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Trip to Red Kite Feeding Station at Laurieston

On a chilly afternoon in January, some John Muir Award pupils from Dalry Academy visited the Red Kite Feeding Station at Bellymack Farm,...

Wishing you a Merry Christmas

It's been a fantastic year for us at the Carbon Centre. We have been busy with new projects, new staff and a new training course that is...

Environmental artist

We are working closely with a local Environmental Artist, Kate Foster, on our peatland projects. Kate has created some beautiful pieces...

Peatland Restoration event is a great success in Lochgilphead.

Our Peatland Action restoration event in Lochgilphead was a great success! We ran two courses back to back covering both theory and...

May 2018 *** We are Recruiting (again!) ***

We are delighted to have secured funding through the Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership Project and from Holywood Trust for our new...

International Women's Day 2018

The Crichton Carbon Centre celebrated International Women's Day 2018 doing what we doing best! We spent the afternoon with Galloway...

February 2018 We have made headlines!

Jayne recently did an interview with BBC online discussing the Refill project in D&G. You can read the article and see her brilliant...

March 2018 *** We are Recruiting ***

We are looking for a Peatland Project Officer to join the team. Please check out our Jobs page for more information. **Applications now...

Three reasons to reduce your plastic water bottle use in 2018

1. It saves you money! We all like to save a bit of money, so we can buy something special, save towards a holiday or just to tighten our...

Sustainable: The Podcast - The Crichton Carbon Centre interview about Peatlands and Refill D&G

In December last year Emily and Jayne were interviewed by Tabi from EarthSelf for Sustainable: The Podcast, which was released on the...

January 2018 Sustainable Initiatives that Work podcast

Back in December Jayne and Emily recorded a podcast with Earthself who produce "Sustainable: The Podcast". Since its inception in May...

New Year and New Projects…

It’s been a busy end to 2017 at the Crichton Carbon Centre and the future looks to be even busier! Our Refill D&G project, aiming to...

Do you remember when water wasn't sold in plastic bottles?

I remember getting water at the drinking fountain, it was fun, free and they were everywhere! In fact i'm sure people used to gather at...

It’s been a busy month for Peatland Action in D&G!

A number of applications have now been submitted to Peatland Action to fund peatland restoration across the region this winter. It will...