Lend a helping hand on Handa
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Each year more than 50 volunteers spend at least a week on Handa Island Wildlife Reserve to help us care for one of Europe’s most important seabird colonies and you …
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Gaining conservation skills and experience through long-term volunteering
Blogs
Between March 2020 and February 2021 the Trust managed an Erasmus+ funded European Solidarity Corps project, helping young people from France and Spain gain conservation skills and experience through long-term …
And into 2022 We Go!
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Happy New Year! Last year at this time, we were under national lockdown restrictions and Loch of the Lowes was closed, so the fact we’re starting 2022 open and welcoming …
Building conservation skills and experience through an internship in Ayrshire
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Community Engagement Assistant Leanne Kirkpatrick explains how an internship with the Trust is helping her gain the skills and experience needed for a career in conservation. I recently graduated from …
My season volunteering on Handa Island
Blogs
Dora Hamilton volunteered on Handa Island Wildlife Reserve as a Seabird Fieldworker in 2021. We asked her to share some of the special moments and experiences from the placement. What …
Reflections from Handa Island
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We have now been living on Handa for over four months, which is challenging to comprehend. In some ways, a third of a year seems like a very long time, …