South Skye Electrical Amnesty
2026-03-25 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-29 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-27 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-24 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
Drop off your unwanted domestic electrical appliances – large or small, anything with a plug or battery – at Kyleakin Community Hall between 11 am and 1 pm.

Woodland Community Day, Cnoc nan Craobh, Dunvegan
2026-03-25 13:00 - 16:00

Broadford litter pick with Team Otter
2026-03-28 10:00 - 13:00
Meet Broadford hall at 10 am

Broadford community woodland tree planting
2026-03-28 13:45 - 15:45

National Food Debate
2026-04-08 18:30 - 20:30 | Virtual Meeting
Wednesday 8 April, 6:30 – 8:30 pm online
This is an invitation to attend a hustings organised by the Scottish Food Coalition (an alliance of 70+ organisations working for a just transition to a fair, healthy, sustainable food system) in Edinburgh with a (free) online option to join in. Click here to register.
Political party representatives will be asked pre-selected questions as well as questions from the audience physically present and online.

Feel Heal Real Food: A local food event to inspire and inform
2026-04-25 11:00 - 16:00 | Broadford Community Hall, 1 A87, Broadford, Isle of Skye, IV49 9AE, United Kingdom
Feel Heal Real Food: A local food event to inspire and inform
Saturday 25th April, 11 am – 4 pm, Broadford Village Hall
This inspirational event is about healthy, sustainable food and local production. There will be talks, stalls and workshops, and delicious food to eat.
Participants will include local growers, academics, and cooks. Among those participating, we are thrilled to have researchers from The Rowett Institute (Aberdeen University) along with Nourish Scotland the Highlands and Islands Climate Hub, West Coast Organics and the Scottish Crofting Federation.
Visit www.skyeclimateaction.org/reroot for the latest information.

ONE OFF Spring WASTE NOT event
2026-04-29 10:00 - 17:00 | 9 Torrin, 9 Torrin, Isle of Skye, IV49 9BA
ONE OFF Spring WASTE NOT event
@9 Torrin IV49 9BA
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Wednesday 29th April 2026
OPEN 10am – 5pm
Come along for a good rummage through second hand items – clothes, bedding, books, bric-a-brac, CDs, LPs,dvds, DIY, craft, kitchen items….
You might find just what you need!
Take away pre-loved but unwanted items – free of charge!
‘One person’s trash is another’s treasure’
We will accept small amounts of donated items – limited to one small bag/box per person. Please DO NOT bring a whole car load!
We accept basically anything that’s too good to go in the bin that might be useful to someone else.
PLEASE NOTE – we cannot accept Furniture or large items eg high chairs/gym equipment/cots…
This is a ‘swap shop’ style event where items can be taken away for FREE!
For any queries please contact: torrinwastenot@btinternet.com

Tidal Gardens: Bealltainn Gathering
2026-05-01 12:30 - 15:30
From 12.30pm (low tide 1.37pm)

Join CLIMAVORE at the Black Rock, on the Scorrybreac walk in Portree, to mark the start of summer at the Tidal Garden.

Bring a picnic and gather for a shared shoreline lunch, rock pool making and intertidal exploration.

We are linking up with Skye Sailing Club to ensure there are toilet and hand washing facilities nearby and the opportunity for a cuppa if the weather is less favourable.

Everyone welcome, although if you are unfamiliar with the walk it can be uneven at times and the shore is rocky, so please wear appropriate footwear. If you have any queries get in touch with Shona – 07800857146 / shona@climavore.org

Plant sale - Flourish together, Broadford
2026-05-05 11:00 - 13:00 | Growers Hub, Broadford, Pairc Nan Craobh, Broadford, Isle of Skye, IV49 9AP, United Kingdom

Tormore Community Woodland Open Day
2026-05-10 11:00 - 16:00
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Gentle gardening sessions, Broadford
2026-05-12 14:30 - 16:30, 2026-05-19 14:30 - 16:30, 2026-06-09 14:30 - 16:30, 2026-06-16 14:30 - 16:30, 2026-06-23 14:30 - 16:30 | Growers Hub, Broadford, Pairc Nan Craobh, Broadford, Isle of Skye, IV49 9AP, United Kingdom

International Festival of Wild and Kind Ideas (online)
2026-05-20 - 2026-05-25
A free online event from the Permaculture Institute. (Last year’s was great).
A 6-day festival featuring 40 inspiring thinkers, doers and creatives from around the world exploring wild and kind ideas.
Replays available to those registered if you can’t get to some sessions.
Register here.

Day 1: Wednesday 20 May

Morag Gamble: Myceliating humanKINDness
Satish Kumar: Peace is possible
Fritjof Capra: Principles of life
Louis De Jaegar: Food foresting festivals and film
Helena Norberg-Hodge: Localisation
Charlie Mgee & Brenna Quinlan: Permaculture artivism

Day 2: Thrusday 21 May

Jeremy Lent: Ecocivilisation
Nate Hagens: The great simplification
Katharine Burke: Earthwards: learning as seed
Daniel Christian Wahl: Bioregioning & place-based design
Manda Scott and Rupert Read: Thrutopian stories

Day 3: Friday 22 May

Perdita Finn: Mothers of magic
Tyson Yunkaporta: How ancient stories can guide us
Alfred Decker, Yara and Boulos: Permaculture in Lebanon in crisis
Mazin Qumsiyeh & Rosemary Morrow: Palestinian permaculture & resistance
Rob Hopkins: Falling in love with the future

Day 4: Saturday 23 May

Emma-Kate Rose & Dheepa Jeyapalan: Transforming the public plate
Stuart Cowan: Design for life thriving
Ansiima Casinga Rolande, Megan Banda Afshan Omar: Afroecological futures
Nora Bateson: Who can I be when I am with you?
Natalie Topa : Water Resilience

Day 5: Sunday 24 May

Samantha Sweetwater: The earth misses you
Andrew Millison: Rehydrating the planet
Mattias Olsson: Radical neighbouring, peace and film
Manish Jain: Deschooling our lives
Mary Reynolds: Acts of restorative kindness

Day 6: Monday 25 May

Hannah Moloney: Why we garden
Michelle Maloney: Bioregions and Rights of Nature
Pella Thiel: Creating a bioregional embassy
Maddy Harland: Wilding permaculture and publishing
Cate McQuillen: Deliberate optimism

Tokavaig beach clean
2026-06-13 10:30 - 12:30

Tormore Volunteer Day
2026-06-14 10:30 - 13:00
by Duncan MacInnes
We have bought a brand new powered wheelbarrow which will be launched on the day (up a path, not out to sea) and we have 100 new trees from Phil Knott of Drumfearn, and a new planting area up the Upper Peat Road. There are lots of paths to cut back, grass to trim, old plastic guards to remove and sitkas to cut down.
We need some conversation and ideas about making the entrance more attractive and some joined up thinking about cohesive information around the Woodland and following up on the Open Day. Bring your expertise and ideas along.
Meet at the polytunnel at Tormore Woodland.

Cànan nan Eun (Language of the Birds)
2026-06-14 14:00 - 16:30 | Skye Bridge Studios, Main Street, Kyle of Lochalsh,, IV40 8DA, United Kingdom
A Listening Party to celebrate the creativity of students at Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd (the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music) at Plockton High School. Nine students have each composed a new tune, inspired by different species of bird that either inhabit the surrounding landscape, including the Balmacara Estate, nearby sea cliffs and the mountains of Kintail. More details here.

Sustainable Scotland Network: Conference 2026 (online)
2026-06-17 09:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Meeting
Delivering on Scotland’s Climate Priorities: Resilience, Emissions and Just Transition
Taking stock of Scotland’s climate action priorities, sharing challenges and solutions, and exploring how to scale up impact in the year ahead. Sign up here.

"Plastic Inc.” - what Big Oil doesn’t want you to know about plastic
2026-06-18 18:30 - 20:00
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Described as ‘a compelling true-crime story’ by The New York Times, Plastic Inc., by award-winning journalist and author Beth Gardiner, exposes how major oil and petrochemical companies have driven the global explosion of plastic production, despite growing public concern about pollution and waste.
The book shines a light on the ways industry wields its money and muscle to block measures that could stop it selling more plastic. And it looks at the hidden health crisis created by the chemicals in plastic as well as the ways plastic is driving climate change.
Beth will be in conversation with Everyday Plastic founder Daniel Webb, to explore the hidden realities of the global plastics industry, the systems driving plastic pollution, and what meaningful change could look like. Register to join the conversation here.

Midsummer Solstice celebration in the Tormore Community Woodland
2026-06-21 16:00 - 20:00
Sunday 21 June at 4pm.
Let’s celebrate Midsummer Solstice in the Fank in the Tormore Community Woodland. It will be dry!

There will be a BBQ fire, so bring your own food, drink, family and friends, family or whoever. The gate will be open and you can drive up to the fank.

For info, please contact Duncan at tormore@sleat.org.uk

Our Seas Petition Presentation to the First Minister
2026-06-23
At the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
Over 15,500 people across Scotland have added their names to Our Seas’ petitioncalling for stronger protection of our seas.
Join with others in the campaign to deliver the petition to the First MInister, with the opportunity to meet with MSPs, and a film screening & informal networking event in the afternoon. Full details of what’s happening on the day are available here.

People's Emergency Briefing: SCCAN Members accessible online screening
2026-06-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual Meeting
SCCAN will be holding a special ONLINE screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing.
You have probably seen local screenings advertised and this is an opportunity to watch online if you have not been able to make it to an in-person event.
The 45 minute film, presented by Chris Packham, unpacks the reality of the climate and nature crisis in the UK, from food security and extreme weather to the cost of living, while highlighting the credible, community-led solutions within our reach.
Find out more about the National Emergency Briefing here.
Following the film, we will open up the floor for an interactive, hosted discussion to share our reflections, ask questions, and explore what these national insights mean for our local Scottish communities.
Register for free here.

Building Effective Nature-Based Regional Food Systems (Aviemore)
2026-07-02 10:45 - 16:00
At The Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore
The Rowett Institute invites you to join them for an engagement event focused on accelerating nature‑based approaches that can strengthen and future‑proof regional food systems in Scotland. This session will bring together targeted key organisations to explore practical solutions that support climate resilience, environmental improvement, and healthier food production.
Scotland’s Climate Change Plan (2018–2032) highlights that our future landscape will look very different having to accommodate increased urban spread as well as larger areas of afforestation and peatland restoration. Simultaneously, there is an immediate need to produce healthy food efficiently, while being mindful of protecting and restoring nature. Mainstream agriculture will have to quickly adapt to incorporate novel crops with potential to contribute to Scotland’s emission targets and strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change. This will require ambition to think beyond domestic agriculture, more widely than ‘farm to fork’, while contributing to our economy, people’s livelihoods, and the health of the nation.
More information here
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/rowett/news-events/events/23573/
The Rowett Institute says: “Let us identify together high‑impact opportunities and the evidence needed to explore effective strategies that work across a range of landscapes, including less favourable land. Your expertise will be invaluable in shaping a more resilient, future‑ready food system that supports us in becoming a good food nation.”

Building Effective Nature-Based Regional Food Systems (Inverness)
2026-07-03 10:45 - 16:00
At The Glenmoriston Hotel, Inverness
The Rowett Institute invites you to join them for an engagement event focused on accelerating nature‑based approaches that can strengthen and future‑proof regional food systems in Scotland. This session will bring together targeted key organisations to explore practical solutions that support climate resilience, environmental improvement, and healthier food production.
Scotland’s Climate Change Plan (2018–2032) highlights that our future landscape will look very different having to accommodate increased urban spread as well as larger areas of afforestation and peatland restoration. Simultaneously, there is an immediate need to produce healthy food efficiently, while being mindful of protecting and restoring nature. Mainstream agriculture will have to quickly adapt to incorporate novel crops with potential to contribute to Scotland’s emission targets and strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change. This will require ambition to think beyond domestic agriculture, more widely than ‘farm to fork’, while contributing to our economy, people’s livelihoods, and the health of the nation.
More information here
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/rowett/news-events/events/23573/
The Rowett Institute says: “Let us identify together high‑impact opportunities and the evidence needed to explore effective strategies that work across a range of landscapes, including less favourable land. Your expertise will be invaluable in shaping a more resilient, future‑ready food system that supports us in becoming a good food nation.”
