Glasgow’s ace peregrine project
The team were preparing to abseil down the side of one of Glasgow's most important landmarks, the Gilbert Scott Building, into the nesting site of wild peregrine falcons. With fabulous images by top Scottish natural history photographer, Laurie Campbell.
Canopy science: exploring giant trees with Dr Robin Hayward
Welcome to Canopy Science: scientists in the rainforest, our mini-series on adventure and science in the rainforest canopy.
Exploring giant trees with Dr Robin Hayward
Today we meet the fabulous Dr Robin Hayward, science communicator and scaler of giant trees. We took a deeper dive into their experiences as a canopy scientist…
Specialist consultancy for construction
Specialist consultancy for construction
Working as a specialist environmental consultant for construction involves key skills, oversight, diplomacy and excellent comms. Add to the mix long, often unsocial hours in all weathers, detailed observations are vital to ensuring both industry and nature can co-exist alongside each other.
A final summer adventure
Sharing some images from a tree climbing adventure on the last days of summer in one of my favourite trees. Everyone has a favourite tree. It might be one you climbed as a kid, or one you pass every day on the way to work. There are so many reasons but for me…
Showtime on the BBC
We are excited announce Secrets of the Brain with Professor Jim Al-Khalili is now showing on BBC 2 & iPlayer. Featuring presenter Professor Jim Al-Khalili, this programme is an exploration of the evolution of the human brain.
Working with rare raptors
Working in bird conservation provides the perfect mix of working in fabulous forests, taking responsibility for team safety, managing all kinds of technical climbing challenges and of course, being in close proximity to some truly amazing wildlife.
Climbing for science at The Royal Institution
Climbing for science at The Royal Institution
Working as a safety expert involves working in amazing places around the world. Normally this is in a big tree or forest, guiding clients for science or TV however, this time the job was a little different…
Top training in Linlithgow
Learning new skills on an IRATA training course at Arco Training, Linlithgow. This week we climb the behind the scenes to find out what’s involved in being a Rope Access Technician and the thorough training that is involved to ensure the highest levels of safety in the workplace.
Planet Friendly Merch!
We bring you our newest marvellous merch in association with the tree-mendous Teemill.
We all love planet-friendly garments are both kind to the planet and to our skin. So we’ve teamed up with Teemill to bring you our newest marvellous merch with some funky new designs…
High tech trees
Read about one of our treasured trees, The Capon Tree, now part of an innovative research project named SCATTER: Scanning Ancient Trees with Terrestrial LiDAR funded by the Woodland Trust Conservation Research Programme.
Ecosystem engineers
Once again we can watch beavers in the wild here in Scotland and nature is thanking us for it. Read about our walk spotting some of the ways beavers help to create new habitats for nature.
Roaming in Romania
The high montane forests of Romania have their own elfin grove, the dwarf pine forest in the wonderful Retezat Mountains of Romania. Here’s a blog I’ve been meaning to write for a long time about a hike to remember.
En el bosque enano
Summer in Central America is always full of amazing trees. We go on an adventurous hike to visit an amazing miniature forest, high in the mountains of Honduras.
Giant trees of California
We look back to some of our big adventures, and none comes bigger than scaling a redwood giant!
Abseiling on Glasgow University
Monitoring peregrines using Rope Access to reach the fabulous falcons on Glasgow University, part of the Glasgow University Peregrine Project.