Autumn Update

It has been a busy summer in the Glen and Friends of Nevis volunteers have been giving their time to ensure that it is still looking good, both for visitors and biodiversity. This has included several Monday Morning Litter Picks, clearing up after busy weekends in the lower Glen, bracken bashing in the Nevis Landscape Partnership Future Forests tree enclosures at Polldubh and removing invasive American Skunk Cabbage from the site of the Old Studio at Achriabhach. On the latter event we were also glad to have the support of Matt Bradley and Ali Tait from the Highland Council Ranger Team. More recently the Nevis Landscape Partnership seasonal ranger team have organised some engagement events in the Glen including a herbal forage led by Claire Holohan,  author of Scotland's Wild Medicine and a Fabulous Fungi Foray with Liz Holden, one of the UK's leading Filed Mycologists. Friends of Nevis Trustee Kirsty Ross and her fellow BTO licenced bird ringer John Owen resumed their popular drop in Bird Ringing events with a highly successful session on Sunday 11th September, ringing over 80 birds and attracting several visitors. 

Left: Field Mycologist Liz Holden leading Fungi Foray; Right: Licensed Ringer recording biometric data during bird ringing session.

Dates for the diary

• Sat 09 October     Bird Ringing in the Glen (drop in session)
• Sun 10 October     Polldubh Clear Up (one for the climbers!)
• Sat 16 October       Pathwork Awareness Workshop (MTA cpd accredited)
• Sun 17 October      Ben Nevis Footpath maintenance day, 'top to toe' 
• Fri 29 October       Friends of Nevis AGM 
• Sat 06 November  Friends of Nevis Work party
• Sat 13 November   Bird Ringing in the Glen (drop in session)
• Sun 21 November  Friends of Nevis Autumn Litter Pick & Curling Ponds tidy up 
• Sat 04 December  Friends of Nevis Work party
• Sat 11 December    Bird Ringing in the Glen (drop in session)

Please note that Bird Ringing drop in sessions are weather dependent to take account of the welfare of the birds.
If you want more details or wish to sign up pop over to our events page!