News and events Other events Training From 1 Sept - Trellis: Online Learning Seasonal gardening activitiesShare the joys of life through gardening with FREE Taster Unit: An Introduction to Seasonal Gardening Activities, then £85 per unit. Autumn Unit is enrolling from 1st September 2021 2 Sept – Nature-based enterprise launchJoin the launch event to see how new nature-based enterprises in Glasgow are making positive changes. This year Glasgow City Council’s Connecting Nature project, in partnership with early-stage impactful nature-based business and social enterprises that are use innovative enterprise ideas to help improve and maintain Glasgow’s open spaces. 3 Sept – Woven in GovanThe Woven in Govan artists’ work will be displayed at a fun, drop-in event/exhibition at the Wheat Café in Govan, from 2pm to 4pm. This will be an exciting opportunity to engage with the works and to have the opportunity to meet and chat with some of the artists themselves. From 4 Sept, the Woven in Govan project will transfer from the Wheat Café to make its first appearance at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, with a taster of what’s to come in the current exhibition space. 4 Sept – Inch Park Fun & Feedback DayHead to Inch Park in Edinburgh from 11am to 3pm to have your say on the future of Inch Park. There will be fun free activities including bouncy castles, sports, nature trails plus ice cream, food and drink, stall, plant sales and much more. If you can’t make it along have your say here 4-5 Sept – Community Garden Festival AberdeenAcross the weekend community groups across the city of Aberdeen will be opening their garden-gates to welcome you, inform you of their activities and to host a wide range of events which celebrate community growing in all its forms. 7 & 27 Sept - FlexiFOLA Forest School Training, Blackford and EdinburghBlend of online self-paced modules and face to face seminars, and all-day woodland sessions at Jupiter Artland in Edinburgh, start date 27 Sept and Blackford in Perthshire, start date 7 Sept. 11 Sept - I remember at Pollok Country Park, GlasgowThe Scottish Covid Memorial in Pollok Park will honour lost loved ones and recognise the impact of the pandemic upon us all, helping to shape a culture of recuperation. This drop-in creative session guided by Alec Finlay, Lucy Richards, Ken Cockburn & Hannah Laycock will include 'I remember' writing sessions, photography sessions relating to support, as well as activities collecting memories of greenspaces during the pandemic. Not able to attend the event? Submit your I remember online and see the listing for online events 15-16 Sept - Garden Cities Symposium: Celebrating Welwyn Garden City at 100Join this two-day creative exploration of the Garden City idea through an online conference and guided walking study tours in Welwyn Garden City. 18 – 26 Sept 2021 – Climate Fringe WeekClimate Fringe Week offers an opportunity to celebrate and support all the ways you can engage in climate activism If you’re a Scotland-based individual, group or organisation, why not take part in Climate Fringe Week. 29 Sept - Community Gardens Beyond Communities, NepalThe second in a series of seminars with a focus on how community gardens can be catalysts for wider community mobilisation on environmental issues. Through a series of participatory and creative workshops, the programme will involve the collaboration of policy-makers, community activists and academic partners from Scotland, Brazil, Portugal, Nepal as well as USA and Kenya. Follow link for the full programme. 30 Sept – V&A Dundee: What if… / we lived in places of small distances? Can you easily get everything you need within 20 minutes of where you live? This online event explores the concept of 20 minute neighbourhoods and is part of a collaboration with the Scotland + Venice partnership. What if…?/Scotland is showing until 21 November 2021. Sept 2021 to Jan 2022 - Award in Forest Gardening, The Orchard ProjectLearn all the skills you need to design, create and manage a forest garden by doing this accredited online course. The Orchard Project developed the course in collaboration with Martin Crawford, and it is accredited by Crossfields Institute. Starting 4 Oct - Learning for a Sustainable Future: a free short online courseHow to live a sustainable life affects – and connects - us all. Free five week course to develop an informed personal response climate change, gender equality, health, social equity, and inclusion 4 Oct - Intergenerational Food NetworksEvent exploring how to bring generations together through food, looking at ideas from World Food Day and resources that can help out with putting a Food for Life Get Together on. With speakers from Grow 73 and Trellis. 6/ & 7 Oct - Meet Our Waterfront Exhibition, Glasgow‘Meet Our Waterfront’ is the emerging urban masterplan for Custom House Quay & Carlton Place. This is a public consultation event at the 1873 Hall at The Briggait, where you can learn more about the masterplan proposals at a two-day exhibition, welcoming all local residents, stakeholders across the city who are interested in the project to attend. Arts & Business Scotland Training Programme Arts & Business Scotland has launched their 2021 Events & Training Programme. They have lots to offer online from legacies, data protection to copywriting and more. Social Farms and Gardens #GrowingTogether Whether you are a green fingered gardening guru or trying it out for the very first time, Social Farms and Gardens will be sharing videos, ideas and useful tips to help people grow veg at home during lockdown through the #GrowingTogether campaign. Whether you have a windowsill, garden or access to an allotment – they will be keeping it varied so that there’s something for everyone to try out. Ongoing – Free RSPB webinars Urban WildlifeThis 4-part series explores the theme of urban nature conservation, particularly actions in and for nature that benefit both wildlife and people. All webinars are free of charge and while we encourage you to attend all sessions if possible, this is not essential so please join us for those that interest you! Get OutsideThe outdoors is still open! And Ordnance Survey want to help you discover the best Britain has to offer and the benefits that outdoor activity can bring. Make a start by joining the GetOutside Challenge and tick off a bit of outdoor fun each day with our free downloadable activity calendar. Trellis Online Learning platformBringing you Seasonal Gardening Activities training - practical training online to help you engage clients in outdoor and indoor gardening activities all year round, as well as adapt activities to your client’s needs. If interested email [email protected] Volunteer Scotland online courses Working with the Open University Volunteer Scotland have created a number of free online courses to encourage thinking about the volunteer voice and restarting volunteering programmes. Learning through Landscapes - outdoor learning online support groups during COVID-19 Free virtual forum to guide families and educators on outdoor learning. Two groups on Facebook – one for families and one for educators and teachers – delivers FREE weekly outdoor learning and play activities and training including: tutorial videos, downloadable resources, learning plans, open discussion, Q & As. The Caley’s Grow and Learn awards Grow and Learn is a flexible, person-centred award, which recognises individual progress and achievement in horticulture. As well as developing horticulture skills, participants set personal goals that help them develop important life skills and specific areas of self-development including, confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Urban Nature: Connecting Cities, Nature and Innovation, online courseThis course will explore nature-based solutions in cities in Europe and around the world. It will connect together the key themes of nature, cities and innovation. It will discuss how to assess what nature-based solutions can achieve in cities and examine how innovation is taking place in cities. Coursera also has a huge range of other free courses you can do, just search for free courses. Landscape Institute launch new online learning platform - LI Campus LI Campus represents the future of professional development for landscape professionals – and in recognition of the pressures COVID-19 is placing on the sector, will be free to LI members. OpenLearn – Free Learning from The Open UniversityYou can choose an OpenLearn course from a wide range of subjects. This includes Nature and Environment and there are courses on climate change, changing cities, sustainable energy and neighbourhood nature – to name just a few on what is on offer. Ecology Training UK Ltd: Introduction to EcologyThis course gives you foundation knowledge of ecological principles and it covers a range of useful topics needed for ecology careers including consultancy and conservation. You will be guided to further reading and, where relevant, will get suitable web links to explore. At the end of each module are quiz questions for you to complete. Online: 10 Module Self-study Course Free community path trainingPaths for All's Active Environments team are offering community organisations the opportunity to receive free training on their doorstep and on a date that suits them by hosting a range of training courses at your choice of location. Training and events for Scottish community groups tackling climate changeIf you are a Scottish community group interested in tackling climate change the free programme of training and events provided by Keep Scotland Beautiful could help support you in your work. Watch Again How to make cities #GreenerHealthierWilder! Voices from around the WorldThe National Park City Foundation have made the three inspiring and motivating sessions from their how to make cities #GreenerHealthierWilder! TCPA Green Cities webinar series: Green places, successful placesWhy greening the UK's cities, towns and neighbourhoods matters and how to do it successfully. These free introductory webinars will be of particular interest to Councillors and those new to the Green Infrastructure agenda. Project for Public Spaces, New York – online events and webinarsListen to past and future webinars including “Reimagining and Re-purposing Engagement during COVID 19” in the placemaking webinar series. Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh monthly walkaround online Enjoy on a late winter ‘walkaround’of the Edinburgh Botanics, learning about seasonal plants on the way, as a pilot for a new online short course, 'Getting started with... planting design'. Free login