Learning and Outreach
Through our learning and outreach activities, we seek to inform, consult, involve, empower and collaborate with the communities where we live and work.
Wild Your Space
In 2022, Bright Green Nature launched its Wild Your Space microgrant, which provides small grants to households and schools to help people to bring wildlife into their gardens.
We provide advice and guidance on small scale rewilding projects and work closely with schools and community groups in particular.
Young Rewilders Forum
If you are…
- Aged 16 – 25 and
- Passionate about restoring and protecting our environment and
- Ready to speak up for yourself and for other young people
…then the Young Rewilders Forum is just for you!
Red Squirrel Recovery
Bright Green Nature is proud to be the community engagement partner for the Scottish Borders in the Red Squirrel Recovery Network (RSRN) — led by the Northumberland Wildlife Trust, working across Southern Scotland and northern England to protect and restore red squirrel populations.
Junior Rangers
Bright Green Nature has an active and lively Junior Ranger group working in the Selkirk area under the watchful eye of our Biodiverstiy Officer, Lisa McLeish.
Volunteer Groups
We have a regular Thursday volunteer group coordinated by Lisa McLeish, and there are often other volunteering opportunities available. Please keep an eye on our events calendar or get in touch.
Selkirk’s Nature Network
Selkirk Nature Network is a community project focused on connecting Selkirk’s green spaces to support local wildlife and biodiversity. Everyone is welcome to get involved, from planting for pollinators and creating nature-friendly gardens to providing habitats that help wildlife move through the town.
By sharing ideas, inspiration, and practical actions, we can build a network of stepping stones for nature across Selkirk and make a real difference for biodiversity.
Climate Engagement Programme with SBCAN
We are collaborating with SBCAN on a place-based climate engagement programme rooted in the landscapes around Selkirk, including Selkirk Deer Park, Selkirk Hill, and the wider network of ponds, wetlands, and connecting habitats. The project will bring these special places to life, helping local people explore how climate change is already affecting the Borders and how caring for and restoring habitats can support stronger, healthier places for both nature and communities.
At its heart, the project is about making climate change feel real, relevant, and local. A changing water level in a pond, a dry hillside more vulnerable to fire, or heavier rain running off hard ground are all signs we can see and understand in our own landscapes. By spending time in these places together, we can learn more about how nature helps us adapt, and how restoring biodiversity can make our communities more resilient too.
Through climate and water walks, practical workshops, and youth-led mapping sessions, we will explore how rainfall, soil health, flood risk, and wildfire risk are changing across the Scottish Borders.
If you’d like to learn more about the project, please email: megan@brightgreennature.org