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Monthly Archives: May 2020
#YCW2020 A Day in the Life – Nature Reserve Manager Catriona Reid
During the Year of Coasts and Waters 2020, we’ve been joining SNH staff working along our shorelines and waterways to gain an insight into the varied work they do. Inevitably the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected much of the normal day-to-day activity … Continue reading
Posted in Year of Coasts and Waters 2020
Tagged #YCW2020, lockdown, Muir of Dinnet, National Nature Reserve, NNRs, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, Spring
Living Roofs for People, Place and Nature
Ivan Clark, our Placemaking Team Manager at SNH, tells us about a partnership project exploring the contribution that green roofs can make to successful, climate-resilient places. He found that by applying the right kind of roof to the right building … Continue reading
Noticing change in times of uncertainty.
Chris Mackie is a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh’s Moray House School of Education and Sport. His research is funded by Scottish Natural Heritage’s Magnus Magnusson studentship. In this post, he reflects on how the current situation can … Continue reading
Garden sanctuary
Suzanne McIntyre is missing the nature reserves she manages in the south of Scotland. But she’s discovered there’s a lot more life in her own back yard than she had realised, and that tuning in to nature in your garden can … Continue reading
Posted in bees, biodiversity, Birds, gardens, green health, Uncategorized
Tagged birds, garden life, garden sanctuary, gardens, lockdown, meditation, nature, NatureScot, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
Ponds for all!
Man-made mini-wetlands across Scotland provide oases for a wide range of wildlife in urban areas. To mark World Biodiversity Day, David O’ Brien from our Biodiversity team took a stroll around his nearest SuDS pond to see what he could … Continue reading
Posted in amphibians, biodiversity, Flood management, Flowers, gardens, Insects, Orchids, Sustainable Drainage Systems, Uncategorized, urban nature, wild flowers
Tagged biodiversity, damselflies, marsh marigolds, NatureScot, Orchids, ponds, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, SuDS, urban nature, World Biodiversity Day
Shooting frogs in the dead of night
Underwater photographer Mark Kirkland aims to bring the weird and wonderful of Scotland’s sea and freshwater life to the wider public. Recalling a mission shortly before lockdown restrictions, Mark gives us an insight into the techniques, patience and determination required … Continue reading
Posted in amphibians, art, Nature in art, photography, Reptiles, Sustainable Drainage Systems, Uncategorized, urban nature, Year of Coasts and Waters 2020
Tagged #YCW2020, amphibians, common frogs, frogs, Mark Kirkland, Mark Kirkland Photography, Markunderwater, NatureScot, photography, pondlife, ponds, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, underwater photography, urban nature, wildlife photography, Year of Coasts and Waters 2020
The Space Between Us
Markus Stitz is an Edinburgh-based filmmaker, photographer, writer and founder of Bikepacking Scotland. While used to going solo on his cycling adventures, Markus values the community around backpacking greatly and in his latest film explores the difference between social and … Continue reading
Posted in Access, active travel, Argyll National Nature Reserves, cycling, National Walking and Cycling Network, Natural Health Service, paths, sustainable travel, Trail, Uncategorized
Tagged bikepacking, Covid-19, cycling, distance, Landscape, Markus Stitz, NatureScot, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, Social distancing, trails
Lorg Ghlaschu – In Search of the Dear Green Place
Musician Mary Ann Kennedy was brought up in Glasgow in a Gaelic-speaking family with island roots. In our post today, Mary Ann digs deep into the natural Gaelic and other roots of the Dear Green Place. You can read the … Continue reading
Posted in art, Gaelic, Historic Environment Scotland, History, Nature in art, Projects, SNH, Uncategorized, urban nature
Tagged cultural connectios, Gaelic, Glasgow, History, Mary Anne Kennedy, music, nature, place names, Scottish Gaelic, The Dear Green Place
LORG GHLASCHU – IN SEARCH OF THE DEAR GREEN PLACE
Thogadh Màiri Anna NicUalraig ann an Glaschu mar phàirt de theaghlach eileanach le Gàidhlig. Anns a’ phost seo an-diugh, tha Màiri Anna a’ rùrachd a-measg freumhan nàdair agus cànain Baile Mòr nan Gàidheal… Rugadh mi ann an Glaschu, ann an … Continue reading
Posted in art, Gaelic, History, Uncategorized
Tagged Dear Green Place, Gaelic, Glasgow, Mary Anne Kennedy, NatureScot, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Music, SNH
Assessing the damage of the Tay Reedbeds blaze
The Scottish Invasive Species Initiative is tackling invasive species in the north of Scotland – led by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and funded by SNH and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Here one of the project team – Mark Purrmann-Charles … Continue reading
