Community and Rainforests Engagement Weeks (CREW)
​5-12 September, 2026 . Glenuig, Moidart

Our CREW program is about giving the rainforests in Moidart a helping hand to recover.  As we engage with the rainforest and the communities living here, our world opens and blends in with the wonder and magic of this place.  Ultimately, our CREW program is about forging a future for both the rainforests and us by blending our personal gifts with the wonders of the rainforests.  

During the week we will be living in the beautiful Samalaman House with other participants of the program.  Our shared living space coheres to create a small community where we share a daily rhythm,  together.  
  
You will have opportunities to connect and communicate with wild nature. Nature may speak back to you in its own intelligent non-verbal language.  This will be a week of service and seeking.  You will be helping the rainforests in Moidart.  The rainforest may help you in unexpected ways.

​Please come to the week prepared. Appropriate clothing for physical work outdoors is essential.  Bring your journal or any other creative ways that is uniquely yours to nourish your soul journey while on the CREW week. 
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We hope our week to carry a light touch while the physical work might be demanding.  Don't let the physical aspect of the week discourage you from participating.  You will not be asked to do more than you can do.  

This week could spark new connections and encourage unexpected growth. When you engage with nature and people from other parts of the world,  all sorts of magic could happen.  You may want to retreat into your own world on our day off (usually on Wednesday) and explore the edge of your own being while immersed in a pristine, wild and endangered rainforest in Glenuig.  One undeniable gift of this week is to know your power to make a difference for the future of this fragile rainforest.


What can you expect from this week?
  • Making a difference to the wellbeing of the rainforests in Moidart.
  • Experiential, direct connection with nature.​
  • Immersion in rewilding skills and crafts.
  • Connecting with other people who are engaging and forging a viable future for our children.

Transport

You need to arrive in Glenuig (map above) on Saturday afternoon.  We aim to start the programme by 5 pm.  The nearest train station is Lochailort.  Sharing lifts may be possible.  Our programme will complete on the following Saturday before lunch. ​

Food

We will share the cooking and home-care for the week as a group. As our community forms and take shape, we will self-organise around our shared space and living chores, such as cooking and cleaning.

We will provide most of the ingredients needed to cook nourishing meals. We provide local and organic food when possible. Our preference is on the side of vegan / vegetarian food.  If you have specific food needs please bring them with you.

If you have particular cultural culinary items, please bring some to share with the group.  For example, I (Pupak) will bring saffron from Iran.  What will you bring?

Things to bring ​​

  • Thermos flask for hot or cold drinks
  • lunch box
  • rain-gear, including: rain coat, rain pants, gaiters
  • at least two pairs of trousers, two sets of tops, and thick socks
  • ​a good pair of hiking boots
  • gardening gloves, if you have them
  • ​midge net
optional : swim suit and water boots for going to the sea during your leisure time

Price & Payment

We are calculating the cost of the week as of May 2026.  We are going ahead on the assumption that the cost of commodities will not hike until September.

We have three tiers of payment.  
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1- £250 ~ Basic
2- £350 ~ Standard
3- £450 ~ Supportive

You can pay to our bank account, or use the payment platform below.
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Our bank account: 
Trees for Hope, Rewilding the Fertile Crescent  
Account : 20673701
​Sort Code : 16 58 10
You can also pay in installments of £50 / month.  Use the button below for monthly installments.

Pay by choosing an option below

Basic

£250.00

Covers food and lodging.
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Standard

£350.00

Covers food, lodging and the program cost.
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Supportive

£450.00

Covers the essential plus bursary for a participant.
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Join us as a day volunteer if you live in Moidart & beyond

We welcome you to join our programme as a day volunteer.  You will learn about different ways of tackling Rhododendron eradication.  This may be something you need to deal with on your own land.

If you live in Moidart, ​Participating on our weeks are free of charge for the residents in Moidart.  Please take a moment and fill the form below.  

If you don't live in Moidart, we ask you to make a contribution of £10 to the program.  Or you can decide what to pay.  Please bring cash, and fill the form below before joining us.

You are very welcome to join us on Wednesday night, at 7 pm for a pot luck dinner. Please bring some food to share.  We might spontaneously break out into a Ceilldh, or not.  

We are looking forward to a meaningful exchange of skills and knowledge with you. 

Thank you.
Glenuig Rainforest
A tiny remnant of the ancient oak woodland still stands here.  However this fragile ecosystem is endangered by two threats: overgrazing by deer and invasive non-native Rhododendron ponticum.  Both threats need to be reduced for the rainforests in Moidart to have a viable future.

Accommodation
​Samalaman House, Glenuig 

​We are delighted to be accommodated in the beautiful Samalaman House for our CREW week.  The owners of this iconic home are keen to see the local rainforests nurtured and protected for all to enjoy.  We are most grateful to them for the opportunity to have a warm and comfortable home for our forest restoration week.

Focalisers:
Pupak Haghighi 
Rob Pedley​

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Testimonials 

Terry Pratchet once wrote : "I have no use for people who've learned the limits of the possible." The meta-crisis and the great turning inviting us to open our imagination wide to another possible way of living in and with nature.  On this week, I not only felt that we achieved amazing positive transformation of the land, I also felt we were planting as many thousands of seeds in our own minds and those of our friends and families, fueling the visioning of better futures.  I was surprised how easy the physical work was!  The week was topped off by the company of beautiful people, lodging and landscapes. 

Mr. Russell, September 2025

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My first experience with Trees for Hope has given me my first taste of a direct experience of the positive impact on the regenerative intelligence of nature that even a few people can exercise together.  Imagine what is possible as this project grows!

Amaleigh, September 2025