Experts say even more ferocious waves could arrive in the coming months.

Join us on Sunday 11 October 2026 for a nature walk around Livingston Village, and help us record local wildlife. We will be looking out for colourful grassland fungi and complete a Waxcap Survey, whilst also collecting records to submit to iRecord. You don't need any knowledge to come along and take part, we will provide various ID guides and work together to gather some records.

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…

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.

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.

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 …

World Localization Day is an annual celebration on June 21. Local Futures and Global Partners host events to highlight localization.

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...

Register now for the free online International Festival of Wild & Kind Ideas hosted by Morag Gamble. May 20-25. Ideas. Music. Film. Conversation

Persuasive AI assistants, deepfakes and bots are now commonplace. But could they be used by bad actors to influence Scotland’s elections?

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.

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…

What a month January can be! For the first time we had to postpone one of our Ramble&Chats due to a yellow weather warning. We managed to meet up on the following Sunday when it was cold and overcast but at least didn't rain and we were able to spend an hour watching and identifying lots of different species of birds out on the water at the Almond Pools!

A summit between Greenland, Denmark and Washington has done nothing to calm our fears as the US steps up its efforts to take control of my country, says Greenlandic writer Malu Rosing

Come birding with us! We're visiting the River Almond pools for our January outing. Bring along your bird ID books and binoculars (your bins in birding talk!) and we'll try to identify the different species and contribute some biological records while we're there. We'll use the ornithology trusts app BirdTrack to add a list of all the birds we identify. You can find out more about bird recording using the app: …

When the day of our usual monthly walk fell on the exact anniversary of the Dechmont UFO Incident we had to visit the woods around Dechmont Law, on the lookout for aliens! * * aka. non-native and invasive species We met at the Eastwood Park entrance and started with a climb up the side of the Law, following the…

This month the second Sunday falls on the exact anniversary of the Dechmont UFO Incident! So obviously we’re heading to Dechmont Law to search for aliens!!! (aka. non-native and invasive spec…

Autumnal walk in Calderwood Join us for a slow paced walk in Calderwood, Mid Calder on Sunday 12 October 2025. This is an opportunity to spend some time in nature, exploring this ancient woodland and enjoying the beautiful autumnal colours. We will meet at the Mid Calder entrance to Almondell and Calderwood Country park, just off the car park. We will then follow the path towards Calderwood and explore the circular, yellow waymarked hazel Trail.

Once, I believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Now, I know you can’t speak truth to power if power controls your words, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

In September our Ramble&Chat will take us to the woodland near Bellsquarry called Wilderness. This diverse Woodland Trust site has good habitats for various wildlife and plants. When: Sunday 14th September, 2-3:30pm Meeting point: the path on the East side of Bellsquarry Primary School, 52 Calder Road, Bellsquarry, EH54 9AD Google maps:  What 3 Words…