In the aftermath of April’s wildfire in Glen Rosa, action to regenerate the area has already begun. The damage is still being assessed but early surveys estimate that over 15,000 trees were lost, as well as numerous reptiles and amphibians. Luckily, a few of the young, and extremely rare, whitebeams survived. The response by the …
The Arran Whitebeams from The Arran Naturalist, Volume Two, Winter 1978 After the devastating wildlife in Glen Rosa in April, the Arran Ranger Service reported on a few trees and saplings which survived. One of them was this Arran Whitebeam shown in the featured image (and below). Below is an extract from the Journal of …
Hosted by the Arran Theatre and Arts Trust as part of the annual McLellan Arts Festival, this prestigious competition offers £1,000 first place prizes for poems in both English and Scots. Esteemed poet Jim Carruth will judge this year’s submissions. The deadline for entries is June 15th 2025. Winners will be invited to read at …
A message from the organisers: Come and Sing! Arran Theatre and Arts Trust are excited to announce the return of the McLellan Arts Festival for this summer! It will run from Friday 5th to Friday 12th September 2025. For many years we have been lucky on Arran to have a chance to sing beautiful chorale …
With the arrival of the growing season and their Spring newsletter, the Arran Pioneer Project reflect over the last five years and report on the community gardens that are flourishing across Arran. Featured image shows first broad bean shoots at Cordon garden. All photo credits: Arran Pioneer Project Five Years of Growing Food As torrential rain …
Stroll with it Arran Health Walks – summer programme …
Note to Wang Wei How could you be so happy, now some thousand years dishevelled, puffs of dust? It leaves me uneasy at last, your poems teaze me to the edge of tears and your fate. It makes me think. It makes me long for mountains & blue waters. Makes me wonder how much to …
VOLUNTEERS WANTED! Would you like to experience a different way of life, as part of a small community on an island in Scotland?? We need enthusiastic, easygoing people to help our centre grow and thrive. A willingness to learn, give your time and energy for the benefit of the island, the community, and our guests …
With many thanks to John Campbell for sending these images in, from his garden, Lamlash, and a view of Goatfell during the wildfire in April.
From the Caught By the River Shadows & Reflections series: Christina Riley, 10th January 2025 As she looks back on the year her Nature Library found a permanent home, Christina Riley celebrates libraries as places of limitless potential. It’s often said, and rightly so, that libraries are more than just books. It’s usually said when highlighting additional …