Check out this brilliant blog from the @scotsquirrels.bsky.social team about their trapping work on the Loch Lomond islands. 👇
We recently chatted to the team on our #WordsOfTheWild podcast! Head over to our website to take a listen 🎧
scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/podcast/
Guess who's back?! 👀
We're thrilled to announce that season 2 of our #WordsOfTheWild podcast is back! Ed and Rachel are back with six new episodes, with more stories from across Scotland.
The first episode will be out soon but in you can catch up on season 1 on our website now. 👇
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A poster for the Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2025. The theme this year is Lights of the North and the Festival will run from 22 October to 1 November.
The Scottish International Storytelling Festival is back from 22 Oct to 1 Nov!
We'll be joining the wonderful Allison Galbraith on Saturday 1 November to explore some Scottish legends as well as announce the winners of our #WordsOfTheWild nature writing competition.🌊
Book now at sisf.org.uk
Ever wondered what a Living Landscape is all about? 🌱
Take a listen to our Words of the Wild podcast to find out more.
🔗Listen via our website or search Words of the Wild on your podcast streaming platform of choice.
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Entries to our #WordsOfTheWild nature writing competition are now closed for all categories except Junior Scots, the deadline for which has been extended until Thursday 31 July.
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I wrote about these crows who tried to steal my snacks on Portobello beach, but then gave up and gulped down a bunch of sand eels instead. #WordsOfTheWild
What the heck. Inspired by this lovely place I've shrugged off writers block and penned a wee essay at the last minute for #WordsOfTheWild comp. Not my finest - but words have been written. Now on with the main project.
🐸 Better hop to it if you're thinking of entering Words of the Wild! Entries close tomorrow!
Full details at scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/WOTW2025
#WordsOfTheWild #Scotland #wildlife
What do you mean there's only one week left to enter Words of the Wild?! ⌛️
Make sure to get your entry in soon! 👇
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How would you tell the story of this kingly dispute? 👑
These kingfishers were filmed in the middle of a territorial dispute over at our Montrose Basin Wildlife Reserve and Visitor Centre last year.
Don't forget to send us your #WordsOfTheWild via the link below. 👇
bit.ly/44KLMcX
Young seal with mottled coat and black eyes lying on a Scottish stone jetty, surrounded by sea and seaweed
An underwater photo of a little cuttlefish. The cuttlefish has small tentacles underneath its large protruding eyes. Its body and fins are a mottled brown with dark spots all over. The cuttlefish is swimming above the sandy seabed off the coast of Scotland. Photo taken by Anne Bignall.
What stories do you think this little cuttlefish might tell? 🐙
Join our Young Leaders for a special #WordsOfTheWild workshop at Scotland's first Snorkel Festival next Saturday! 🤿
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🔗Share your Words of the Wild at - buff.ly/n9EqqRn
Ready to share your #WordsOfTheWild? ✏️
Head over to our website to enter our nature writing competition today. 👇
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#Scotland #wildlife #writing #Competition
A graphic for the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Words of the Wild nature writing competition 2025. The graphic is set over an illustration of the seabed with green mossy rocks and a shore crab. There is white text that reads "Win prizes worth over £2,000!, One moth to go!, Share your Words of the Wild."
A graphic showing the submission guidelines for the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Words of the Wild nature writing competition 2025. The guidelines read: "Submissions must be: No more than 1,000 words, an original work, related to Scotland's wild waters or wild animals who live there, submitted before 12 July 2025."
There's only one month left to share your #WordsOfTheWild! ⏳
Tell us your stories of Scotland's wildlife and wild places.
📝 Submit by 12 July 2025
🌿 Open to all ages & abilities
Don’t let your story go untold – enter now: buff.ly/IsAa5fX
#NatureWriting #Competition
Pondering the plight of pollinators? 🐝
Find out more about the work of our Nectar Network in Ayrshire in our Words of the Wild podcast series!
🎧 Head over to our website to listen now or search "Words of the Wild" on your podcast streaming platform of choice.
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A graphic promoting the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Words of the Wild nature writing competition. The graphic has an illustrated background depicting the waves of the sea with cliffs in the background. Beneath the waves is an illustration of a gannet catching a fish. There is text that reads "What lies beneath the waves? Let your imagination run wild in our writing competition about Scotland's coasts, rivers, seas and lochs."
A graphic showing the submission guidelines for the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Words of the Wild nature writing competition 2025. The guidelines read: "Submissions must be: No more than 1,000 words, an original work, related to Scotland's wild waters or wild animals who live there, submitted before 12 July 2025."
Scotland’s waters hold endless stories. What will yours be?
Dive into our #WordsOfTheWild competition with tales of lochs, coasts, and secret underwater worlds.
📝 Poems, stories, essays – all forms welcome
🌊 Theme: From Source to Sea
📅 Submit by 12 July
Details: buff.ly/uphRCZW
#NatureWriting
A graphic showing an extract from the winning entry of the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Words of the Wild Competition 2024. The extract reads: "Time feels still as I stand frozen. What a crown jewel he is, and so close to me. His body is a jubilee of turquoise feathers, mistletoe green edges and an autumnal orange belly. He is radiant, even when diving for seconds. My dad always said the kingfisher's beauty blooms without the need for spring, is stunning in summer's glow, enchanting in autumn's fire, and peaceful on a snowy winter's day." Written by Hanna Murphy.
A graphic showing the submission guidelines for the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Words of the Wild nature writing competition 2025. The guidelines read: Submissions must be: No more than 1,000 words, an original work, related to Scotland's wild waters or wild animals who live there, submitted before 12 July 2025.
'His body is a jubilee of turquoise feathers, mistletoe green edges, and an autumnal orange belly...' 💙
Last year's winner, Hannah Murphy, perfectly captured that frozen moment when wildlife takes your breath away. Could your writing be next? ✏️
🔗 Enter today: buff.ly/uphRCZW
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Scots poet, Len Pennie, on a beach.
A huge congratulations to one of our #WordsOfTheWild judges, Len Pennie, whose book, poyums, has won Book of the Year: Discover at the #BritishBookAwards.
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Sharpen your storytelling skills for our Words of the Wild nature writing competition, with a free online storytelling workshop run by Duncan Smith, Director of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
Booking is essential - details at the link below 👇
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#WordsOfTheWild
Dive into Scotland’s rivers, lochs and seas in this year’s #WordsOfTheWild competition!
Find out more and submit your entry at scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/wordsofthewild/competiti...
#scottishwildlifetrust #naturewriting #nature #wildlife #ecology #conservation
✍️ Words of the Wild is back — and submissions are OPEN!
This year’s theme is From source to sea, exploring the journeys our rivers, coasts & wild waters inspire. 🌊
Full details + how to enter: bit.ly/4m1a4qQ
#WordsOfTheWild #NatureWriting
White stylised text reading 'Words of the Wild' with 'Coming soon' below. Behind the text is an illustrated background of the top down view of water. The surface of the water is visible with long green aquatic plants below.
We're delighted to say that after the success of last year's competition, Words of the Wild returns, this year in association with the Scottish International Storytelling Festival. Check back next Wednesday for more information on the theme and how to enter...
#WordsOfTheWild
Have you listened to our Words of the Wild podcast series yet? 🎧
Head over to our website or search "Words of the Wild" on your podcast streaming platform of choice.
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/podcast/
#Scotland #wildlife #WordsOfTheWild #podcast
Oh well, tonight wasn't my night - but it was still an honour to have the highest-placed piece of #Gaelic writing.
Congratulations to the winners!
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