Opportunity Details

Join Balmoral Ranger Harry and Head Ranger Glyn for a day of hands on practical environmental conservation to benefit twinflower!

You'll be helping clear spruce saplings from sites where twinflower grows. Twinflower is a distinctive plant with a slender Y-shaped stem, each side of which grows a pale pink bell-shaped flower. Mostly found in North East Scotland, the twinflower population has become critically scarce with numbers declining 44% since the 1970s. It has been identified as a conservation priority in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, the Cairngorms Local Biodiversity Action Plan, and is included on the Scottish Biodiversity List.

Please note meeting location is in Ballater - see notes below.

Opportunity Name: Twinflower conservation, Balmoral
Description: Join Balmoral Ranger Harry and Head Ranger Glyn for a day of hands on practical environmental conservation to benefit twinflower! You'll be helping clear spruce saplings from sites where twinflower grows. Twinflower is a distinctive plant with a slender Y-shaped stem, each side of which grows a pale pink bell-shaped flower. Mostly found in North East Scotland, the twinflower population has become critically scarce with numbers declining 44% since the 1970s. It has been identified as a conservation priority in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, the Cairngorms Local Biodiversity Action Plan, and is included on the Scottish Biodiversity List. Please note meeting location is in Ballater - see notes below.
Date/Time:	Thu, Jul 11, 2024 - 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Spots Available:	Waitlist
Meeting Location:	Church Square Car Park in Ballater. Google map here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZmEaziKduSbpXWpV6
Organizer:	Glyn Jones glyn.jones@balmoralcastle.com 01339 742 556

Category:	Volunteer Cairngorms / General environmental conservation

Opportunity Details | Twinflower conservation, Balmoral