We restore and protect the health and resilience of natural ecosystems, by:
Restoring, protecting and connecting habitats to conserve and improve abundance and resilience of native biodiversity
Restoring and protecting ecosystem function, health and resilience
Supporting and conducting research into ecosystem restoration practices; dissemination and interpretation of results to benefit nature and people
We connect and engage people with nature, by:
Improving the connectivity of people with Nature so that they are motivated to protect it
Making nature accessible to all; reaching new audiences through using nature to connect with people in innovative ways
Connecting people with their natural and cultural heritage to understand its importance in shaping how we understand nature and how we live with nature in the future
Empowering communities and individuals to learn new nature based skills and knowledge, to improve wellbeing and employability
🐝 🐜 🐞 National Insect Week is a great time to celebrate the amazing array of insects that call Deer Park home. From busy pollinators to tiny hidden creatures, these often overlooked species play a vital role in keeping our rewilding site full of life and natural balance.
🪲This beautiful video by Lisa McLeish offers a glimpse of the fascinating insect world all around us and reminds us just how important these small creatures are to healthy habitats.
😎Relax, sit back, and enjoy a mindful minute of minibeasts!
😯Favourite insect fact: one in every three mouthfuls of food depends on insect pollination.
🐛Why not share a few of your own insect snaps in the comments below? 👇
🍀Yesterday a few of the Bright Green Nature staff and ambassadors enjoyed a fantastic learning day at Leith Community Croft: Rewilding Small Spaces by SCOTLAND: The Big Picture.
🐝 We picked up lots of brilliant, practical ideas for bringing more biodiversity into everyday spaces- from adding water in the right places, creating wildlife-friendly edges, and choosing native plants, to leaving leaf and log piles as valuable refuges for insects. We also explored how even a lawn can be made more nature-friendly with a few thoughtful changes.
🌺 A highlight of the day was seeing the wild pump track on the edge of Leith Links- a great example of a space that can be both good for nature and people. It was inspiring to see how small spaces can offer so much potential when they are designed with care and creativity.
Thanks to SBP for such an informative and inspiring session, to the friendly staff at Leith Community Croft, and to our lovely boss Dr Karen Blackport for supporting the team’s learning and development.
We were delighted to be invited along to Beyond Earlston drop-in session last night to chat to the young people about red squirrel conservation and to make plans for our Summer sessions! Great discussions were had around a nature-themed game of 'Hues and Clues' and the young people were a great help in checking through the trail camera footage from our local squirrel feeders. We're really looking forward to the Summer programme now! 💚🐿️🌳
Bright Green Nature is part of the Red Squirrel Recovery Network - a multi partner, super landscape scale project working to safeguard red squirrel populations in southern Scotland and northern England. The project is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Last week we delivered an Outdoor Learning Session to the amazing Walkerburn Youth Group. The session focused on the inter-connectedness of nature, and in particular, the importance of deadwood.
Much of the time was spent looking for bugs (kids do LOVE bugs) and fungi, and chatting about the roles they all play within their own ecosystems. One highlight was when one of the kids found a common cockchaffer (May bug) - a very large type of beetle that is rare in this part of the world. Another highlight was when they received their well deserved certificates at the end of the evening.
