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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Peatland ACTION – changing the landscapes of Scotland!
Peatland ACTION are working to restore degraded peatlands and breathe life back into this habitat, as Project Manager Andrew McBride explains… In your mind…picture Scotland’s peatlands. No doubt a vision of a large, expansive, remote brown coloured landscape. The image … Continue reading
Posted in peatland restoration
Tagged Peatland ACTION, peatland restoration, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
Astonishing facts about place names – folklore of the Gaels.
This blog explores part of the rich folklore of the Gaels and the importance of the Gaelic heroines of Scotland and Ireland in the naming of places. A must read.… An English translation is below Gaelic text. Na Dùin a … Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, SNH, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, Landscape, Scottish Gaelic
Celebrating the achievements of the Inner Forth Landscape Initiative
On 27 June, SNH Operations Officer Neville Makan attended an event in Stirling celebrating the Inner Forth Landscape Initiative. This partnership between local authorities, agencies, and charities has spent nearly 4 years working to conserve habitats and footpaths and provide … Continue reading
Posted in Community engagement, Projects
Tagged events, Inner Forth Landscape Initiative, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
Celebrating a decade of the Ayrshire Coastal Path
To celebrate 10 years of the Ayrshire Coastal Path, we invited Ron Ireland, publicity convenor of Ayr Rotary Club, to give us the lowdown of the creation of this popular coastal route and the dedication from local volunteers. In December … Continue reading
Posted in National Walking and Cycling Network, Scotland's Great Trails, SNH, Uncategorized
Tagged Ayrshire, Coast, Scotland's Great Trails, walking
Fascinating Gaelic-named islands of Loch Lomond
Ruairidh MacIlleathain guides us through the fascinating ‘Inches’ – the Gaelic-named islands of Loch Lomond. The English summary can be read underneath the Gaelic. Loch nan Innsean Tha am facal innis a’ nochdadh ann an grunn riochdan ann an ainmean-tìre … Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, National Nature Reserves, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, Loch Lomond, SNH
Achlasan Chaluim Chille / Columba’s Armpit Package
Tha lus a tha ceangailte ri meadhan an t-samhraidh cuideachd a’ cuimhneachadh Naomh Ceilteach ainmeil / A plant connected to midsummer also recalls a famous Celtic saint … Tha Lus Chaluim Chille co-cheangailte ri Naomh Eòin ann am Beurla (‘St. … Continue reading
Posted in Beinn Eighe NNR, Flowers, Folklore, Gaelic, National Nature Reserves, SNH, Uncategorized, wild flowers
Tagged flowers, Gaelic, St John's Wort
Sharing Good Practice: Farmers and Nature
Last month, Battleby Auditorium played host to a popular Sharing Good Practice event, Farmers and Nature: promoting success and looking forward. We wanted farmers to share their success stories about how they farm sustainably to benefit nature. And we weren’t … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, SNH, sustainable farming
Tagged agrienvironment, Farming, sustainable farming
Scotland’s first ever Pollinator Trail, designed by and for children, open now!
On Friday 15 June, Scotland’s first ever Pollinator Trail opened at Whitmuir Farm in the Scottish Borders. Neville Makan, local SNH Operations Officer, tells us about the launch of the trail and why pollinators are so important. Heather Anderson and … Continue reading
Posted in Outdoor learning, Projects, Trail, Young people
Tagged community, Pollinator Strategy for Scotland, pollinators, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
Urban nature: raptors in the city
Mike Thornton, SNH Operations Officer in the Forth Area and active member of the Lothian and Borders Raptor Study Group, talks about the colonisation of birds of prey into our towns and cities – and why we should celebrate these charismatic urban … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, urban nature
Tagged birds of prey, raptors, Scotland, urban nature
The Cateran Trail – a walkers dream
The Cateran Trail, aptly acknowledged as ‘the sort of Scotland walkers dream of’ by TGO magazine is a fully waymarked circular route through the spectacular Perthshire and the Angus glens. Andy Barrie, is Perth & Kinross Countryside Trust’s Strategic Routes … Continue reading
Posted in paths, Scotland's Great Trails, SNH, Trail, Uncategorized
Tagged cateran trail, Scotland, Scotland's Great Trails
