So good to stop-off at the inspiring Tarras Valley Nature Reserve Tarras Valley Nature Reserve en route north: over 10,000 acres now owned by the local community Langholm Initiative following an incredible Crowdfunder. So excited to see what happens here! Male Hen Harrier floated by at dawn 😄😍

What a brilliant south of Scotland showcase on this week's BBC Countryfile, featuring the South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project, gold panning at Wanlockhead, Tarras Valley Nature Reserve, Moffat's dark skies & Crawick Multiverse. Watch again here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… Discover South Scotland - Scotland Starts Here VisitScotland News

Out earlier with Elena Whitham MSP Nature Champions for the Hen Harrier Tarras Valley Nature Reserve with ScotRaptorStudy colleague Andrew. Good views of male and female bird keeping an active nest provisioned! RSPB Scotland Scottish Environment LINK

🎥🌿 Canonbie Primary P7's John Muir Explorer Award Adventure! 🌿🎥 In April and May, our P7 pupils explored Tarras Valley, learned about wildlife, and helped protect their habitats! 🌳🐦🦋 Check out their journey! 🏞️✨ youtu.be/qXkh-SbBPtM #JohnMuirAward #TarrasValley

Delighted to join the The Scottish Rewilding Alliance network day at Argaty Red Kites in Stirling! The farm's eco-tourism and nature restoration are impressive. Loved watching red kites and an osprey. Thanks to Tom and the team for an inspiring visit! #Rewilding #EcoTourism

📹✨ Relive the magic and memories, and let’s gear up for another fantastic celebration. 🌟 Good luck Cornet Bailey Donaldson! 🍀 May you lead with pride and bring joy to all. #LangholmFair #FairCrying #CommunitySpirit #Langholm #VisitScotland #TarrasValleyNatureReserve

Excited to join Community Land Scotland ’s ‘Where we Stand’ arts project! 🎨 Local artists & volunteers created a stunning map of Tarras Valley using local textiles. The Travelling Gallery Bus will be in Langholm on July 23rd. Don't miss it! 🚌✨ #WhereWeStand #TravellingGallery

A great day on Saturday with the Castle Craigs Club ride out over the Tarras Valley. The boundaries have been marked by many generations of the town’s people for over 260 years. Common Riding celebrations are now in full swing with Langholm’s big day this Friday! Music: Iain Bell

Artists and volunteers finally see the Tarras Valley Textile showcased in the Travelling Gallery! Thanks to Community Land Scotland for supporting ‘Where we Stand,’ celebrating 100 years of community land ownership. #CommunityArt #WhereWeStand #100YearsStrong #CommunitySpirit #VisitScotland

Meet Ceilidh, Red, and Gilda! 🎉 We’ve had another successful year for the Tarras Valley hen harriers with 8 little chicks fledging this year. They have been kindly satellite tagged by RSPB Scotland & one of the tags was paid by Hen Harrier Action. #HenHarrier #Wildlife #Scotland

We hope everyone had an amazing time at last week's Common Riding! 🎉🐎 Thank you to everyone who participated and made the day unforgettable and feel free to share your favorite moments with us! 💬👇 #CommonRiding #CommunitySpirit #Tradition #Highlights #VisitScotland

Excited to present 'CIEEM 2024 Scotland Conference: Reshaping Scotland: Nature Restoration in Action! 🌿 We'll discuss Langholm’s community buy-out and the Tarras Valley Nature Reserve. More info and tickets: shorturl.at/HkT6v #NatureRestoration #CIEEM2024 #Scotland

📢 Calling qualified consultants! Langholm Initiative needs Preliminary Ecological Appraisal & Building Assessments for Tarras Valley Nature Reserve. 📅 Key dates: Tender Deadline: 5 PM, Aug 12, 2024 Selection Meeting: by Aug 25 Start: Early Sept Details: shorturl.at/EbBuq

Community Film Screening! 📽️ Join us for a screening of the inspiring story of Knepp Wilding. Based on the bestselling book by Isabella Tree. 🦋🌳 Wednesday 25th September 6:30 – 8:00pm at the The Buccleuch Centre Book your tickets here 🎟️- ticketsource.co.uk/the-buccleuch-…

Join us in planning the first phases of woodland restoration at Tarras Strip! 📅 Thursday, Aug 29th, 6-7:30pm 📍 Meet at Tarras Bridge entrance Share your input, and help shape the future! All are welcome. W3W: what3words.com/ahead.golden.t… Hope to see you there!

Inspiring visit to Wildland & RSPB Scotland Abernethy in the Cairngorms Connect area last week. Huge thanks to the staff for showcasing projects like Caledonian pine forest regeneration, peat restoration, and low-density cattle grazing 🐄 to expand habitats for iconic species! 🦫🦅🦡

We had a lovely visit from Sam and Max from the International Tree Foundation last week. The charity has previously helped us with donations of native trees for our projects on the Tarras Valley so they came to discuss future projects they can help support!

Tender Opportunity! Clearance of Self-Seeded Sitka Spruce Regeneration We are looking for a contractor team to carry out the clearance of the sitka spruce regeneration over a 30ha moorland area If you are interested in quoting, visit: tarrasvalleynaturereserve.org/vacancies/