the Arran Pioneer Project team at Cordon Community Garden. Although the weather was dreich to start with, the…
Notes from The Arran Naturalist
The Annual Clyde Eider Survey is taking place this year from 7th to 30th September. Organised for nearly thirty years by Chris Waltho, the data collected shows the post breeding population of…
Support the Lamlash Community Hub
The Lamlash Community Hub Project are holding two events on Saturday 14th September to continue their fundraising efforts – a table top sale followed by a family ceilidh. Residents of Lamlash are…
Paperboats Haiku Competition
What can you say in seventeen syllables or less? Paperboats is excited to announce the launch of our Haiku Competition. We are inviting writers of all ages to submit their haiku to…
Poems for September
Haiku they spark a moment fireflies then the deeper dark deeper into the forest and deeper still – the silence soothing me asleep the hush of the rain leaf on the river…
Photos from August
With thanks to John Campbell and Jim Henderson. Photos include a swannery on the River Severn at Worcestor and images from the recent open day at the new Dyemill bike park in…
…and other events in August
Things to do with Eco Savvy Pioneer Project Arran Geopark Gaelic Landscape Walk, Pirnmill Music Film and Talks
Brodick Country Park: The Story
The summer is an especially busy time for the NTS Rangers at Brodick Country Park. They do an amazing job - from monitoring vegetation and bracken bashing in Glen Rosa, to organising…
Arctic Tern on Pladda
Arctic Tern is one of six species of tern which have been recorded on Arran, but it is the only one that breeds here. Up to the end of the twentieth century,…
Who owns our future energy?
We need public ownership of British Energy - to lower bills and address the climate crisis Ed Miliband’s return as Energy Secretary is something we can all welcome. The lost opportunity of…
The Seahorse Bookstore
Read on for the latest joyful inspiration from the Seahorse Bookstore, just over the water in Ardrossan. In case you haven't been yet it is well worth a visit! It's no surprise…