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✿ slow living
✿ cats
✿ mindfulness
✿ nature action
✿ reading fiction
✿ walks in the woods
✿ walks by the water
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✿ movies
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✿ travel literature
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✿ kitchen witchery
✿ animism
✿ camping
✿ hiking
✿ permaculture
✿ geopoetics
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September R&C – evening Bat Walk 2026!

Back by request, we’re having a special Saturday evening walk this month. We’ll ramble along the River Almond, listening for bats and blethering about nature, climate action, biodiversity, or whatever comes to mind. Under 18s are welcome, if accompanied by a…
September R&C – evening Bat Walk 2026!
Back by request, we’re having a special Saturday evening walk this month. We’ll ramble along the River Almond, listening for bats and blethering about nature, climate action, biodiversity, or whatever comes to mind. Under 18s are welcome, if accompanied by a responsible adult. This is a free event but please book via Eventbrite Who: all West Lothian residents. No unaccompanied children…
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August 26, 2026 at 8:29 PM
August 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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August Ramble & Chat

On the 9th August, we will meet for a woodland walk in the Community Woods and Garden, Polbeth and West Calder for our monthly Ramble and Chat. Weather permitting, we are also aiming to take part in Butterfly Conservation Trusts Big Butteurfly Count (which runs from 17 July to…
August Ramble & Chat
On the 9th August, we will meet for a woodland walk in the Community Woods and Garden, Polbeth and West Calder for our monthly Ramble and Chat. Weather permitting, we are also aiming to take part in Butterfly Conservation Trusts Big Butteurfly Count (which runs from 17 July to 9 August this year). Everyone is welcome, children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
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July 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Everybody: “Not in service”
#ScotRail: “chillin”
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July 7, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I had a bit of a rubbish afternoon at work. So right after, I went out to tell the trees. I felt better as soon as I stepped into the woods 😊

#naturetherapy #almondpark #walkinthewoods #ShinrinYoku #treetherapy
July 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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Medieval lectern carved into the shape of an eagle, by someone who was familiar with geese.
June 24, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I just this second finished @brookmyre.bsky.social’s latest. Wow. I never was a huge Parlabane fan (sorry) but I loved that ending. I have actual tears in my eyes 🥹 He summarises the state of the world, the division & “bad actors” - which leave me inarticulate with fury - so eloquently. FIVE STARS
June 21, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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July Ramble & Chat

A male white-tailed bumblebee It's finally summer and who doesn't love that deep buzzing sound of a bumblebee on a warm sunny afternoon! We're going to the woods at Easter Breich Community Woodland to survey these fascinating animals for the Bumblebee Conservation Trusts BeeWalk…
July Ramble & Chat
A male white-tailed bumblebee It's finally summer and who doesn't love that deep buzzing sound of a bumblebee on a warm sunny afternoon! We're going to the woods at Easter Breich Community Woodland to survey these fascinating animals for the Bumblebee Conservation Trusts BeeWalk scheme. On this walk we'll talk about the different bumblebee species and how to identify them, and share what we know about why they're such important pollinators and the different pressures that these amazing little creatures face.
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June 19, 2026 at 3:55 PM
On a blue-sky day in 2017, while wandering the rocky shore near South Bragar on the coast of Lewis, I met a man building a memorial stone all by himself. He paused in his work to tell me the story of the Six Brave Men of Bragar.
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Six Brave Men of Bragar
On a blue-sky day in 2017, while wandering the rocky shore near South Bragar on the coast of Lewis, I met a man building a memorial stone all by himself. He paused in his work to tell me the story …
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June 14, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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Join us on Sunday 14 June for a slow paced nature walk around Campbridge Pond in Murieston, noticing and recording wildlife. We will have a pond dipping kit with us and we can watch water life from the viewing platforms around the pond.

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June 3, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Be part of World Localization Day on 21st June. Join an online event, attend a local gathering, or organise your own — big or small.

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World Localization Day - June 21
World Localization Day is an annual celebration on June 21. Local Futures and Global Partners host events to highlight localization.
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May 29, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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"Scientists surveying the area found three times more seabed organisms and twice as many species compared to nearby unprotected waters"

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Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area
Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists surve...
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May 18, 2026 at 5:38 AM
20-25 May • Free & online •
A 6-day festival featuring 40 inspiring thinkers, doers and creatives from around the world exploring wild and kind ideas.
permacultureeducationinstitute.org/festival-2026/
International Permaculture Festival of Wild and Kind Ideas 2026 - Permaculture Education Institute
Register now for the free online International Festival of Wild & Kind Ideas hosted by Morag Gamble. May 20-25. Ideas. Music. Film. Conversation
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May 14, 2026 at 12:32 PM
A tiny violet at Woodmuir
#wildflowerhour
May 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Butterflies and blooms in Woodmuir today 😎
May 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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Happy birthday to Sir #DavidAttenborough! He's been a great voice for nature for so many decades, and we wish him very many more ☺️
May 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Have you voted today???
May 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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Bots are no longer always easy to spot. Experts say AI can help fake accounts mimic real people, build audiences and amplify political messages
Could AI misinformation sway the Scottish election?
Persuasive AI assistants, deepfakes and bots are now commonplace. But could they be used by bad actors to influence Scotland’s elections?
www.theferret.scot
May 7, 2026 at 10:03 AM
#ZombiesRun is back!!! I just heard the first ep of the new story... And I didn't expect to cry on my wee run today 🥲 Also, I deffo did NOT expect a #MrVampire reference on a zombie run! "Did you know Chinese vampires hop?" Yes Sam. Yes, I did know that in fact 🧛‍♀️ Welcome back guys!
Celebrate the return of Zombies, Run! with a new 8-mission story, launching today!

Back From The Dead will be releasing 2 missions per week during May, to give you a jump into spring fitness.

Missions 1 and 2 are both available now!
May 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
@zenaldehyde.bsky.social I just finished reading The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water.

Argh, I want more of this! A sweet, funny, adventure of a book, but too short 🥲 I very much hope you'll come back to these characters and give us more of their story. Loved it! Thank you ☺️
April 24, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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AVNA monthly Ramble &Chat.
2nd Sunday of each month, 2pm

🌼 April - wildflowers in Almondell
🌼 May - butterflies at Woodmuir
🌼 June - pond dipping in Murieston
🌼 July - bees in Easter Breich Wood
🌼 August - woodland walk (tbc)
🌼 September - bat walk (tbc)
March 28, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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March Ramble & Chat

Join us on Sunday 08 March for a nature walk with a focus on learning to identify trees. The event is suitable for beginners, and children are welcome when accompanied by a responsible adult. Meeting point: We will meet at the path next to Howden House Google Maps:…
March Ramble & Chat
Join us on Sunday 08 March for a nature walk with a focus on learning to identify trees. The event is suitable for beginners, and children are welcome when accompanied by a responsible adult. Meeting point: We will meet at the path next to Howden House Google Maps: What3words:///length.zoom.elaborate Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Route: We will follow a circular route, starting near Howden House, following the paths around some pockets of woodland and a stop at Howden Walled Garden.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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February Ramble & Chat

We’re back in Almond Park, Craigshill for our walk this month. We’ll be on the lookout for signs of spring - like snowdrop flowers and tiny hazel catkins - and hoping for a good blether as well. When: Sunday 8th February, 2-3.30pm Where:  Almond Park in Craigshill. We’ll…
February Ramble & Chat
We’re back in Almond Park, Craigshill for our walk this month. We’ll be on the lookout for signs of spring - like snowdrop flowers and tiny hazel catkins - and hoping for a good blether as well. When: Sunday 8th February, 2-3.30pm Where:  Almond Park in Craigshill. We’ll meet at the bridge below Livingston Rugby Club What 3 Words…
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January 26, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Months ago I learned of the #TaliesinWest Film Series, #classicfilms screening in #FrankLloydWright's winter home. For absolutely no reason, other than they're great #movies & I like a spurious project, I decided to #watchalong ☺️ Tonight is Dial M for Murder!
#filmsky
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January 23, 2026 at 6:41 PM