Our organisation creates learning spaces for heritage and craft skills, which also explore how these skills help us to navigate the world moving forward. We believe that learning should involve our head, heart and hands, so we focus equally on how we learn, why we are learning and what we are learning. 

We chose the name Caorann because we are inspired by the role this tree has within the ecology of these lands. Caorann (pronounced ‘choor-un') is the Scots Gàidhlig name for the Rowan tree. Caorann is native to Scotland as well as most of Europe and North Africa. It is both an ancient gnarled feature of our landscape and a pioneer species meaning it grows easily in poor or barren soil. It helps begin new forests and is fundamental to restoring habitats. In folklore the Caorann protects against evil spirits and is often planted or harvested to protect houses or travellers. This tree inspires us to remember that new things can grow in difficult circumstances, that healing is possible and that both history and renewal are important.