A snow-covered Quinag from 2024🏔️
Find out more about our work at Quinag here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0qjL9X0
And become a member to support Quinag and our other wild places here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0qjKM20
Pine marten caught on camera at Thirlmere 🎥
This marten was caught on camera while investigating a pole filled with peanut butter, fish sauce and oily fish.
You can find out more about pine marten and the work we're doing at Thirlmere here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0qZD9f0
"I hope when you’re out in the mountains or hills close to home, that you take time to notice the species that coexist alongside us."
Nevis Conservation Officer Julia reflects on our relationship with mountains for #InternationalMountainDay: www.johnmuirtrust.org/whats-new/ne...
Our Nevis Conservation Officer Julia Robertson reports on essential maintenance and repair work to the Steall gorge path in the latest field notes on our website: eu1.hubs.ly/H0pZxX70
Support our work at Nevis here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0pZB3d0
🎄🎁 CHRISTMAS HAMPER GIVEAWAY 🎁🎄
We at the John Muir Trust are giving away a Christmas hamper worth over £300!
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Review: John Muir Trust Wild Nature Diary & Calendar | TGO Magazine www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/outdoor-book...
A bit of summer sun to get us through this gloomy November week ☀️
Sunrise at Quinag ⛰️
Your organisation can enjoy a volunteering day out with the John Muir Trust, offering a chance to connect as a team and make a real difference for nature.🌲🌿
👇 Don’t just take our word for it - see how Absolute Escapes got on during their day with us! eu1.hubs.ly/H0pcQ900
Ring ouzels will have headed south for now, but will return by March to breed in April. 🐦
Seen at Schiehallion, Nevis, Quinag and Strathaird, this mountain wanderer has many names - from Dorset’s Michaelmas thrush to Scots “aiten chackart.”
Read more: www.johnmuirtrust.org/whats-new/ne...
The John Muir Trust attended the
@scottishgreens.org
Conference this Saturday.
Engaging with policy makers across the political spectrum is central to our efforts to protect and restore wild places for now and future generations.
📷 Photo credit to Christian Gamauf
Celebrating 30 years of positive impact. In early October, we gathered at the City Chambers. In the same week, we also planted trees at Glenlude @johnmuirtrust.bsky.social
DISCOVER MORE in From the City to the Wild Wood - www.greenteam.org.uk/30-years-imp...
“Scotland’s land is being scarred while the supposed climate benefits are dwarfed by corporate interests that bring little back to this country.”
E+T Magazine highlighted our call from our Director of Land and Policy, which you can read here: eandt.theiet.org/2025/10/13/p...
🎗️ I'm at the @snp.org conference to speak on behalf of #WildPlaces for @johnmuirtrust.bsky.social, along with my colleagues Wendy and Benjamin.
📆 If you're attending, come along and say hi, and don't miss our fringe event on Monday from 12:30-13:30, in the Conference suite 4.
Last weekend, 1,700 runners and supporters gathered at Nevis Range for the return of Salomon Skyline Scotland.
The Ben Nevis Skyline saw over 400 racers tackle a challenging 28.1km run taking them over the summit of Ben Nevis.
Read the full story here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0nwBVk0
We love to see our John Muir Award participants getting creative. 🌿🎨
Steev, who started his John Muir Award while at
@thinkuhi.bsky.social
set himself the challenge of recording a podcast to go along with his John Muir Award.
Listen to "The Forest Janny" here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0nygnp0
Head of Land Management with @JohnMuirTrust.bsky.social full-time, permanent position, based in the Highlands with regular travel to properties c-js.co.uk/3WeiAa8
Magical ✨
Video captured by a Charlie, a driver with D & J Campbell Ltd., who decided to take an early morning hike to the top of Blá Bheinn after staying overnight on our land in #Skye 🌄
#scotland #wildplaces
Mostly active between dusk and dawn, pine martens rarely reveal themselves easily.
But while notoriously difficult to spot, this is an animal that, in Scotland at least, continues to recover lost ground following past human persecution and habitat loss: eu1.hubs.ly/H0n4kP20
And that's a wrap on the Wild Places Gathering 2025!
We would like to thank all the members, supporters, staff and trustees that joined us today and made the Wild Places Gathering 2025 so special. We hope to see you again soon! 🌿
Steve Carver, Professor of Rewilding and Wilderness Science at the University of Leeds, is kicking off the day with the keynote 🌿
@landethics.bsky.social
Our Wild Places Gathering 2025 is almost ready for kick off 🎉
We’ll be tweeting throughout the day to keep you updated on the Gathering and all things wild 🌿
We're at the Wild Summit in Bristol today 🌿
Our Regional Manager for the South, Gareth, is attending thoughtful sessions on green investment, planning for people and nature & community empowerment, and reported a great energy being part of a 1,200 strong conference. 🌳
📢We're thrilled to be shortlisted for #NatureofScotland Awards Health and Wellbeing with our wonderful partners Phoenix Futures.💜
🌳Recovery through Nature in the Phoenix Forest supports conservation at special wild place Glenlude and helps Phoenix people's pathways to recovery.
We've got tickets left for our Wild Places Gathering, taking place this Saturday at Ardoch Loch Lomond!
Find out more and book your ticket here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0mVx9J0
Over 1,000 people have achieved their redesigned #JohnMuirAward since March!
The refreshed Award inspires adventure, creativity, and conservation, helping people connect with nature in meaningful ways. 🌿
Want to get involved? 👉
We joined local volunteers from Skye Beach Cleans and Loughborough University students for a beach clean on Skye's Strathaird peninsula earlier this month. 🏖️
Adrian Trendall reflects on the beach clean in the latest Field Notes on our website: eu1.hubs.ly/H0mGw5H0
Forests are vital for clean air, carbon storage, and sheltering rare wildlife.
But centuries of felling and overgrazing have left native trees covering just 4% of the UK.
Want to help? Donate to our Wild Woods Appeal: eu1.hubs.ly/H0mjQ750
Photo taken on Jahama land.
A chance encounter between a tawny owl and a hedgehog at Glenlude, our #wildplace in the Scottish Borders.
If this duo was a double act, what would they be called? 🦉🦔
These three rugged peaks, ancient oak woodlands, and sweeping views over loch and sea - can you name this wild corner of Assynt where golden eagles soar and water voles thrive?
Photo by Kevin Lelland 📷
