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Rewilding the Scottish Highlands. Hopeful and bold, we are committed to creating nature-rich landscapes that include and support people. See rewilding in action @visitdundreggan.bsky.social‬

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · Dec 4

Trees for Life stands at the forefront of #rewilding in the Scottish Highlands. #Hopeful and bold, we are committed to creating nature-rich landscapes that include and support people.

We are working to bring more life back to our #landscapes. Watch our video 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBC7...

Trees for Life is rewilding the Scottish Highlands

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 1d

The Scottish Rewilding Alliance has launched a new Community Rewilding Guide!

“More than anything, rewilding means hope. Hope for a liveable future, a wilder world, and thriving communities.” - Steve Micklewright, our Chief Executive.

Download the guide 👉

Community Rewilding Guide

Switch to Gaelic / Tionndaidh gu Gàidhlig

www.rewild.scot

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 2d

Spending time in nature isn’t just good for our bodies - it’s great for our minds too. 💚 On #WorldMentalHealthDay, take a moment to step outside: listen to the birds, wander through your local woods, or simply pause and breathe.

When we notice & care for nature, we all benefit. 🌱
#NatureConnection

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks to our brilliant volunteers, we’ve collected over 50kg of hazelnuts this year! 🌰

Hazel is a key #rainforest species - one of the first to establish in the west after the last Ice Age, 10,000 years ago.

We're working with @wtscotsocial.bsky.social to boost the availability of native trees

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 5d

JOB OPPORTUNITY | PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER, PHILANTHROPY 🌱

Are you an inspiring relationship-builder who can turn passion into transformational #giving? ✨

Play a pivotal role in making our #rewilding vision a reality. Find out more and apply today 👉

Work with Trees for Life

Check back regularly to see open positions with Trees for Life.

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 6d

Have you seen a squirrel recently? 🐿️ Take part in the #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey! We’re calling on people across Scotland to get outdoors, enjoy nature, and keep an eye out for tufted ears and bushy tails.

Reporting your sightings 👉 scottishsquirrels.org.uk/sightings
@scotsquirrels.bsky.social

Squirrel Sightings – Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 8d

One of the most flamboyant trees in the Caledonian forest: bird #cherry 🌿

Also called hagberry or hackberry, it thrives in damp soils alongside trees such as alder, birch, and rowan.

Watch to uncover the #beauty and lore of bird cherry.

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 10d

Outside Holyrood, over 100 campaigners sent a clear message to the Scottish Government: stop stalling, start rewilding. 🌳

We’re calling for Scotland to become the world’s first #RewildingNation

Read the full story 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/stunt-outsid...

📷 Colin Hattersley

Stunt outside Holyrood calls on Scottish government to stop stalling and start rewilding - Trees for Life

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 14d

Rewilding our rivers means nature can do what it does best. Natural riverbeds, with their #wetlands, meanders, and floodplains absorb heavy rainfall, slowing water flow and reducing flash floods.

Lets give rivers space to be #wild! A win for nature, a win for people 🙌

#WorldRiversDay

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 16d

We're passionate about connecting people with nature. Through hands-on activities and education, we invite individuals to step into the process of rewilding.

In doing so, people become stewards of the environment, forming a lasting bond with the landscapes and wildlife they help bring back to life.

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 18d

Tree News is coming 🌿 ✉️ Our monthly newsletter lands next week - packed with project updates, inspiring stories, and the incredible work of our volunteers.

Stay informed, inspired, and connected with nature - join our mailing list 👉

Mailing List - Trees for Life

Join Trees for Life mailing list.

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 20d

The #AutumnEquinox reminds us that nature moves in cycles. As day and night find their #balance, take a moment to slow down, notice the turning leaves, and celebrate the balance of light and dark. 🍂

How will you be embracing the rhythms of nature today? ✨

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 22d

The large and long-lived tree: #Scots pine 🌲

A keystone species of the #CaledonianForest - watch to explore how this remarkable tree connects nature, history and heritage.

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 24d

With the 2026 Scottish elections just months away, this is a vital moment to call on political parties to include rewilding commitments in their manifestos.

On 1 October, we’ll gather at Holyrood to call out the barriers holding rewilding back

Will you stand with us? Sign up now👉 bit.ly/3GYBRs9

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 25d

🍄 #Fungi on this fallen birch log are helping to keep the forest alive. Without them, dead leaves and needles would pile up. These amazing decomposers break down organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil for plants to use again.

They also give the forest its wonderful #autumnal smell! 🍂

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 27d

5 ways you can support #rewilding in the #ScottishHighlands 🌲

Every action counts. Together, we can restore Scotland’s wild forests, return missing species, and connect more people with nature. 💚

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 29d

A tree of protection and enchantment: rowan

Watch to see how folklore and forest intertwine.

#Rowan #MountainAsh #CaledonianForest

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · Sep 12

It offers an extensive network of beaver-friendly habitats, with low risk of negative impacts and high potential for nature restoration. The community discussion will investigate this more closely with input from people who live and work locally.

Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · Sep 12

The River Ness was identified by NatureScot in 2022 as one of Scotland’s most suitable catchments for beavers.

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · Sep 12

The community and stakeholder engagement will gather views on the opportunities and concerns that might come with the native species coming back to some of the beaver-friendly waterbodies close to the loch between Fort Augustus and Lochend.

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · Sep 12

We're excited to invite communities in the Loch Ness area to a series of discussions on the potential return of beavers 🦫 in partnership with @beavertrust.bsky.social

Read the full story 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/communities-...

📷Elliot McCandless / Beaver Trust

Communities invited to discuss potential return of beavers to Loch Ness area - Trees for Life

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · Sep 11

JOB OPPORTUNITIES | JOIN OUR FUNDRAISING TEAM 🌿

Inspire transformative giving for a wilder Scotland and be a key player in a bold and innovative Fundraising Team

🌱 Partnerships Manager, Philanthropy
🌿Fundraising Support Officer

Find out more and apply now 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/about-us/wor...

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Scottish Environment LINK @scotlink.bsky.social · Sep 10

This week every MSP in @parliament.scot received a book of messages speaking about people's deep connection to nature, pain at the destruction they have witnessed in their lifetimes, and determination to help nature recover.
Read the messages here: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/dear-msp-nat...

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · Sep 8

Rewilding renews nature. It brings life back to Scotland’s native woodlands, restoring habitats and giving wildlife a home. 🌿This #RememberACharity Week, you can leave a wild legacy and help forests and wildlife thrive.

Leave a gift that grows. Start today 👉

Leave a gift in your will | Trees for Life

What could be more special than leaving a wild natural forest as your legacy for the future? You can, by choosing to include Trees for Life in your will. Every gift we receive, no matter what size,…

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · Sep 6

A tree of strength and story: #oak 🌳 Oaks can live for hundreds of years, supporting more wildlife than any other tree - from insects and lichens to birds and red squirrels.

Watch to explore how oak branches into both #myth and #ecology.

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · Sep 5

Tree seed collecting by kayak 🛶 Volunteers on Harris and Lewis paddled out to an inland island to gather native tree seeds from surviving fragments of ancient woodland. 🚣♀️🌳

We’re working in partnership with @wtscotsocial.bsky.social to enhance the availability of native trees 👉 bit.ly/4ni57d2

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