As part of the Gaelic in the Landscape project, we sent some of our Gaelic volunteers on further language training during the summer. Our volunteer, John (Iain) tells us how he's found learning Gaelic during lockdown. It was just over a year ago that I started to learn Gaelic. I joined a night class for
With the dark nights upon us, October is a great month to get into stargazing. There is lots of see including the Orionids meteor shower, chances to spot Mars, Mercury, Venus, and the Blue Moon at the end of the month. Vernon from the Callander and West Perthshire U3A Astronomy group shares what to
Lots to look out for in September with more interesting constellations, the Milky Way, and various planets. Vernon from the Callander and West Perthshire U3A Astronomy group shares what to look out for this month. It is always helpful to have a star chart to follow when navigating and observing the heavens. A free
Our Heritage Skills project primarily aims to engage and support young people through training and apprenticeship opportunities. Across the three years of the project a number of Modern Apprentices will be recruited, creating a network of young people working together for Callander. All of our apprentices are hosted by Callander’s Landscape partner Callander Youth
It has been a busy few weeks in the night sky with opportunities to see noctilucent clouds and the Neowise Comet. There is lots to see in August, with it being a great time to view the Milky Way, the Perseids meteor shower and various planets. Vernon from the Callander and West Perthshire U3A
As part of the Gaelic in the Landscape project, we commissioned Dr Peter McNiven to undertake a place-name study of the area around Callander. The final report can be viewed here and below Peter discusses some notable highlights from his findings. Researching place-names is a bit like being an archaeologist with words. Instead of
There has been lots of look out for over the last few weeks, including Venus, Mercury and the International Space Station passing over us. Although we are approaching summer solstice and we are enjoying the light evenings there are still things to look out for; in particular the start of 'season' for viewing noctilucent
Callander is home to many iconic Scottish species, which includes our native red squirrel. The annual squirrel surveys have not been able to go ahead this year due to Covid-19, however you can help! Find out more from Mary-Anne Collis from Saving Scotland's Red Squirrel project. Across the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park,
At the start of May we had planned to run a foraging walk as part of Foraging Fortnight with Jim Riach from Trossachs Biking and Bushcraft looking at the abundant wild foods around Callander. Since the walk can't go ahead, Jim introduces us to some common and easy to identify plants to start your
April was a great month for enjoying the night sky with lots to see including the super moon, Lyrids Meteor shower and a very bright Venus. Vernon from the Callander and West Perthshire U3A Astronomy group shares what to look out for in May, making the most of the the wonderful pollution free skies