Want to know more about the history of woods in your area? 🌳 Using examples from Dumfries & Galloway and further afield, Dr Coralie Mills will lift the lid on resources and approaches used to walk back through time at this free online D&G Woodlands event: digitscotland.com/events/woodlan…

The world feels a whole lot more terrifying this morning - especially for any hope of climate action. Right now I feel sick. But I also know we have choices on how to respond - and will try even harder to light candles rather than curse the darkness 🕯️

Delighted to be part of this - huge thanks to ScARF and all contributors, funders & supporters for making this happen #ScotDendro

Thrilled to see our new #Dendrochronology Research Framework for #Scotland released into the wild. A true team effort. Let’s make every day a dendro day 🌳💍💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ScotDendro

🗣️“Tree-rings provide us with a window through which we can look back in time,” says Forest Research scientist, Tom Ovenden who has contributed to a new dendrochronology framework for Scotland in partnership with Forestry and Land Scotland,Dr Coralie Mills and ScARF of Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

We're thrilled to present the brand new dendrochronology research framework as part of our ScARF project! As well as enabling a better understanding of individual heritage structures, dendro analysis can help us plan to meet future climate challenges: bit.ly/DendroFramework

...Join us online next Tuesday evening to hear Dr Coralie Mills Dr Coralie Mills lift the lid on how you can start to unpick the history of a woodland. Full info + book free ticket: fienta.com/woodland-histo… ...

Great that the HES Cultural Resources Team arranged for the work to recover and date the sole surviving timber at Castle of Old Wick. It was exciting to be involved.

In a word … it’s Treemendous 🌳💍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💚

Such kind comments, thank you D&G Woodlands. I’m sharing so people can find the link to the recording of the talk and the accompanying resources sheet - aimed at any budding Woodland History Detectives out there 🌳💚

We’re excited to share that our marine team, and historic timber specialists Dr Coralie Mills, have received funding from @histenvscot that will enable us to continue investigating the #SandayShipwreck found on the shores of #Orkney. ⚓️🧐 Read more: ow.ly/YB4B50Ulya9

We’re thrilled to be working on this project with Wessex Archaeology and the Sanday community. Very grateful to Historic Environment Scotland for the funding. Having just assessed the dendro samples, the prospects are looking good for dating and provenancing the timbers. Watch this space! 🌳💍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💚

Recommended reading 🦇🌳💚 These 3 short summaries of D&G Woodlands recent tree talk series are very handy. 1 Bats & trees - 2 Ash die back - 3 my Woodland history detectives talk. Links to recordings and resources also given below.

A Pictish spearbutt which may have been used in close combat, a unique 'Celtic' bangle, and a rare shipwreck are just some of Scotland's most amazing archaeological discoveries from 2024 🤩 Dig into our list of finds which range from 4100 BC to the 1980s: digitscotland.com/five-of-scotla…

Our final newsletter of 2024 is now available!🎄⛄🎁 Hear all about our exciting events coming up in 2025 and some of our highlights from the past year. Follow the link to read the full newsletter: bit.ly/4iCphwD #HESSupported

🎬 Part 1 of my video of the astonishing Viking-Age processional roadway being brought to light in Govan Old's 1,500-year-old churchyard, home of the @govanstones. Featuring Prof. Driscoll and David Sneddon 📺

The paper artworks of Asya Kozina who also designs life-sized sculptures, wedding dresses and masks, 100% out of paper #WomensArt

**Online event explores the history of national and local Dumfries & Galloway Apples** – 27th Jan @ 7.30pm "All are welcome to join us at this fun and engaging event on Tuesday night – book your free ticket and you might never look at an apple in the same way again…”