Reposted by Border TreesAlex Prendergast @bramblebotanist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Some of the awesome ancient Yew Taxus baccata trees at Kingley Vale NNR. Impossible to age but a millennium seems possible. Far from the dark and poisoned habitat I imagined - light open woodland reminiscent of both Caledonian Pinewood and Australian eucalypt groves 1434
Reposted by Border TreesWoodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Seeking reports of healthy ash growing alongside those with dieback. That way we'll know they have been exposed to the disease and are resistant. Individuals like that can be used to breed resilient future planting stock. Full details 👉 buff.ly/06XgqNm @thebotanics.bsky.social @theicf.bsky.socialwoodlandtrust.org.ukHelp Find Disease-resistant Ash Trees - Woodland TrustHelp us find ash trees in Scotland which show signs of resistance to ash dieback disease by recording your sightings. 13025
Border Trees @rainb47.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Tulip Tree in the #Hirsel walled garden in #Coldstream for this week's #thicktrunktuesday 080
Reposted by Border TreesRoger_TL45Y @rogerhorton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It’s bletting season again! 😉 0122
Border Trees @rainb47.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Caledonian Pine tree at #MarLodge estate in the Scottish Highlands for #thicktrunktuesday 092
Reposted by Border TreesWoodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Tree Seed Collection volunteers had a great day at #GlenFinglas, coming away with a 2.5kg haul of silver birch seed. There was a birch pollen surge across Scotland back in Spring. A bumper harvest of seeds was expected to follow, and it has! 🧵 1/2 1175
Reposted by Border Treessamphire-hoe.bsky.social @samphire-hoe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026#capontree #jedforest #jedburgh #treesofscotland #oak #sessileoak #quercus #tree #ancienttree 041
Reposted by Border TreesGarden Organic @gardenorganicuk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Make your voice heard on #pesticides… tell the Government you don’t want #glyphosate in your gardens & public spaces. This is urgent. In December, the Government will decide if it will renew the glyphosate licence 📢 www.gardenorganic.org.uk/glyphosate-campaign 0179
Reposted by Border TreesThe Tree Council @thetreecouncil.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Our Tree Warden Scheme Volunteer Engagement Officer, Charlie, discovered a hawthorn that has been cut and laid into a hedge, likely many years ago. It has since fallen out of management and has regrown its crown from the horizontally laid stems, which are now forming low branches. 161
Border Trees @rainb47.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A row of beeches for this week's #thicktrunktuesday 1160
Reposted by Border TreesTrees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 29/08/2026At our Dundreggan nursery, we grow a rich mix of native #trees from seed to sapling. 🌳With the trees now in full leaf, our nursery team is busy preparing and packing trees for #restoration projects – including those planted by #volunteers during our autumn Rewilding Weeks.🌱 0254
Border Trees @rainb47.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Old burry oak near Hamilton in Scotland for #thicktrunktuesday 0110
Reposted by Border TreesWoodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Our Policy & Advocacy Manager Simon met MSPs Finlay Carson 🔵, Duncan Dunlop 🟠 & Laura Moodie 🟢 at Carrifran Wildwood yesterday alongside Borders Forest Trust & Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands to press for sustained Holyrood policy & funding for landscape-scale restoration. 🧵1/2 1122
Reposted by Border TreesJames Emerson @norwichbirder.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I faffed about making pinhole cameras from cereal boxes, but this pattern through a nearby Sycamore was much better. 820525
Reposted by Border TreesWoodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Voted for UK 2026 #TreeOfTheYear yet? This year we're celebrating trees who have survived #AgainstTheOdds💪. Two are in Scotland: 🌳 Earlston Lightening Oak - Dumfries & Galloway 🌳 Balloch Castle Ash - West Dunbartonshire But there are 8 other UK beauties to choose from too! Vote 👉️ buff.ly/aAjTq6p 1138
Reposted by Border Trees🌳🌿Lover of Trees🌿🌳 @gwtreelover.bsky.social · 05/08/2026My #treeoftheday One of only a handful of huge, ancient sessile oaks measuring well over 6m girth, in the New Forest, UK Beautifully captured by tree hunter, Ade Parker Majestic oak , the King of the trees! #trees #nature #lovetrees #photography 3358
Reposted by Border TreesThe Tree Council @thetreecouncil.bsky.social · 04/08/2026A beautiful photo of a purple hairstreak butterfly, taken by our Director of Trees, Science and Research, Jon. Here is what he had to say: 172
Reposted by Border TreesWoodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 04/08/2026*The Dumfries & Galloway Tree Planting Grant Scheme is now open* Offering up to £1k for small native schemes across D&G. Last year 76 projects benefited. This year the focus is woodland connectivity. Could it be you planting this winter? Apply 👉️ buff.ly/PE59KWJ #TreePlanting #DumfriesGallowaydgwoodlands.org.ukThe Dumfries & Galloway Tree Planting Grant Scheme is open for Applications! – D&G WoodlandsD&G Woodlands 086
Reposted by Border TreesWoodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The Borders Tree Grant Scheme is back for 26-27! Do you have space for native trees on your land? A small orchard, a copse along a field margin or riverbank? Grants of £1.5k available to landowners & non-profits 👉️ buff.ly/bDjMomc Thanks #TweedForum & #BordersForestTrust for supporting the scheme👏.buff.lyBorders Tree Grant Scheme – Tweed ForumThe Borders Tree Grant Scheme funds the planting of individual, or small clumps of trees, which add landscape and biodiversity value to the Scottish Borders countryside - for the benefit of people,… 0127
Border Trees @rainb47.bsky.social · 28/07/2026An old sycamore featuring fungi - Dryads Saddle? at #Sconepalace near Perth in Scotland for #thicktrunktuesday 081
Reposted by Border TreesWoodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 21/07/2026🌳 Thick and Thicker Trunk Tuesday 😆 Beech trees are a recognised & visible boundary marker in many parts of Scotland, particularly in the #ScottishBorders where they form hedgerows or lines along fields, dykes & park edges. These 3 were recorded nr Ancrum. #ThickTrunkTuesday #HeritageTrees 0202
Border Trees @rainb47.bsky.social · 21/07/2026#thicktrunktuesday An old hollow ash near #Lauder in the #Scottishborders 0120
Reposted by Border TreesPaula ⚪️ @paulaflucas.bsky.social · 12/07/2026This week in clouds. #MentalHealthMatters 💙 421233
Reposted by Border TreesAndrew Heald @andyheald.bsky.social · 27/06/2026We need to be planning now for the climate of 2050 and beyond. Hard to understand why there’s no consideration of additional shade or surface temperatures in the redesigned Edinburgh’s George Street. @ntbcc.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social 12210
Reposted by Border TreesThe Tree Council @thetreecouncil.bsky.social · 25/06/2026It's another scorcher today, but did you know that trees can make a real difference? In urban areas, trees can cool the air by between 2 ºC and 8 ºC. 142
Reposted by Border TreesMick Houghton @mickh5.bsky.social · 09/06/2026......and so we walked; and we walked and then walked some more! Big skies at Flookburgh 2504
Reposted by Border TreesThe Tree Council @thetreecouncil.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Knots (also known as branch unions) occur where the stem (post) has decayed, leaving only the branch attachments. You can also see annual stem and branch growth within the knots. Spotted by our Technical Knowledge & Data Senior Manager, Ian. 193
Border Trees @rainb47.bsky.social · 09/06/2026One of the old oaks at #Cadzow near Hamilton in Scotland for #thicktrunktuesday 040
Reposted by Border TreesWoodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 02/06/2026How's this for #ThickTrunkTuesday? We measured this healthy Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) at >6.5ms in diameter @1.5ms above ground. Big for Scotland (though Sitka grows so fast, girth isn't a reliable age cue).Thanks #AncientTreeInventory #volunteers for much tape straightening! #CitizenScience 1183
Border Trees @rainb47.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Some fun graffiti on a beech tree next to the River Till in #Northumberland for #thicktrunktuesday 070
Reposted by Border TreesTiCL 🍃💚🍃 @ticl.me · 02/06/2026This #thicktrunktuesday we’re on Wellingtonia Avenue #GreatTreesof Berkshire #GreatTrees of Britain #GTOB 🏆🌲🇬🇧 0174
Reposted by Border TreesWoodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 31/05/2026🌿Thought we'd share Henry’s 2021 coral root orchid find for tonight’s #WildFlowerHour #OrchidChallenge. He was over the moon to spot this nationally scarce plant which has no leaves or chlorophyll & depends entirely on its relationship with fungi for energy. #LochArkaig @wildflowerhour.bsky.socialbuff.lyRare Coralroot Orchid discovered at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest - Woodland TrustThe coralroot orchid – a rare and difficult to spot plant – was recently found at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest. Henry Dobson, the Loch Arkaig Pine Forest Site Manager, talks about this discovery and the… 0297
Reposted by Border TreesWoodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Have you created, or do you know someone who has created a new native woodland?🌳 🏆️ A trophy + £1000 is at stake, but you will have to step lively!💰️ We sponsor the New Native Woods category in the Scotland's Finest Woods Awards. Nominations close on May 31st 👉 buff.ly/n0NGhNM #sfwa26 063
Reposted by Border TreesWoodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Great to see one of Scotland’s smallest yet most significant native trees growing in our #GleannShìldeag #TreeNursery last week. Dwarf birch (Betula nana) survives in only a few fragmented populations, but is vital for montane biodiversity. We'll plant these out next year. #MontaneWoodland 0234
Reposted by Border TreesAdela @adelapazos.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Losers 📷 Azad Rojda #monochrome #bnwphoto #bwlovers #noiretblanc #blancoynegro #blackandwhite #bnwphotography #bnw #monochromephotography #blackandwhitephoto #BWPhotography #bnw_captures #minimalphotography #blackandwhitephotography #conceptual 0383
Border Trees @rainb47.bsky.social · 05/05/2026The Flodden Tree at the #Hirsel near Coldstream in the #Scottishborders for #thicktrunktuesday 0110
Border Trees @rainb47.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Beautiful Cirrus uncinus over the #Scottishborders yesterday #cirrus #clouds @cloudappsoc 120
Border Trees @rainb47.bsky.social · 21/04/2026A low branching #beech at #Holkerhall for #thicktrunktuesday 060
Reposted by Border TreesMick Houghton @mickh5.bsky.social · 11/04/2026"When yew become one" A large old yew tree growing out of the limestone rockface. It's amazing how the tree survives and even thrives in these conditions.....and at the same time making it into an art form. Fantastic lines and details on show. 0335
Reposted by Border TreesTrees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 25/03/2026A peek inside the nursery 👀 Our #aspen trees are flowering! 🎉 In #Scotland, aspens rarely flower or set seed naturally. That’s why we’ve created a carefully managed ‘seed stand’ in our polytunnel, helping to encourage #seed production. 2218
Reposted by Border TreesTrees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 21/03/2026The Pine Hunters is now available to watch online 📽️ This short film tells the story of two #ecologists as race to record the last of our ancient wild #Caledonian forest fragments. Watch for free on YouTube 👉 youtu.be/tHupftkYdZs?... #InternationalDayofForests 05017
Border Trees @rainb47.bsky.social · 17/03/2026A beech next to the River Tweed upstream of Peebles for #thicktrunktuesday 070
Reposted by Border TreesDr Coralie Mills @dendrochronicle.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Some of my samples from Dalkeith Old Oaks used to build a 450 year long oak chronology for South East #Scotland. Publication imminent. #FindsFriday #dendrochronology 2526
Reposted by Border TreesJohn Devitt @jd-photography.bsky.social · 18/03/2025To pollard or not to pollard? #willows #pollardedwillows #ooijpolder #dutchlandscape #vintagelens #vintagelensphotography #vintageglass #vintagelensonmirrorless #minolta #minoltamdzoom #landscape #landscapephotography #blueskylandscapes #blueskyphotography 31468
Reposted by Border TreesWoodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 10/03/2026🌳#EppieCallumsOak is said to have sheltered both #RobRoyMacGregor and #BonniePrinceCharlie! The tale goes, Eppie, the keeper of the Oakbank Inn, grew the tree from an acorn in a teapot on her windowsill. Now in a private garden, it’s still easily admired when visiting #Crieff #ThickTrunkTuesday 0213
Border Trees @rainb47.bsky.social · 10/03/2026A young Giant Rewood (Sequoiadendron giganteum ) at #Kailzie gardens near #Peebles for #thicktrunktuesday 080
Reposted by Border TreesLouise @lou-birds-bikes.bsky.social · 07/03/2026 Suffolk landscape. Veteran Hornbeams and Anglo-Saxon South Elmham Minster. #trees 1132