Andrew Heald
@andyheald.bsky.social
Forester & tree farmer
🌲🌳👨🏽🌾🐂🥜🥭🪵
Inclusive landscape scale solutions
Regenerative bioeconomy
Sustainable cities
Works with the amazing Inovaland team
Lives in Edinburgh
🌲🌳👨🏽🌾🐂🥜🥭🪵
Inclusive landscape scale solutions
Regenerative bioeconomy
Sustainable cities
Works with the amazing Inovaland team
Lives in Edinburgh
Final day of two great weeks working in Bahia, and this is the closest I got to the beach. 🏝️ 🇧🇷
November 27, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Final day of two great weeks working in Bahia, and this is the closest I got to the beach. 🏝️ 🇧🇷
Two examples of Brazilian #agroforestry
Cocoa with rubber trees, and coffee with bananas.
🇧🇷 🍫 ☕️ 🍌 🛞
Cocoa with rubber trees, and coffee with bananas.
🇧🇷 🍫 ☕️ 🍌 🛞
November 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Two examples of Brazilian #agroforestry
Cocoa with rubber trees, and coffee with bananas.
🇧🇷 🍫 ☕️ 🍌 🛞
Cocoa with rubber trees, and coffee with bananas.
🇧🇷 🍫 ☕️ 🍌 🛞
“Driving over Coconuts” the Brazilian sequel to Chris Stewart’s much loved “Driving over Lemons” …
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“Driving over Coconuts” the Brazilian sequel to Chris Stewart’s much loved “Driving over Lemons” …
And with Gilton who was part of a 170 MST farming families community - he was converting to growing Cocoa and had also planted some forest trees to provide shade, but was using Cassava for shade until the trees were established
Restoration, production and resilience 🌱🌳👨🏽🌾
Restoration, production and resilience 🌱🌳👨🏽🌾
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
And with Gilton who was part of a 170 MST farming families community - he was converting to growing Cocoa and had also planted some forest trees to provide shade, but was using Cassava for shade until the trees were established
Restoration, production and resilience 🌱🌳👨🏽🌾
Restoration, production and resilience 🌱🌳👨🏽🌾
And about growing Dragon fruit on a wooden trellis
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
And about growing Dragon fruit on a wooden trellis
Chatted about Vanilla pods with Alvaro and how he balances their production alongside other tree crops
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Chatted about Vanilla pods with Alvaro and how he balances their production alongside other tree crops
A real privilege to be able to work with Indigenous and Quilombola communities, small farmers and MST, with local colleges and companies - all interested in agroforestry crop production and Atlantic Rainforest restoration
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A real privilege to be able to work with Indigenous and Quilombola communities, small farmers and MST, with local colleges and companies - all interested in agroforestry crop production and Atlantic Rainforest restoration
Great to be back in Bahia 🇧🇷 visiting some of the 40+ agroforestry projects and communities that we’ve helped mobilise with the €8M FASB initiative.
Trees in the photos planted 2023/24
More info fasb.inovaland.earth/en/
Trees in the photos planted 2023/24
More info fasb.inovaland.earth/en/
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Great to be back in Bahia 🇧🇷 visiting some of the 40+ agroforestry projects and communities that we’ve helped mobilise with the €8M FASB initiative.
Trees in the photos planted 2023/24
More info fasb.inovaland.earth/en/
Trees in the photos planted 2023/24
More info fasb.inovaland.earth/en/
And puts a lot of people through the Powderhall development, without any engagement with residents there.
It’s doable, particularly if there was signage and a kerb ramp where the white car is.
But the subsequent path in St Mark’s park is unsurfaced and not really suitable for wheelchairs etc
It’s doable, particularly if there was signage and a kerb ramp where the white car is.
But the subsequent path in St Mark’s park is unsurfaced and not really suitable for wheelchairs etc
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
And puts a lot of people through the Powderhall development, without any engagement with residents there.
It’s doable, particularly if there was signage and a kerb ramp where the white car is.
But the subsequent path in St Mark’s park is unsurfaced and not really suitable for wheelchairs etc
It’s doable, particularly if there was signage and a kerb ramp where the white car is.
But the subsequent path in St Mark’s park is unsurfaced and not really suitable for wheelchairs etc
Hi- @spokes.org.uk - are you aware that St Mark's Path is going to be closed for at least 8 weeks from Monday ?
Newsletter mentions a pedestrian diversion but no cycle diversion.
This is first we've heard about any path closure.
www.c-c-g.co.uk/wp-content/u...
Newsletter mentions a pedestrian diversion but no cycle diversion.
This is first we've heard about any path closure.
www.c-c-g.co.uk/wp-content/u...
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Hi- @spokes.org.uk - are you aware that St Mark's Path is going to be closed for at least 8 weeks from Monday ?
Newsletter mentions a pedestrian diversion but no cycle diversion.
This is first we've heard about any path closure.
www.c-c-g.co.uk/wp-content/u...
Newsletter mentions a pedestrian diversion but no cycle diversion.
This is first we've heard about any path closure.
www.c-c-g.co.uk/wp-content/u...
Edinburgh’s PSG West yesterday - Christmas Market load in & construction.
No proper access control and signage.
No clear safe routes.
People walking below a cherry picker.
Working at height regs ?
No demarcation of root protection zone
@edinburghminute.bsky.social
@edinreporter.bsky.social
No proper access control and signage.
No clear safe routes.
People walking below a cherry picker.
Working at height regs ?
No demarcation of root protection zone
@edinburghminute.bsky.social
@edinreporter.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Edinburgh’s PSG West yesterday - Christmas Market load in & construction.
No proper access control and signage.
No clear safe routes.
People walking below a cherry picker.
Working at height regs ?
No demarcation of root protection zone
@edinburghminute.bsky.social
@edinreporter.bsky.social
No proper access control and signage.
No clear safe routes.
People walking below a cherry picker.
Working at height regs ?
No demarcation of root protection zone
@edinburghminute.bsky.social
@edinreporter.bsky.social
The tree has some grafts and produces 3 types of chestnut - with different flavours and uses (eating raw vs roasting) some are very flat on one side and some more rounded.
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The tree has some grafts and produces 3 types of chestnut - with different flavours and uses (eating raw vs roasting) some are very flat on one side and some more rounded.
#ThickTrunkTuesday
>1,000 yr old Sweet Chestnut - Castanea Sativa - in northern Portugal 🇵🇹
Great to visit last week and chat to the local community about this amazing tree 🌳
www.treeoftheyear.org/previous-yea...
>1,000 yr old Sweet Chestnut - Castanea Sativa - in northern Portugal 🇵🇹
Great to visit last week and chat to the local community about this amazing tree 🌳
www.treeoftheyear.org/previous-yea...
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
#ThickTrunkTuesday
>1,000 yr old Sweet Chestnut - Castanea Sativa - in northern Portugal 🇵🇹
Great to visit last week and chat to the local community about this amazing tree 🌳
www.treeoftheyear.org/previous-yea...
>1,000 yr old Sweet Chestnut - Castanea Sativa - in northern Portugal 🇵🇹
Great to visit last week and chat to the local community about this amazing tree 🌳
www.treeoftheyear.org/previous-yea...
Arbutus unedo or the Strawberry Tree - growing in and around a pine plantation in northern Portugal 🇵🇹
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbutus...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbutus...
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Arbutus unedo or the Strawberry Tree - growing in and around a pine plantation in northern Portugal 🇵🇹
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbutus...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbutus...
Some healthy looking Ash trees hanging on to their leaves - St Mark’s Park #Edinburgh
November 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Some healthy looking Ash trees hanging on to their leaves - St Mark’s Park #Edinburgh
Some sunshine and leaves still hanging on in Edinburgh’s New Town 🌳🍁🍂🍃
November 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Some sunshine and leaves still hanging on in Edinburgh’s New Town 🌳🍁🍂🍃
“The extent of broadleaved deciduous woodland in Scotland increased 61% since 2000 and increased 0.5% for coniferous woodland since 2000 (Forest Research).”
www.nature.scot/doc/scotland...
www.nature.scot/doc/scotland...
November 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“The extent of broadleaved deciduous woodland in Scotland increased 61% since 2000 and increased 0.5% for coniferous woodland since 2000 (Forest Research).”
www.nature.scot/doc/scotland...
www.nature.scot/doc/scotland...
Online evening lectures from the Royal Scottish Forestry Society
24th Nov: Treekeepers:
Award-winning author, Lauren E Oakes
8 Dec: Three Words for Forest:
Prof Deirdre Heddon
19 January: Silvohorticulture:
Farming and gardening pioneer Ben Raskin
www.rsfs.org.uk/index.php/on...
24th Nov: Treekeepers:
Award-winning author, Lauren E Oakes
8 Dec: Three Words for Forest:
Prof Deirdre Heddon
19 January: Silvohorticulture:
Farming and gardening pioneer Ben Raskin
www.rsfs.org.uk/index.php/on...
November 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Online evening lectures from the Royal Scottish Forestry Society
24th Nov: Treekeepers:
Award-winning author, Lauren E Oakes
8 Dec: Three Words for Forest:
Prof Deirdre Heddon
19 January: Silvohorticulture:
Farming and gardening pioneer Ben Raskin
www.rsfs.org.uk/index.php/on...
24th Nov: Treekeepers:
Award-winning author, Lauren E Oakes
8 Dec: Three Words for Forest:
Prof Deirdre Heddon
19 January: Silvohorticulture:
Farming and gardening pioneer Ben Raskin
www.rsfs.org.uk/index.php/on...
Join us on Monday - Hear about:
* Innovative regeneration in Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest, linking local action to global climate goals.
* How we can promote forest protection, equitable climate finance, and community-centered approaches to climate action.
inovaland.earth/2025/10/07/c...
* Innovative regeneration in Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest, linking local action to global climate goals.
* How we can promote forest protection, equitable climate finance, and community-centered approaches to climate action.
inovaland.earth/2025/10/07/c...
October 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Join us on Monday - Hear about:
* Innovative regeneration in Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest, linking local action to global climate goals.
* How we can promote forest protection, equitable climate finance, and community-centered approaches to climate action.
inovaland.earth/2025/10/07/c...
* Innovative regeneration in Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest, linking local action to global climate goals.
* How we can promote forest protection, equitable climate finance, and community-centered approaches to climate action.
inovaland.earth/2025/10/07/c...
Another year and another planning farce … trees not properly protected, soil compacted again …
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Another year and another planning farce … trees not properly protected, soil compacted again …
Stacking material like this shouldn’t be happening within the tree root protection zone - which very clearly hasn’t been demarcated
These are some of the most valuable trees in the city.
These are some of the most valuable trees in the city.
October 31, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Stacking material like this shouldn’t be happening within the tree root protection zone - which very clearly hasn’t been demarcated
These are some of the most valuable trees in the city.
These are some of the most valuable trees in the city.
Whilst there is some limited mention of timber and forestry - the UK Government still isn’t joining the dots between the need to decarbonise our economy and the need for an expansion in short rotation forestry.
October 30, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Whilst there is some limited mention of timber and forestry - the UK Government still isn’t joining the dots between the need to decarbonise our economy and the need for an expansion in short rotation forestry.
I quite like the lighter mornings … but also like lighter evenings to go for a walk after work …
October 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I quite like the lighter mornings … but also like lighter evenings to go for a walk after work …
Edinburgh has committed to being climate neutral by 2030.
What is the point of commitments, climate strategies and city plans if @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social just ignores them ?
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/2030climates...
Front page of today’s @scotnational.bsky.social
What is the point of commitments, climate strategies and city plans if @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social just ignores them ?
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/2030climates...
Front page of today’s @scotnational.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Edinburgh has committed to being climate neutral by 2030.
What is the point of commitments, climate strategies and city plans if @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social just ignores them ?
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/2030climates...
Front page of today’s @scotnational.bsky.social
What is the point of commitments, climate strategies and city plans if @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social just ignores them ?
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/2030climates...
Front page of today’s @scotnational.bsky.social