Discover Nature Award - Community Tree Planting Day

🌳 Discover Nature Award – Community Tree Planting Day

"Find your place"

Reconnect with nature. Build skills. Join a movement for change in Scotland.

Connection to nature is in our DNA, but sometimes we need a little help to restore it. The Discover Nature Award Community Tree Planting Day is a free event for 18–28 year olds who have completed the award. Designed by Borders Forest Trust, it’s a chance to reconnect: with the land, with others, and with yourself.

Whether you’re already passionate or just starting out, this day is for anyone whos passed the Discover Nature Award and is curious about the world around them and their role in it. It’s also a chance to be part of something new: a growing community of young people finding their voice and building a fairer, greener future.

🔥 Why Take Part?

Scotland’s forests, peatlands, and wild habitats are in crisis and young adults are too often left out of the work to protect and restore them. The Discover Nature Award gives you the space, skills, and support to do something about it.

Created by Borders Forest Trust, who have been rewilding Southern Scotland since 1996, this programme invites you to explore the climate and nature crises and gain the tools to take action, locally and nationally.

🧭 What to Expect

🌿 DNA Community Tree Planting Day🕙 10am–4pm | 📍 Corehead, Borders Forest Trust Site

Join the Discover Nature community for a hands-on day of climate action. You’ll take part in practical conservation tasks that support real ecological restoration and see the impact of Borders Forest Trust’s work up close.

We’ll coordinate car sharing to make the event accessible. After signing up, you’ll be invited to a group chat to plan logistics and connect with others.

Our sites are some of the best outdoor classrooms in Scotland, today, you’ll help make them even better.

🎒 What’s Included

• Free to attend
• Tree planting with your community as part of Borders Forest Trust’s rewilding mission
• All specialist outdoor gear and learning resources provided
• Led by friendly, experienced Borders Forest Trust staff

🌱 What Happens Next?

After the event, you’ll be invited to:

• Join regular Borders Forest Trust volunteering days
• Apply to help run future Discover Nature Award events
• Join the DNA Steering Group to shape the future of the programme
• Support rewilding and restoration across Southern Scotland

Lend your voice. Help us grow a movement.

✨ Secure Your Place

This is a brand-new programme and spaces are limited.Sign up now to continue your journey—we’ll be in touch with everything you need before the event.

📬 Want to Know More?

If you're a partner, supporter, or just curious about the Discover Nature Award or Borders Forest Trust, we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Contact: sam.knight@bordersforesttrust.org🌐 Visit: bordersforesttrust.org

🎥 Check out the video below to see the rewilding work we’re doing across Southern Scotland.