Black Devon Wetlands Family Fun Day
Join IFLI and the RSPB for a day of family fun to celebrate the launch of the new Nature Reserve Black Devon Wetlands in Alloa. Saturday 22 April will see a whole range of great events for kids - a...
View ArticleFirst steps in Grangemouth restorations
The first weekend in May will see a range of community events taking place at Zetland Park in Grangemouth, centred around the digital reconstruction of the historic town clock tower. The clock tower...
View ArticleForth Valley Orchard May Blossom Week
This May sees the end of Fruitful Communities, and a series of events across the Inner Forth will ensure the work of the project continues to bloom. Led by the Forth Valley Orchard Initiative,...
View ArticleCalling all local artists and photographers!
Tower and the Ochils from Skinflats, by Katherine Cowtan. IFLI has recently launched a new virtual gallery to showcase the rich heritage of the Inner Forth, and we are looking for local artists and...
View ArticleBo'ness Fun Run Results
Thank you and well done to everyone who took part in the second Bo'ness Fun Run, which took place on 14th June 2017. 137 runners took part in the 4 mile track around Bo'ness foreshore, a route which...
View ArticleAlloa Academy films get their world premiere
Following the world premiere at Alloa Academy on the 21st June, we are delighted to bring two short films created with the help of Alloa Academy pupils out on general release. The first film you can...
View ArticleRediscovering Valleyfield Estate's 'Lost' Stables
In August and September an exciting archaeological project will be taking place to uncover an important part of Valleyfield's heritage - and IFLI are looking for volunteers to take part. Within...
View ArticleExplore the Inner Forth with our new interactive map
IFLI have launched a new online feature which will help you to get out and explore everything that the Inner Forth has to offer. Our new interactive map gives you an overview of the huge variety of...
View ArticleThe Inner Forth Festival 2017 is here!
Another September full of fantastic free events has been announced, and you can find out all the details below! Every September IFLI organise the Inner Forth Festival, a month of free...
View ArticleConference to highlight new connections around the Forth
This November the history and wildlife of the Inner Forth will be in the spotlight at an event looking at the many ways organisations and communities have been working together to protect and...
View ArticleIFLI shortlisted for UK citizen science award
IFLI have been shortlisted for a prestigious national award for our work to help protect the area's natural heritage through citizen science. The annual National Awards for Biological Recording and...
View ArticleAccess work completed at Abbey Craig
The latest IFLI access paths project was completed last month as the path leading to the summit of Abbey Craig, home to one of the Forth Valley's most iconic structures. The path bordering the main...
View ArticleWork Experience With IFLI
My name is Jayden Read. I am a 15 year old boy in high school right now. I live in Scotland in a small town called Tillicoultry with my parents, brother and sister. In my spare time I’m usually...
View ArticleTeam effort puts new pond dipping platform in place at Black Devon Wetlands
Over 250 hours of work have gone into installing a new boardwalk and pond dipping platform at RSPB Black Devon Wetlands Nature Reserve, near Alloa. Assistant Warden Ami on the completed boardwalk....
View ArticleConference to connect citizen scientists across Scotland
Volunteer-led citizen science will be in the spotlight this February. Citizen scientists are volunteers who keep and share records of some or all of the wildlife species that they see, to help inform...
View ArticleIFLI Events and Outreach Assistant says goodbye
Nicholas Reid, our IFLI Events and Outreach Assistant, who many people who have attended IFLI events will have met, has sadly now come to the end of his contract. He worked with us for 18 months as...
View ArticleWhat do you think of Black Devon Wetlands?
Have you visited RSPB Black Devon Wetlands Nature Reserve? If so would you be able to spare a few minutes to let the RSPB know what you thought about it? Since the RSPB signed the lease for Black...
View ArticleIFLI team seeking evaluation consultant to undertake Final Monitoring &...
The Inner Forth Landscape Initiative team are seeking a consultant to carry out a Final Monitoring and Evaluation Review of the programme and partnership during summer 2018. The IFLI team are looking...
View ArticleIFLI's new animation brings story of Inner Forth to life
The Inner Forth is an incredible place that has been formed by nature and shaped by people. A place steeped in history that holds so much importance to the wildlife and the people that have lived here,...
View ArticleIFLI casting its marks around the Inner Forth
In a unique project that will link the Inner Forth’s industrial history to its future landscape, the Inner Forth Landscape Initiative is commissioning Ballatine’s Castings, in Bo’ness, one of the UK’s...
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