Highlands & Islands Climate Hub Member's Directory & Map

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

Our charity is dedicated to providing access to a community woodland that promotes health and well-being in a sustainably managed Scottish environment. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to experience the benefits of nature, and we are committed to creating a safe and inclusive space that welcomes people from all backgrounds. By managing the woodland sustainably, we are also working to protect the environment for future generations. Our goal is to offer outdoor educational programmes and events that inspire and empower people of all ages to engage with the natural world. Through our initiatives, we hope to create a community of learners who are passionate about the environment and committed to making a positive impact on the world.

Accessible Inverness is an aggregated source of events and news for disabled and neurodivergent people in the Inverness area. Accessible Inverness has a specific focus on inclusion advocacy, but also has a broader focus on social justice which necessarily includes climate justice, and as such, I would like to maintain a connection with groups with this focus as well.

The Acharacle Community Company was formed to benefit the community of Acharacle and surrounding area.

We are an 'umbrella' group for several local smaller groups, including Paths, Active Travel, Community Cafe, Tots, Community Hall with a monthly market focusing on local produce, and others. We aim to serve the community and there is a focus on caring for the natural environment around us, opening up opportunities for people in the area, and a large focus on increasing the availability of routes for active travel.

As a community led organisation we are aiming to implement practices which are more sustainable in order to reduce waste and be more climate-friendly. Projects we are currently developing include hot bins, renewable energy and reusable cups. 

The Anagach Woods Trust manages Anagach Woods, a 300ha Community owned pinewood on the edge of Grantown on Spey to benefit wildlife and the community through habitat and access management, education and volunteering. Woodland and wetland management in the woods will aim to sequester carbon in soils, wood and peat, increase the resilience of the habitats present and help moderate flood events.

We are a community hall. Our 2 areas of work are to maintain the hall and to promote its use. Lately we have developed community markets and other climate relevant activities will follow, including repair cafes.

We cover the Lochaber area, and provide social media management, email marketing and copy writing services to highland based businesses. We are paper free, wherever possible, and passionate about the environment.

The Arisaig Eco Project is a small, community based environmental project and we bring people together in lots of ways raising awareness of climate change ... growing food, re-using, swapping, sharing, reducing waste, enjoying nature, walking and cycling.

Our aim is to restore native woodland habitats and to re-connect local people with the management and stewardship of the site and to use the woodlands to underpin sustainable rural development in the community of Achnacarry, Bunarkaig and Clunes. Being a community forest that is based in a rural community area where most people work in the environmental and outdoor sector, everyone is very aware of clime change and their need to do their bit. As an organisation we want to make sure that we are doing everything possible to make the best decisions and changes to tackle climate change. We wish to join the H&I Climate Hub so that we can learn, develop and keep our local community and future generations informed of what they can do to help tackle climate change. We cover the Lochaber area.

The Arnisdale & Loch Hourn Community Association provides a resource for our very remote community in Arnisdale and on the North shores of Knoydart. We run the village hall in Anisdale and supporting action groups to support the sustainability of this crofting township. It is an hour's drive to the nearest town and two hours to anywhere with amenities.

The Association of Northern Trails Scotland (ANTS) - who also operate under the name of The John o’ Groats Trail (JOGT) - maintains, develops and promotes long distance walking in the Far North of Scotland. ANTS is a registered charity (SC049061) and is responsible for the John o' Groats Trail, which runs for 147 miles between Inverness and John O'Groats along the east coasts of Sutherland and Caithness, and through rural Easter Ross. It passes along cliff tops and foreshore for much of the route, giving walkers access to the beautiful coastline brimming with nature, history and incredible views. The trail has also serves to connect the far north of Scotland into the wider Scottish and UK long-distance trail networks, including the famous ‘LEJOG’ route, as well as the Great Glen Way. The Trail attracts both local walkers and tourists, and so promotes a slew of both mental and physical well-being opportunities, as well as supporting the economic landscape of the far north of Scotland through the development of climate-friendly 'slow tourism'.

We are a local community development trust with aims of regeneration, repopulation, and social/economic/environmental benefits in Assynt, including acting as a local anchor organisation partnering with and assisting other local and regional organisations.

Assynt Field Club was founded in 1986 and currently has over 175 members.

We are a growing group of nearly 80 people who are interested in having allotments at the end of Aviemore Community Hospital. We have set up a charitable trust and have four trustees on the board. Our aim is to develop a plot of land into at least 20 allotments initially, so that local families can grow their own vegetables and fruit. We are motivated in this initiative by creating space for people to be more sustainable in their food security, not relying so much on imported goods, and also by allowing people an opportunity to engage in an activity which is very beneficial for their mental as well as physical wellbeing.

Since 1999, our organisation has become one of the most successful Community Transport Schemes in the UK and we recently received wider UK recognition being awarded CTA Provider of the year at the CTA Awards 2023.

We are a brand new group wanting to support and enable community-led positive action on the climate in Badenoch. We have just set up as an unincorporated association and have already organised several successful events, with more in the pipeline.

We cover Badenoch and Strathspey. We are a a local charity providing gardening activities to local groups and individuals who may be older, have physical or learning disabilities, mental health issues or other difficulties. As part of that we cover ecological issues such as community food growing, organic gardening, and reduce/reuse/recycle. We would like to join H&I Climate Hub to be part of a network of groups sharing ideas and good practice .

Who We Are:

Black Isle Collective is a group of artists and poets based in and around the Black Isle. We formed in 2019 for our first summer show at the Stables in Cromarty, and have exhibited together regularly since then, including an exhibition at the Compass Gallery in Glasgow. As artists we enjoy working across a wide range of media, from printmaking to painting, installation to embroidery. Themes come from a common love we share for the local natural environment. We draw together, put on exhibitions and enjoy connecting with our local community.

BIMS was set up in 2016 to provide a social environment where men and women of adult age can gather to work together on practical projects and to enjoy each other's company. We are a registered charity SCO48114. The majority of projects involve renovation of benches and other items for the public and local community councils within the Black Isle.

The Boleskine House Foundation SCIO is a Scottish Registered charity whose mission is to restore and preserve the historical legacy and heritage of the Boleskine House estate for the greater benefit of the public. In addition to our conservation-led approach to sympathetically restore Boleskine House, we aim to educate the public on the heritage of the house and lands, to welcome the enjoyment of its structure and surrounding gardens, and to facilitate learning, growth and well-being.

We are new entrants working an eight-acre croft in Skye. Our focus is on low-input food production aimed at local communities, and we hope to work with others to share knowledge and resources.