Take part in a focus group tomorrow evening at 5:30pm and 6:45pm at the Beacon Centre and have your say on the impact the closure of Bucksburn Swimming Pool has had on individuals and communities. More info: orlo.uk/24cKp

The Woodside Gardening Group were introduced to a variety of tree seeds...which are now in pots sitting outside the school front door. Each person had a tree seeds to take home... let's see if we've begun a tree nursery 😊

P7's Woodside School challenged their maths skills today as they measured and calculated approximate sequestered carbon content of some of the saplings in the wee forest Former NatureScot account - our trees combatting climate change 😊

Incredibly proud to have been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of the Highlands and Islands for my contribution to the creative arts Our culture is a great river that runs through all our lives and I feel honoured to be one of its custodians 🎶 UHI

So well deserved Duncan Chisholm , awfa chuffed for you. You are a national treasure x

"No human being on the face of the earth, no government is going to take from me my right to speak, my right to protest against wrong, my right to do everything that is for the benefit of mankind" - so spoke the remarkable John Maclean, who died 100 years ago today. Thread ->

Earth was hard as iron so P3 Woodside School had a bird migration story indoors, then came out to the wee forest with apple food for hungry feathered friends, followed by a run-seek-find animal game, followed by excellent sliding downhill 😊 NatureScot

Palestine Film Index has now reached 400 films, 41 texts, 4 audio sources & is still growing daily. we now have a group of about 7 people working on it or consulting. please read our statement before engaging the list. with love, in solidarity & struggle. rb.gy/9k6nwx

Scots Call my Bluff Woodside School, tales o kelpies at Brig o Balgownie, duncin, mythical craturs wi loose parts...all for Scots Expedition day 😊

Winter outdoors Woodside School - snow play, litter picking, bird watching, bird feeding...#naturecare #fun #learningoutdoors 😊

Winter prepping for Spring Woodside School 😊 The Gardening Group with support from UKTreescapes has been clearing out the compost bin in preparation for a new initiative - weekly class + dining room compostable gatherings to create beautiful, rich soil for veg growing 😊

A new course for teachers aimed at bolstering the use of the Scots language in schools has been launched, and today's attitudes towards its use in class are in stark contrast to decades past... pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/6…

Litter picking, digging, stone finding, absorbing play during nurture time Woodside School 😊

It was a new and fun way to explore the field while on an insect safari and creating insect homes with P6 Woodside School 😊

Wonders of spring tree flowering, ladybird and caterpillar findings, beautiful mosses growing and more bug homes created in our Wee Forest 😊 Woodside School NatureScot #natureexplore

What a fantastic bunch of young folk Woodside School P7 yesterday and UKTreescapes Gardening Group today have shifted a bunch of hedge trees that were under threat of damage. Thank you so much all of you for your hard graft, much appreciated 😊

P2 and P3 Woodside School found signs of spring in the Wee Forest today - which prompted reflective questions - Why does this tree have white spots? Why does this tree have opposite buds and this one has alternate (dancing buds)? #enquiry #discovery #connection NatureScot

Spring Woodside School Wee Forest 😊 NatureScot P1 watched as a queen wasp emerged from the ground, youngsters have wondered at all the bonny tree flowers and leaf buds bursting open...joy x

The joy of osmosis ☺️ Woodside School a great joy is a child running up to tell me their own nature discoveries - as simple as seeing a bee in a flower, or last week one lad describing a black, green & white bird he'd seen (magpie 😊) NatureScot #naturepassion #giveopportunity

A thank you outing to Bennachie for Woodside School gardeners for all their hard work in the school grounds, you've been great! Thanks too the UKTreescapes team for enabling & Garioch Ranger, Alison Sutherland for a fab day 🙂 #funinthewoods #celebratingpeople