Not everyone knows that the Tay Bioregion produces the majority of Scotland’s soft fruit. (1) Fewer still know how the particular combination of rhizomatic soil, water, and climate shapes what can be grown and made here. Apple Blossom, photo Clare Cooper But autumn reminds us that at the heart of this Bioregion’s food world, often…
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In March 2026, we launched an open competition inviting artists and illustrators to help us shape a distinctive visual identity rooted in the living systems of the Tay Bioregion. The response was both moving and humbling. Artists from across Tayside and beyond submitted work of genuine depth and care, and we are grateful to everyone…
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Tom Ashton of Native Aqua talks to Nimaya Lemal, Bioregioning Tayside’s Storyteller. It’s no secret that we have a broken economic model and a sea experiencing ecosystem collapse. We know that these crises are linked: centuries of industrial exploitation and pollution have destroyed biogenic habitats. These include European native oyster reefs, once a keystone species…
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A first tranche of funding from the NoVo Foundation (renamed the Regional Futures Fund) at the end of 2025 has enabled us to begin to expand our core team. A second tranche is promised at the end of this year which will further enable us to strengthen our governance and organisational capacity, and significantly increase…
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A Framework for Action for the Tay Bioregion (2025–2045) – Part 3: Governance, Collaboration & Finance When we published Part 1 of our Framework for Action for the Tay Bioregion earlier this year, we described it as the beginning of a conversation about understanding its lands, waters, biotic and human communities, and assessing its current…
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Bioregioning Tayside has begun work of developing a Bioregional Investment Vision for the River Isla Catchment – a vital natural asset in the Bioregion, sustaining agriculture, biodiversity, and rural livelihoods across Strathmore, while securing water supplies for the eastern Bioregion, including Dundee. The work is being led by Myles and Nicci Mander of EcosystemIQ, based…
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Bioregioning Tayside – Reimagining Tayside as a Living Bioregion Open Call: Artist/Illustrator Competition £1000 prize & commission contract Opens 10am, 4th March, closes 5pm, 10th April 2026 We are launching an open competition to find an artist or illustrator who can help shape a distinctive visual language for Bioregioning Tayside, one that grows from the…
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As part of the development of the Bioregional Financing Facility, we have been drawing together a lot of data with which to develop a Framework For Action For The Tay Bioregion. Regenerating the Tay Bioregion: A Framework for Action (2025–2045) presents the first comprehensive bioregional strategy for ecological and cultural renewal within the Tay River…
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For the past year, in cooperation with Dark Matter Labs, we have been building the foundations for the creation of a Bioregional Financing Facility (BFF) for the Tay Bioregion. A BFF is an ecosystem of tools and institutions that can catalyse the flow of funds into and through the Bioregion, in a way that is…
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