Bright Green Nature is a nature restoration charity based in the Scottish Borders.
We are thrilled to launch our new website with a special gift for you – a Mindful Minute from Deer Park. Please take a moment to pause, breathe, and immerse yourself in the peace of this beautiful place. Notice how it makes you feel and let nature’s calm inspire you.
Our aim is to empower and enable communities to protect nature in the places they love and to restore and protect rare and vulnerable habitats.
We work exclusively at small scale and grass roots level, working alongside communities to restore the places that they value.
We rely on the help of our valued volunteers and partners to achieve our ambitions.
Get in touch to learn how you can join us and help to make a difference.
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
Today we enjoyed another sunny Saturday on Selkirk Hill for our monthly wildlife workshop. The theme for today was the fascinating world of plant galls - an abnormal growth produced by a plant or other host under the influence of another organism. It's amazing what can be found when you spend time noticing what is around. Those little bumps and lumps that may look unsightly, are in fact homes that provide shelter and food for tiny insects.
Alison, our trusty guide, introduced all of us to this amazing little world and I'm sure none of us will look at a tree in the same way again!
Our next workshop will be on Saturday 31st of October when the focus will be birds and winter migration. Details to follow soon.
Six of our amazing Young Rewilders joined the rest of the Bright Green Nature team at the Big Picture Conference in Perth on Saturday.
These inspiring young people enjoyed a very worthwhile day (learning from sector experts, networking with key people and exploring nature restoration careers), whilst also doing BGN proud by representing the charity to a national audience.
The occasion also provided a perfect opportunity to properly show off their new merch, which sports their very own logo - designed by the group themselves 💚
Bright Green Nature took centre stage at the Scotland: The Big Picture Conference this weekend! 🌿
We may be small, but we are mighty. On Saturday, our new CEO, Mark Holmes, had the honour of speaking to an audience of several hundred about how Bright Green Nature is restoring and reconnecting nature across the Scottish Borders—one community, one project and one small action at a time.
From building dykes and tracking wildlife to rewilding small spaces and creating hoverfly lagoons, we support people to make a real difference for nature wherever they are.
Our work is rooted in the Scottish Borders, powered by our wonderful followers and communities, and driven by two things: our love of nature and our love for this special place and its people.
Thank you for supporting us and helping Bright Green Nature grow. 💚
Looking to get outdoors tomorrow morning? Join us for our final climate walk and practical focusing on the role that wetlands play in mitigating the effects of climate change.🔥
This will be one of our final pond dipping sessions of the year, and we'll have the chance to act like a beaver as we create a leaky dam!🦫
