Bright Green Nature is a nature restoration charity based in the Scottish Borders.
We are thrilled to launch our new website with a special gift for you – a Mindful Minute from Deer Park. Please take a moment to pause, breathe, and immerse yourself in the peace of this beautiful place. Notice how it makes you feel and let nature’s calm inspire you.
Our aim is to empower and enable communities to protect nature in the places they love and to restore and protect rare and vulnerable habitats.
We work exclusively at small scale and grass roots level, working alongside communities to restore the places that they value.
We rely on the help of our valued volunteers and partners to achieve our ambitions.
Get in touch to learn how you can join us and help to make a difference.
We restore and protect the health and resilience of natural ecosystems, by:
Restoring, protecting and connecting habitats to conserve and improve abundance and resilience of native biodiversity
Restoring and protecting ecosystem function, health and resilience
Supporting and conducting research into ecosystem restoration practices; dissemination and interpretation of results to benefit nature and people
We connect and engage people with nature, by:
Improving the connectivity of people with Nature so that they are motivated to protect it
Making nature accessible to all; reaching new audiences through using nature to connect with people in innovative ways
Connecting people with their natural and cultural heritage to understand its importance in shaping how we understand nature and how we live with nature in the future
Empowering communities and individuals to learn new nature based skills and knowledge, to improve wellbeing and employability
🌿 Nature came to the Borders General Hospital this week! 🌿
On Monday, we set up our community outreach stand at Borders General Hospital and had some brilliant chats with patients, visitors and staff about the wildlife and wild spaces on their doorstep.
From sharing ways to get involved in local nature restoration to swapping favourite wildlife sightings, it was lovely to meet so many people who care about the Scottish Borders’ landscapes, habitats and species. 🦋🐦🌳
A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by for a chat, picked up information, shared an idea or simply told us about a place in nature that matters to them. Every conversation helps strengthen the connections between people and the natural world around us.
Keep an eye on our page for upcoming events, volunteering opportunities and ways to get involved in nature recovery near you.
There's still a chance to join us at some of our upcoming events as part of our Nature Networks' Climate Engagement Project, partnering with Scottish Borders Climate Action Network ! 🌱
We're excited to launch our new presentation about rewilding, which is titled Nature Restoration in the Borders and Beyond.
Our first showing will be at Stow (kindly hosted by Green Stow) on the 11th of September - see details on the attached poster.
This is your opportunity to find out more about what rewilding really means and how it can impact on both nature and people in your area. Those who attend will get updates on what is already happening in the Borders, whilst learning more about various topics - from wetland restoration to missing species reintroductions. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers (and deeper discussions afterwards) as well as tips on how you can get involved.
If you'd like us to visit a venue near you - just send us a message on here - or email fraser@brightgreennnature.org
