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#Aspen is a fast-growing pioneer of the #CaledonianForest but this beautiful native tree has become increasingly scarce.

Without action, we risk losing this important tree and the wildlife that depends on it.

Watch #PaintingScotlandYellow - a new short film 📽️ 👉 youtu.be/Vnl23UPlTG4
July 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Scotland’s wildlife needs aspen. But for both to thrive, aspen needs the chance to regenerate and expand.

Find out how you can help aspen return: https://scotlandbigpicture.pulse.ly/xiwtaaioaq

#PaintingScotlandYellow #Aspen #Biodiversity #NatureRecovery
March 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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The golden leaves of the aspen tree were once a common sight in Scotland, but over time they've slowly disappeared from the landscape and now only exist in scattered fragments.

By working together we can restore this iconic tree to it's former glory.

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#PaintingScotlandYellow
July 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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💛 Beautiful. Valuable. Iconic.

Just a few of the words people use to describe aspen.

Here’s another: missing.

🎬 In this new short film, Painting Scotland Yellow, find out how we can give aspen a future in Scotland again – and why we should: buff.ly/qxoRfwI

#PaintingScotlandYellow
Aspen growing on edge of river in steep sided gorge with bright yellow fallen leaves in foreground. Credit scotlandbigpicture.com
July 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
scotlandtbp.bsky.social
Here’s a challenge: can you spot any golden-leaved aspen this autumn?

Centuries of deforestation have reduced it to scattered fragments in Scotland, but a good place to start is Mar Lodge, where aspen is staging a comeback: https://bit.pulse.ly/iil2lduw9v

#PaintingScotlandYellow
Golden yellow aspen leaves, backlit by the sun setting behind hills, under a clear blue sky.
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
scotlandtbp.bsky.social
Find out more about our #PaintingScotlandYellow campaign:

👉 www.scotlandbigpicture.com/painting-sco...

#TolkienReadingDay #LordOfTheRings #Aspen

🎨 Illustration by Sophie Aldred

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Painting Scotland Yellow | SCOTLAND: The Big Picture
Painting Scotland Yellow shines a light on Scotland's native aspen, revealing its unique & multi-faceted ecological & cultural role in our landscape.
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March 25, 2026 at 11:48 AM
scotlandtbp.bsky.social
Yesterday’s aspen propagation training day at the @treesforlife.bsky.social nursery was an inspiring gathering – empowering people to restore aspen to Scotland’s landscapes. Want to be part of that change? Find out more about our #PaintingScotlandYellow campaign

👉 https://bit.pulse.ly/qo8cdoswwo
A person wearing a dark fleece jacket holds a brochure titled "Aspen Propagation," featuring a close-up image of bright yellow aspen leaves. A woman in a blue sweater is speaking and gesturing inside a greenhouse with potted aspen trees. Two other individuals listen attentively. A group of people stands in a wooden-walled workshop, attentively listening to a woman in a green jacket, demonstrating something on a wooden table filled with tools. Rows of young green aspen seedlings sprout from patchy, dark soil covered in bright green moss.
March 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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This #NationalTreeWeek marks 50 years of celebrating trees – and few are more in need of attention than the aspen.

👉 Find out more about our #PaintingScotlandYellow campaign and be part of the movement to restore #aspen: https://scotlandbigpicture.pulse.ly/l2q8uuw0zj
Illustration of a Scottish landscape featuring a sheep grazing near a vibrant yellow-leaved aspen tree beside a winding river. In the background, red deer are grazing. A caption reads: "Aspen is vital to Scotland’s biodiversity, but has all but vanished from our landscapes. Its nutritious shoots are a favourite food for herbivores." Illustration of a pastoral landscape featuring a yellow-leaved aspen tree next to rocks and a fence. Sheep graze on green hills, with mountains in the background. A caption reads: "Intensive grazing by deer and sheep means young aspen rarely survive, persisting only in scattered pockets, usually beyond the reach of hungry mouths." Illustration of a vibrant landscape with yellow aspen trees, a flowing river, and diverse wildlife including birds, deer, beavers and dragonflies. Two children explore the riverbank. An eagle flies above. Text reads: "But aspen's decline is reversible. With more planting and room for natural regeneration, it could thrive once again…" Illustration of a vibrant forest scene in autumn with tall yellow-leaved aspen trees. Various species including birds, a fox, a wildcat, moths and mushrooms are visible among the trees and foliage. A runner jogs on a winding path. The background features mountains and a clear blue sky with flying birds. The text reads “…putting back a missing piece of the ecological jigsaw.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
scotlandtbp.bsky.social
Missed our aspen webinar? Watch it online!

Last month, we were joined online by aspen champions Peter Livingstone, Andrew Painting and Heather McGowan to explore how Scotland's lost tree can thrive again.

📺 Full recording here: https://youtube.pulse.ly/styyvwakuw

#PaintingScotlandYellow
October 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
scotlandtbp.bsky.social
We were thrilled to kick off #NationalTreeWeek with a fantastic feature on BBC Landward – where our Wildlife Comeback Lead, Kirsten Brewster, chats to Dougie Vipond about aspen.

If you missed the broadcast, you can catch it on BBC iPlayer: https://bbc.pulse.ly/qdykwwey2x

#PaintingScotlandYellow
Aspen trees with bright yellow leaves stand tall against a clear blue sky. The "Painting Scotland Yellow" logo appears across the top, alongside the phrase "Aspen hits the TV screen!"
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
scotlandtbp.bsky.social
Aspen once lined Scotland’s rivers. But now it’s rare – and our rivers are poorer for it.

Find out why bringing this forgotten tree back could make all the difference.

👉 https://scotlandbigpicture.pulse.ly/3zrxr776xz

#PaintingScotlandYellow #Aspen #ScottishRivers
A poster with the title "Why Scotland's Rivers Need Aspen" in large text. There's an illustration of an aspen tree with bright yellow foliage on the right, and three fish swimming in a blue section at the bottom with the text "Once common, now rare – this forgotten tree could help rivers thrive again." A logo for "Painting Scotland Yellow" is featured, with a yellow aspen leaf illustration. Illustration shows a vibrant river ecosystem scene with yellow-leaved aspen trees. The river is depicted with falling leaves and fish swimming. Text highlights ecological interactions: “Aspen thrives alongside rivers, feeding them from above,” “Falling insects from riverside trees are a vital food source for fish,” “Autumn leaves return nutrients to the water.” An aspen in the foreground has roots extending underwater, with several fish sheltering among the roots. Text overlays read: "The shade provided by woodlands helps reduce rising river temperatures, a critical threat for Atlantic salmon that rely on clean, cold water. Tree roots bind loose, gravelly riverbanks and provide hiding places for young fish." Illustration of a river winding through a landscape with bright yellow-leaved aspen trees. A beaver is chewing on a log in the river, while another beaver rests nearby on the riverbank. Text reads: "Despite concerns to the contrary, aspen responds well to beavers, whose gnawing stimulates the tree to send up more growth. The combined effort of two ecosystem engineers, each responding to the other, creates a mix of fresh tree growth and valuable deadwood alongside rivers." Illustration of a yellow aspen tree on the right. Text on a yellow background reads, "Without trees, rivers lose resilience – but aspen can help them heal, linking land and water and providing food, shade and shelter." Below is the logo for "PAINTING SCOTLAND YELLOW" in a brushstroke front and a yellow leaf graphic. Website link: www.scotlandbigpicture.com/painting-scotland-yellow.
March 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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#PaintingScotlandYellow #Aspen #NativeTrees #HighlandsAndIslands #RewildingScotland #GreenFuture #ScottishNature
July 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
eadhaaspen.bsky.social
Final volunteering session this morning doing some maintenance of the #Aspen clone bank where 173 clones were planted at Muirshiel Country Park. Possibly the greatest diversity anywhere in the country #conservation #paintingscotlandyellow
December 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Our recent presentation on #Aspen and it #biodiversity for #D&GWoodlands delivered as part of a webinar with #swseic now live at is.gd/PAjADb #paintingscotlandyellow
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November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Appreciate the great turn out today #LochwinnochForceForNature in the face of terrible weather to hear my #Aspen talk and walk. Photo was taken during very brief respite. Trees were planted 10 years ago. #paintingscotlandyellow
October 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
eadhaaspen.bsky.social
Here is a nice wee film by one of our partners Lucy from the Renfrewshire Climate Action Hub
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about one of our recent tree planting sessions in #EastAyrshire with #mentalhealth charity @RAMH #healthandwellbeing #treeplanting #aspen #paintingscotlandyellow is.gd/D4Ve6F
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October 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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is.gd/fzCya4 Well the wolf may have been the saviour of the #aspen in #Yellowstone an could be in the Highlands too but lets at least start with #Lynx #rewilding #trophiccascade #paintingscotlandyellow
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July 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM