This year’s Reforesting Scotland Gathering will be held for the first time in Renfewshire, from the 25th to 27th of September, based at Lapwing Lodge near the historic mill town of Paisley.

Every year the Gathering moves to a different part of Scotland, to visit and take inspiration from local projects based around community, forest culture, sustainable livelihoods and nature restoration. Besides the visits we have talks, discussions, workshops and a great ceilidh.

Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and North Lanarkshire lie between the city and the sea, stretching from Glasgow in the east to the Firth of Clyde in the west. Their history is both rural and industrial and its landscape has been shaped by agriculture and mining. Two hundred years ago, Paisley was one of the main centres of the 1820 Rising, the closest that Scotland ever came to revolution! We’ll visit projects spanning the urban to rural gradient, from community projects in the west of Glasgow to villages and farms in the hinterland.

Our venue will be Lapwing Lodge, the Scouts’ outdoor base in the west region. With lots of dorms, huts and camping space, there will be plenty of accommodation – and plenty of room for workshops and socialising.

We’ll be opening early bird booking shortly, but in the meantime you can register an interest below and we’ll let you know when bookings open.

Send me details when booking opens!