ABCAN Map Argyll & Bute

Argyll & Bute Climate Action Network (ABCAN) is Argyll and Bute’s community climate action network. It brings people and groups together to share ideas, learn from each other, and take practical action locally.

About Climate Hubs

ABCAN is supported through Scottish Government funding and overseen through a collaboration between ACT, Argyll & Bute Third Sector Interface and Time for Change Argyll & Bute. We’re part of a network of 24 Climate Hubs which collectively cover every region of Scotland. These hubs are rooted in their local place, run by local experts and connected to community organisations and cross-sector partners. 

What does ABCAN do?

ABCAN is here to help communities across Argyll and Bute to:

  • Build confidence and capacity to respond to the climate emergency 
  • Connect and collaborate, making sure engagement is representative of local communities 
  • Increase community-level climate action 
  • Get involved in, and influence, policy and decision-making 

Join the network

ABCAN is member-led, relevant and accessible. We create online and in-person spaces for connection, exchange and solidarity. Our online member space is on Mighty Network. It’s where people share opportunities, ask questions, post updates and connect around themes and local priorities.

Join ABCAN on the Mighty Network

What you’ll find through ABCAN

ABCAN includes a mix of projects and support, including:

  • Carbon Literacy Training: certified training with an Argyll & Bute focus, including community, adaptation and school staff routes 
  • Youth Action and Future Learning Pathways: partnership work to support climate-ready learning and careers in Argyll & Bute 
  • ABCAN Seed Fund: small grants to help inspire action on climate change 
  • Sustainable Food Partnership: working together for environmentally sound and community-benefiting food systems 
  • Mighty Network: the online space where the network shares updates, resources and opportunities 

Not sure where to start?

 If you’d like a chat about where you fit, or what might be most useful, please get in touch: abcan@act-now.org.uk

SDG 3 - Good Health and Well Being
Bicycle Site

Full Cycle repair station including pump

ACT Eco Hub
ACT Site
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well Being
SDG 4 - Quality Education
SDG 13 - Climate Action
Resilience Training / Development
Collaboration Hub
Bicycle Site

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Adventure Oban
Environmental Education
Sailing or Row Boat Launch
Canoe or Kayak Site
Eco Tour or Nature Walk
Sports Site or Play with Nature
Eco Club or Organization
Bicycle Site

Adventure Oban is a community-led charity brought together by a shared love of the outdoors and the beautiful environment which we live in. We want everyone to enjoy equal access to Oban’s natural playground. We believe spending time in the water, out on the hills and generally outside is one of the best ways to keep our minds, body and community healthy - even more so when we do it together. 

AliEnergy
Significant Organization or Agency
Social Service
SDG 1 - No Poverty
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
Energy Conservation

ALIenergy works to promote sustainable energy use and renewable energy generation, to address fuel poverty and reduce carbon emissions.

Cultural Site
Cultural Performance
Local Music
Art Spot

We’re of our place and for our community. We aspire to be an island voice in a national and international conversation.  

Environmental Education
Eco Club or Organization
Sailing or Row Boat Launch
Canoe or Kayak Site
Eco Tour or Nature Walk
Sports Site or Play with Nature

We deliver safe, affordable, and accessible courses—reinvesting all profits to enhance our services.

Community Garden
Volunteer Site
Eco Club or Organization
Organic or Local Food
Composting Site
Eco Agriculture or Permaculture

Our aims are to foster community friendships, skill share, create inter-generational bonds and improve well-being through growing food and offering a welcoming green space and garden.

Cultural Site
Cultural Performance
Local Music
Traditional Way of Life
Museum
Artisan or Art Studio
Online Resource

The CHARTS network was conceived through the desire to create a sustainable future for the Culture, Heritage and Arts sector in Argyll.

Cultural Site
Historical feature
Environmental Education

Campbeltown Picture House is one of the first purpose built cinemas in Scotland, built in 1913. This Grade-A listed building is unique, with a Glasgow school art nouveau exterior and an equally impressive and unusual ‘atmospheric style’ interior. It survives today as a rare space, largely unaltered from the 1935 remodelling by the original architect Albert V. Gardner. The Centenary Project was completed in December 2017 restoring this magnificent building and creating a modern cinema destination complete with a second screen, new foyer and café, and spaces for exhibitions, displays, education and community activities. In 2025 Campbeltown Picture House joined forces with Kintyre Climate Action group  to present Campbeltown Climate Action Film Festival, screening a series of films about climate change to spark conversation and encourage action.

Cardross CAN
Eco Club or Organization
Eco-Justice Organization

Cardross CAN connects neighbours to share knowledge + experience of ways to care for our planet

Significant Organization or Agency

Developing a Community Place Plan through a Climate Lens 

SDG 13 - Climate Action
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well Being
SDG 4 - Quality Education
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Eco Flag School

ColGlen Growers
Vegetables Growing Here / Raised Beds
Allotment Garden
Greenhouse
Community Garden

Community initiative focused on local food production

Community Garden

Large polytunnel for community growers to rent a growing bed for veg etc. Run by the community for the community and providing resilience socially and economically.

Coll Growing Group
Community Garden
Allotment Garden
Vegetables Growing Here / Raised Beds
Free Fridge or Food Rescue or Community Larder
Greenhouse

Coll Growing Group was set up on the Isle of Coll in 2022 to support growing on the island. They do this through practical growing activities and through the sharing of information and expertise.

Recycling

Blister Packs, Batteries, Ink Cartridges

Community Wind Farm
Wind Energy Site

Gigha Community Wind Farm

Cormonachan Woodlands
Public Forest or Natural Area
Native Forest or Plants
Eco Tour or Nature Walk
Environmental Education

The Cormonachan Community Woodlands are 63.9 ha (158 acres) of ancient Atlantic oak & hazel woodlands and part of Scotland’s Rainforest and have the status of being ‘Ancient Semi Natural Woodlands’ (ASNW) being preserved for Education, Conservation and Recreation.

Dunoon Food Bank
Food Bank
Volunteer Site

  Dunoon Foodbank and Community Hub serves the Cowal community!  

Food Share
Food Bank
Organic or Local Food
Food Gathering Site
SDG 2  - Zero Hunger
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well Being
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 - Climate Action
Food Bank / Emergency Food

Unsold ambient food from local supermarket.

Native Forest or Plants
Volunteer Site
Archaeological Site
Environmental Education
Eco Tour or Nature Walk
Scenic Vista
Coastal Habitat
Bird and Wildlife Watching
Significant Habitat

At Cowal’s southernmost tip lies a sweep of Atlantic rainforest called Glenan Wood, owned and managed by the local community.

Fun First
Child Friendly Site
Environmental Education

Fun First has been running accessible, baby and toddler sessions in Helensburgh for over 20 years.

Glen Creran
ACT Site
Native Forest or Plants

Getting to the roots of Rhododendron ponticum

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