Future Kilsture Forest
Sat 04 Oct
|Newton Stewart
Celebrate D&G Climate Week with our Woodland Surveying Workshop. Free, family-friendly event with Woodland Condition Assessment Taster Session for adults and dedicated Forest School session for kids!
Time & Location
04 Oct 2025, 10:00 – 13:00
Newton Stewart, B7004, Newton Stewart DG8 9DB, UK
About the event
Join us for a hands on climate and biodiversity event aimed at equipping you with the tools to better understand your local woodland through citizen science.
Led by plant data scientist and ecologist Dr. Petra Guy and her PhD student Julia Fediajevaite, you'll take part in a Woodland Condition Assessment. It is a survey designed to generate a representative value of the biodiversity found in Kilsture Forest, made to be accessible. Learn how to observe, measure, and record ecological data and contribute to meaningful local conservation efforts.
Programme
10:00 Welcome & introductions
10.15 Group discussion: What is the link between healthy biodiversity and climate resilience? Why recording is central to building climate resilience.
10.30 Introducing Woodland Condition Assessment - practical session recording a 10m2 sample plot in the forest (including a brief intro to iNaturalist for those who are not already familiar with it).