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
The second edition of our Selkirk’s Nature Network Newsletter is now available. With plenty of news about our Junior Rangers, events on Selkirk Hill and work we’ve been doing across the town, there’s something for everyone.
🐿️ Red squirrels need a home too!
As we mark World Habitat Day during Red Squirrel Awareness week. we've been thinking about what makes a good home — not just for people, but for Scotland’s wildlife too.
For red squirrels, healthy habitat means connected woodland, plenty of food and safe routes through the landscape. 🌲🍂
In the Scottish Borders, you can help by planting and protecting a mix of native trees and hedges, including:
🌰 Hazel – nutritious nuts
🌳 Oak and beech – seeds and shelter
🍎 Rowan and hawthorn – berries and cover
🌲 Scots pine, spruce and larch – important cone seeds
🌿 Birch and willow – variety, structure and nesting opportunities
A mixture of mature trees, young growth, native hedgerows and woodland edges can provide food throughout the year, while connected habitats help red squirrels move safely between feeding and nesting areas.
Every native tree planted and every hedge protected can help create a more connected, wildlife-friendly landscape. Because every species needs a home.
Have you spotted a red squirrel in the Scottish Borders? Tell us where — and share your photographs in the comments! 📸
🐿️This week marks the start of Red Squirrel Awareness Week 2026
🥳Join us in celebrating the wonderful work of local volunteer groups around the Scottish Borders to protect these beautiful native creatures.
👉Share your sightings and local photos in the comments and below
👀Find out what's on in your local area: https://squirrelaccord.uk/red-squirrel-awareness-week/
🌿✨ Honoured and humbled to be awarded Gold for Biodiversity at the Scottish Borders Greener Gateway Awards – for the second year running! ✨🌿
This recognition belongs to everyone who makes our work possible:
🙏 Our incredible volunteers and partners, whose passion and hard work bring our projects to life
👏 Our dedicated staff at BGN, whose expertise and commitment drive everything we do
💚 Our generous funders and partners, whose support enables us to plan, grow, and protect nature across the Borders
Thank you to Scottish Borders Council for celebrating community-led action for nature. We’re proud to play our part in making the Borders greener, wilder, and more resilient – together. 🦋🌸
