Perthshire Nature Connections Partnership (PNCP) Gathering

THE EVENT IS BOOKED OUT but PLEASE CONTACT US - WE MAY BE ABLE TO RELEASE EXTRA TICKETS

Meeting at The Royal George Hotel in Perth at 9:30 on Thursday 9 May 2024, the Perthshire Nature Connections Gathering is an opportunity to hear from a range of speakers about some of the top nature recovery projects in this part of the country. It is also an opportunity to connect with individuals and organisations from across Perth and Kinross who share the passion and commitment for protecting and restoring nature.

Participation – this is an in-person event - no online participation is planned. Non-attendees and booked delegates can also publish online poster-content ‘Talk to me about …’ see below

Event Schedule

09:30 Arrival - coffee/tea available 

From 10 am

• Introductory remarks Clare Hamilton, trustee, PKCT, Chair, PNCP
• Northwoods Rewilding Network in Perthshire – James Nairne, SCOTLAND: The Big Picture
• Nature finance and landscape-scale projects – Almond Headwaters – D Tollick PKCT
• Perthshire Nature Connections Partnership (PNCP) – open forum – vision and plans
  
  

11:15 Comfort Break

From 11:25

• Dalnacardoch Estate – 7,000 hectare Durrell Trust recent acquisition – vision and plans – Deirdre Stewart, Programme Director Scotland for Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (DWCTS).
• Nature and Government in P&K – including Local Nature Conservation Sites, Nature Networks – Robert Wills and Hannah Wilson PKC
• Ben Lawers – recent developments on NTS National Nature Reserve – Helen Cole, Senior Ranger/Naturalist and Property Manager, NTS.

12:30 Open Forum/Q&A   Clare Hamilton, trustee, PKCT, Chair, PNCP

12:50 Closing Remarks  Peter Quinn, Director, PKCT

13:00 Networking Lunch

14:00 Event Closes

 

‘Talk to me about …’ online poster-wall for the event

PNCP Gathering 9^th May 2024 is an opportunity to network, both during the event, and before and after via email. If you have a topic that you want to network about - either to share knowledge or to learn from others -email [email protected] to submit your ‘Talk to me about …’ poster  - please make your poster a .pdf file, A4 size on one page. Please check that if you include hyperlinks that they work, and that your contact details appear. Feel free to use colour and images but please limit text to several bullet points to get your message across.

Travel to

there is no on-site parking, please use public parking nearby. The rail and bus stations are approx 20 mins walk - local buses run nearby.

Post-event details

The event will not be recorded. The poster-wall will remain online indefinitely. Attendees details will only include their contact details where they have given permission to share these.

PNCP - further details are online here PNCP webpage

any issues? [email protected] 07720 621745