Reposted from @greenaspirations
Teenage Dirtbags is a new volunteer group for young people aged 14-24. Between October 2025 and February 2026, we’re asking young people to get out into the woods, learn woodland crafts and sustainable woodland management techniques, and help us build a new woodland workshop. It’s free to attend, and a great way to learn more about the woodlands and hang out with your friends - as well as making new ones!
Supported by Scottish Forestry, over the course of 5 months we’ll introduce the Teenage Dirtbags to traditional crafts and skills, including coppicing, tree planting, greenwood crafts and blacksmithing, and work together to build a timber-framed workshop in the woods. We’re hoping that the project will lead to some great benefits for the participants, including:
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Increasing wellbeing
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Increasing confidence – about being outdoors, working with others, and doing practical activites
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Learning about potential careers in the woods
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Having a great time!
At different points in the programme, we’ll invite members of the local community to join us, so that our Dirtbags can demonstrate what they’ve learned and, in turn, learn from the different experiences of the community. And we’ll finish with a celebration event, where (hopefully) we can unveil the new workshop.
Places are limited each session so if you’re interested in taking part, just click the button below to sign up. You can email us with any questions on hello@greenaspirationsscotland.co.uk.
Remember, this is for you if you’re at all interested in being outdoors, doing something great for the climate, learning new crafts, building things, or finding out about what goes on in the woods.
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