Highlands Rewilding events and community meetings
Do you live or work near to our three rewilding projects: Bunloit, Beldorney or Tayvallich? Would you like to be more involved in rewilding, get outdoors into nature, or have your say?
If you would like to find out further details about an event, please click on the calendar or the longer upcoming event descriptions below. You can also email info@highlandsrewilding.co.uk for more information on any event. Where available, you can find reports from events by clicking on the event picture or button and opening up the individual event page.
Event details
Bunloit Christmas celebration - mince pies, mulled wine and wonky Christmas trees
Come and cut your own wonky Christmas trees, and join us in removing non-native tree regeneration.
10am - 4pm
One of our objectives at Bunloit Estate is to progressively transition from non-native plantations to native woodlands. Young native trees have to compete with the non-native pines for space and resources. This winter, to give them a helping hand, the Estate team at Bunloit will be removing non-native conifer regeneration.
This is a great opportunity for you to join us in taking out spruce and hemlock. Though not your typical Christmas trees, a little wonky and a little spiky, these trees make lovely festive decorations full of character.
If you are new to Bunloit’s nature days, get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk. We hope to see you at this event, the last nature day of 2024.
Tayvallich Estate Winter Events
Join us on Saturday 7th December for a chance to see the on-going work of the Tayvallich Estate team. We are hosting three free sessions across the day. We hope to see you at one (or more) of them!
Walk & Talk
10.30am - 12.30am or 1.30pm - 3.30pm (accessible)
Free mini-bus from Tayvallich Community Hall, and back again.
Winter Blether
7.00pm - 8.00pm
Tayvallich Community Hall
Click on the event for more information!
Bunloit Nature Days - Volunteering
If you are local to the area, or just passing through, drop in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 10am-4pm to get outside in nature and take part in our rewilding efforts.
Usual meeting place: Bunloit Farm W3W///green.script.tint
Pick ups available from Loch Ness Hub, Drumnadrochit
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Wildlife walks, mycorrhizal experiments, berry picking, forest gardening, tree planting, climate conversations, pond dipping, tracks and signs, mulching, invasive species removal and much more!
Huntly Youth Club at Beldorney
It was brilliant to host a Nature4Health session for the Huntly Youth Club at Beldorney Estate last week, getting kids out into nature. Everyone got involved in practising fire lighting, first with cotton wool and then with thistledown and birch bark, before cooking some tasty "doughnuts" on the fire. We learned about prey and predator behaviours before heading out to look at some animal tracks and signs.
After some warming spruce tea, learning some knots and making some wooden Christmas decorations with nettle cordage for hanging, we rounded off the morning with lunch round the fire and hot chocolate.
Thanks to N4H, Rachel n Jaz Youth Work, Barnardo's, and the funders of the wider FIRNS project NatureScot and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Bunloit Nature Days - Volunteering
If you are local to the area, or just passing through, drop in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 10am-4pm to get outside in nature and take part in our rewilding efforts.
Usual meeting place: Bunloit Farm W3W///green.script.tint
Pick ups available from Loch Ness Hub, Drumnadrochit
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Wildlife walks, mycorrhizal experiments, berry picking, forest gardening, tree planting, climate conversations, pond dipping, tracks and signs, mulching, invasive species removal and much more!
Pasture for Life Skills Development Programme workshop at Beldorney Castle
We look forward to welcoming participants for a Pasture for Life event, with Rob Havard of Phepson Angus sharing his expertise on livestock genetics that are functional and fertile in a pasture-only environment. There will be a practical assessment of the cattle at Beldorney to help bring the theory to life.
If you have a professional interest and would like to attend you can find out more and sign up via Eventbright.
Bunloit Nature Days - Volunteering
If you are local to the area, or just passing through, drop in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 10am-4pm to get outside in nature and take part in our rewilding efforts.
Usual meeting place: Bunloit Farm W3W///green.script.tint
Pick ups available from Loch Ness Hub, Drumnadrochit
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Wildlife walks, mycorrhizal experiments, berry picking, forest gardening, tree planting, climate conversations, pond dipping, tracks and signs, mulching, invasive species removal and much more!
Bunloit Event: Samhain / Hallowe'en Stories and Songs with storyteller Alis Ballance
Each-Uisge Anns An t-Sabhal: Water Horse in the barn
Free event with free minibus shuttle
Bunloit Estate, Friday 1st November. Meet 6.45 pm Loch Ness Hub in Drumnadrochit; return 8.45pm.
Join Storyteller Alis Ballance from SEANCHAS at Wester Bunloit Barn to celebrate Samhain / Hallowe'en with a night of spooky tales and haunting melodies featuring the terrifying legend of the waterhorse. A fun night for all the family with apple pie and hot drinks after the performance.
More information and sign-ups via Eventbright.
Bunloit: Mindfulness in Nature - pilot session
FULLY BOOKED, more sessions planned
An exciting event to connect people with and experience the benefits of nature through mindful practice. A collaboration between Highlands Rewilding, Nature 4 Health and The Highland Mindfulness Group.
This event is organised by one of our Community Joint Venture partners, ‘Mindfulness in Nature’, and hosted at Bunloit Estate. Keep an eye out for more details of future events.
Beldorney Community Meeting
We are holding a community meeting this evening on the future of Beldorney estate. Please do let your friends and neighbours know – all are welcome to attend.
Tonight, Monday 28th October, 7pm, Glass Hall
This meeting is to update the community on our equity raise and land sale plans and answer any questions people may have about what this means for Beldorney and residents in Glass and the surrounding area.
At the meeting, our CEO, Jeremy Leggett, will present an update, and members of the Estate and Communities Teams will also be present to discuss next steps.
The purpose of this meeting is to update the community on the current situation and possible scenarios for Beldorney and answer any questions. It is also to gauge community interest and appetite for remaining informed or involved and to discuss the best methods for doing so.
Bunloit Nature Days - Volunteering
If you are local to the area, or just passing through, drop in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 10am-4pm to get outside in nature and take part in our rewilding efforts.
Usual meeting place: Bunloit Farm W3W///green.script.tint
Pick ups available from Loch Ness Hub, Drumnadrochit
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Wildlife walks, mycorrhizal experiments, berry picking, forest gardening, tree planting, climate conversations, pond dipping, tracks and signs, mulching, invasive species removal and much more!
Bunloit Community Meeting
Community meeting on the future of Bunloit Estate
Tues 15th October, 7.30pm, Glen urquhart Public Hall
Following the meeting held by GURCA on 25th September to explore options for community purchase of part of the Bunloit estate, Highlands Rewilding is hosting a follow-up session to present information on the estate, its current management and funding.
We will host a Q&A after presentation of the following:
Overview of Highlands Rewilding business model and income/expenditure on Bunloit.
About the Bunloit Estate, with a focus on North Bunloit, now on the market.
Options for continued partnership with Highlands Rewilding for the local community
Jeremy Leggett, CEO and members of our Science, Estate and Communities Teams will be present to answer questions. All are welcome so please help spread the word.
Gu h-àrd is gu h-ìosal - Above and Below - Coastal foraging event at Tayvallich
Gu h-àrd is gu h-ìosal - Above and Below - Coastal foraging event at Tayvallich
Join wild swim coach Dan the Merman and wild food guide Heather on Tayvallich Estate for this FREE half day sensory and immersive pilot community experience amongst stunning west coast scenery. Together we learn about nature's bounty and wild edibles, take the opportunity to immerse our senses with a dip in Argyll's stunning waters and learn some of the wonderful meanings and the stories behind the Gaelic names that describe our sense of place and the nature that surrounds us. After a dip we will share a wild food picnic together that showcases some of the wonderful wild edibles found in Argyll. Funded by NatureScot and Highlands Rewilding as a FIRNS Community Venture Project.
Bunloit Nature Days - Volunteering
If you are local to the area, or just passing through, drop in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 10am-4pm to get outside in nature and take part in our rewilding efforts.
Usual meeting place: Bunloit Farm W3W///green.script.tint
Pick ups available from Loch Ness Hub, Drumnadrochit
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Wildlife walks, mycorrhizal experiments, berry picking, forest gardening, tree planting, climate conversations, pond dipping, tracks and signs, mulching, invasive species removal and much more!
Bunloit Nature Days - Volunteering
If you are local to the area, or just passing through, drop in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 10am-4pm to get outside in nature and take part in our rewilding efforts.
Usual meeting place: Bunloit Farm W3W///green.script.tint
Pick ups available from Loch Ness Hub, Drumnadrochit
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Wildlife walks, mycorrhizal experiments, berry picking, forest gardening, tree planting, climate conversations, pond dipping, tracks and signs, mulching, invasive species removal and much more!
Bunloit Nature Days - Volunteering
If you are local to the area, or just passing through, drop in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 10am-4pm to get outside in nature and take part in our rewilding efforts.
Usual meeting place: Bunloit Farm W3W///green.script.tint
Pick ups available from Loch Ness Hub, Drumnadrochit
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Wildlife walks, mycorrhizal experiments, berry picking, forest gardening, tree planting, climate conversations, pond dipping, tracks and signs, mulching, invasive species removal and much more!
Tayvallich Community Meeting
We would like to invite you to join us for an update about Highlands Rewilding's work at Tayvallich including housing, community enterprises and land. Please come with and chat to our team and Highlands Rewilding's founder, Jeremy Leggett, who will also discuss the wider context of the company's work and the investment strategy, including an exciting strand of our work called the Nature and Community in Perpetuity (NCIP) model.
Highlands Rewilding Community Meeting
Friday 30th August, 7:30 pm
Tayvallich Hall
All are welcome, and there will be light refreshments available.
Highlands Rewilding Stand at Glen Urquhart Highland Games
Look out for our stand at the Glen Urquhart Highland Games! Come and find out more about our work from our team. With activities for all ages. For more information on the games visit:
Bunloit Nature Days - Volunteering
If you are local to the area, or just passing through, drop in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 10am-4pm to get outside in nature and take part in our rewilding efforts.
Usual meeting place: Bunloit Farm W3W///green.script.tint
Pick ups available from Loch Ness Hub, Drumnadrochit
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Wildlife walks, mycorrhizal experiments, berry picking, forest gardening, tree planting, climate conversations, pond dipping, tracks and signs, mulching, invasive species removal and much more!
Bunloit Estate: Guided Dragonfly Walk
Following last year's successful event, you are warmly invited to join Anna Macfie as she leads a guided dragonfly walk at Bunloit.
This is a completely free event, suitable for all ages and lasting around two hours.
If you are curious to learn more about these fascinating creatures and how we monitor them, keep your eyes peeled for breeding dragonfly species such as Four-spotted chaser, Common and Southern hawkers, Black darter, Large Red and Emerald damselflies.
No need to book, please meet the group at the long lay-by nearest the Lenie track on the Bunloit road on August 18th.
If you have any questions, please contact Bunloit's Estate Manager at alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Please ensure you wear sturdy footwear suitable for uneven wet ground.
Bunloit Nature Days - Volunteering
If you are local to the area, or just passing through, drop in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 10am-4pm to get outside in nature and take part in our rewilding efforts.
Usual meeting place: Bunloit Farm W3W///green.script.tint
Pick ups available from Loch Ness Hub, Drumnadrochit
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Wildlife walks, mycorrhizal experiments, berry picking, forest gardening, tree planting, climate conversations, pond dipping, tracks and signs, mulching, invasive species removal and much more!
Bunloit Nature Days - Volunteering
If you are local to the area, or just passing through, drop in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 10am-4pm to get outside in nature and take part in our rewilding efforts.
Usual meeting place: Bunloit Farm W3W///green.script.tint
Pick ups available from Loch Ness Hub, Drumnadrochit
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Wildlife walks, mycorrhizal experiments, berry picking, forest gardening, tree planting, climate conversations, pond dipping, tracks and signs, mulching, invasive species removal and much more!
Bunloit Nature Days - Volunteering
If you are local to the area, or just passing through, drop in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 10am-4pm to get outside in nature and take part in our rewilding efforts.
Usual meeting place: Bunloit Farm W3W///green.script.tint
Pick ups available from Loch Ness Hub, Drumnadrochit
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Wildlife walks, mycorrhizal experiments, berry picking, forest gardening, tree planting, climate conversations, pond dipping, tracks and signs, mulching, invasive species removal and much more!
Bunloit Nature Days - Volunteering
If you are local to the area, or just passing through, drop in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 10am-4pm to get outside in nature and take part in our rewilding efforts.
Usual meeting place: Bunloit Farm W3W///green.script.tint
Pick ups available from Loch Ness Hub, Drumnadrochit
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Wildlife walks, mycorrhizal experiments, berry picking, forest gardening, tree planting, climate conversations, pond dipping, tracks and signs, mulching, invasive species removal and much more!
Bunloit Nature Days - Volunteering
If you are local to the area, or just passing through, drop in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 10am-4pm to get outside in nature and take part in our rewilding efforts.
Usual meeting place: Bunloit Farm W3W///green.script.tint
Pick ups available from Loch Ness Hub, Drumnadrochit
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Wildlife walks, mycorrhizal experiments, berry picking, forest gardening, tree planting, climate conversations, pond dipping, tracks and signs, mulching, invasive species removal and much more!
Bunloit Nature Days - Volunteering
If you are local to the area, or just passing through, drop in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 10am-4pm to get outside in nature and take part in our rewilding efforts.
Usual meeting place: Bunloit Farm W3W///green.script.tint
Pick ups available from Loch Ness Hub, Drumnadrochit
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Wildlife walks, mycorrhizal experiments, berry picking, forest gardening, tree planting, climate conversations, pond dipping, tracks and signs, mulching, invasive species removal and much more!
Bunloit Nature Days - Volunteering
If you are local to the area, or just passing through, drop in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 10am-4pm to get outside in nature and take part in our rewilding efforts.
Usual meeting place: Bunloit Farm W3W///green.script.tint
Pick ups available from Loch Ness Hub, Drumnadrochit
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Wildlife walks, mycorrhizal experiments, berry picking, forest gardening, tree planting, climate conversations, pond dipping, tracks and signs, mulching, invasive species removal and much more!
Beldorney Summer Event
Showcasing Beldorney estate work including a walk and talk and discussion on shortlisted Community Joint Ventures
6.30: Brief walking tour of Mains of Beldorney (farm steading): a vision for future activity and testing ideas
7.15: FIRNS project and update on Community Joint Ventures
7.45: Group discussion: shaping ventures
8.45: Networking and refreshments
9.00: Close
Bunloit Nature Days - Volunteering
If you are local to the area, or just passing through, drop in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 10am-4pm to get outside in nature and take part in our rewilding efforts.
Usual meeting place: Bunloit Farm W3W///green.script.tint
Pick ups available from Loch Ness Hub, Drumnadrochit
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Estate Manager Alex Davies on alex.davies@highlandsrewilding.co.uk
Wildlife walks, mycorrhizal experiments, berry picking, forest gardening, tree planting, climate conversations, pond dipping, tracks and signs, mulching, invasive species removal and much more!